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Jesper Lindgren
Jesper Lindgren
Born	19 May 1997 (age 27); Umeå, Sweden
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
Allsv team; Former teams	IF Björklöven; Modo Hockey; HPK
NHL draft	95th overall, 2015; Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	2015–present

Jesper Lindgren (born 19 May 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently under contract with IF Björklöven of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).

Playing career

Lindgren originally played at the youth levels with IF Björklöven before transferring to Modo Hockey as an 18-year-old on 7 May 2013.^[1] Lindgren later made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Modo Hockey during the 2014–15 SHL season.^[2] Lindgren was drafted 95th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

On 14 March 2018, after completing his debut 2017–18 Liiga season with HPK, Lindgren was offered an amateur tryout with the Toronto Marlies, the farm team of the Maple Leafs.^[3]^[4] He appeared in 4 games with the Marlies to end the regular season before he was released during their post-season push on May 1, 2018. Lindgren later agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 18, 2018.^[5]

On 17 September 2018, after attending the Maple Leafs training camp, Lindgren was returned on loan to HPK for the 2018–19 season.^[6]

On 9 August 2020, Lindgren returned to Modo Hockey of the Allsvenskan on loan from the Maple Leafs to begin the 2020–21 season.^[7] On 25 August 2020, Lindgren was involved in a six player deal that saw him traded by the Maple Leafs to the Pittsburgh Penguins along with Kasperi Kapanen and Pontus Åberg in exchange for Evan Rodrigues, David Warsofsky, Filip Hållander and the 15th overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.^[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013–14	Modo Hockey	J20	8	1	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Modo Hockey	J20	39	6	27	33	39	4	0	1	1	2
2014–15	Modo Hockey	SHL	4	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Modo Hockey	J20	20	4	10	14	22	2	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Modo Hockey	SHL	26	2	1	3	4	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	IF Björklöven	Allsv	4	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Modo Hockey	J20	7	1	9	10	6	6	1	3	4	2
2016–17	Modo Hockey	Allsv	50	3	21	24	12	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HPK	Liiga	43	2	6	8	8	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Toronto Marlies	AHL	4	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HPK	Liiga	45	2	17	19	10	16	1	3	4	2
2018–19	Toronto Marlies	AHL	—	—	—	—	—	4	0	2	2	0
2019–20	Toronto Marlies	AHL	31	1	8	9	10	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Modo Hockey	Allsv	25	1	17	18	2	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	IF Björklöven	Allsv	52	10	27	37	18	14	1	8	9	8
2022–23	IF Björklöven	Allsv	7	0	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	IF Björklöven	Allsv	36	2	13	15	12	5	0	3	3	4
SHL totals			30	2	2	4	4	—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals			88	4	23	27	18	16	1	3	4	2