Christopher Heino-Lindberg

Christopher Heino-Lindberg
Christopher Heino-Lindberg in February 2011
Born (1985-01-29) January 29, 1985 (age 39)
Helsingborg, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for Färjestads BK
AIK
NHL draft 177th overall, 2003
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2005–2011

Kalle Christopher Jonathan Heino-Lindberg (born January 29, 1985) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. In Elitserien, Heino-Lindberg has played in Färjestads BK and AIK.

He has played for the Swedish team during the Junior World Championships.[1]

In his first season with Färjestads BK, 2005–06, he and the team won the Swedish Championship. Heino-Lindberg was drafted in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, in the 6th round as 177th pick overall.

Heino-Lindberg has also performed in the musicals Sound of Music and Mio min Mio, and played the role of Matti in the television series Eva och Adam. He was a member of the rap duo Chris & Gino,[2] and in the 2010s he started his career as a country musician under the name Chris Lindberg.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season

   
Season Team League GP GPI W L T MIN GA SO GAA SVS%
2001–02 Hammarby IF Allsvenskan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2002–03 Hammarby IF Allsvenskan 11 1 60 2 0 2.00 93.75
2003–04 IF Vallentuna BK Allsvenskan 32 23 1158 92 0 4.77 89.58
2003–04 Hammarby IF SuperAllsvenskan 7 1 17 1 0 3.73 85.71
2004–05 Hammarby IF Allsvenskan 41 41 2476 89 3 2.16 91.85
2005–06 Nybro Vikings IF HockeyAllsvenskan 5 5 299 19 0 3.82 91.32
2005–06 Färjestads BK Elitserien 50 7 384 16 1 2.51 90.36
2006–07 Färjestads BK Elitserien 50 18 1056 41 0 2.33 91.63
2007–08 Färjestads BK Elitserien 39 29 1710 76 1 2.67 91.02
2008-09 AIK HockeyAllsvenskan 34 28 1642 50 4 1.83 93.29
2009-10 AIK HockeyAllsvenskan 41 35 2088 71 5 2.04 93.03
Elitserien Totals 139 54 3148 133 2 NA NA

Playoffs

   
Season Team League GP GPI W L T MIN GA SO GAA SVS%
2005–06 Färjestads BK Elitserien 18 1 20 2 0 6.00 66.67
2006–07 Färjestads BK Elitserien 9 2 118 5 0 2.54 90.57
2007–08 Färjestads BK Elitserien 5 5 199 10 0 3.02 91.53
Elitserien Totals 32 8 337 17 0 NA NA

Qualification

   
Season Team League GP GPI W L T MIN GA SO GAA SVS%
2003–04 Hammarby IF Kvalserien 8 2 90 7 0 4.69 82.50
2008-09 AIK Kvalserien 9 9 506 22 1 2,61 90.52
2009-10 AIK Kvalserien 6 4 207 12 1 3,46 88.79
Kvalserien Totals 23 15 803 41 2 NA NA

Personal life

Heino-Lindberg is of Finnish descent through his father who is actor Kalle Heino [sv].[4] Heino-Lindberg's maternal aunt is singer Christina Lindberg,[2] and his paternal grandfather Reino Heino was a competitive weightlifter at the international level.[5]

References

  1. ^ Ove Byström (1 October 2005). "Heino-Lindberg höll nollan i elitdebuten" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Färjestads målvakt gör succé på sin nya scen (in Swedish) Aftonbladet
  3. ^ Christopher Heino-Lindberg om nya musikkarriären: ”Det är tuffare än ishockeyn” (in Swedish) Aftonbladet
  4. ^ Målvaktsprofilen som kan avgöra junior-VM (in Swedish) Dagens Nyheter
  5. ^ Christopher Heino-Lindberg career statistics at EliteProspects.com Edit this at Wikidata