Anders Lindbäck

Anders Lindbäck
270px Lindback in October 2014 during his tenure with the Dallas Stars
Born	(1988-05-03) May 3, 1988 Gävle, Sweden
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
NHL team Former teams	Arizona Coyotes Brynäs IF Timrå IK Nashville Predators Tampa Bay Lightning Dallas Stars Buffalo Sabres
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	207th overall, 2008 Nashville Predators
Playing career	2007–present

Anders Lindbäck (born May 3, 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Arizona Coyotes in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played in the NHL for the Nashville Predators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres.

Playing career

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Lindbäck playing for Ilves (during the 2012–13 NHL lockout).

Junior

Lindbäck began his career with the Junior 18 Brynäs IF team in 2003 and played his first elite game in 2006. He was loaned out to the Uppsala-based team Almtuna IS of HockeyAllsvenskan for the duration of the 2007–08 season.

Professional

Lindbäck was drafted in the seventh round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, 207th overall, by the Nashville Predators.

On March 25, 2009 Lindbäck signed a contract with Timrå IK with the intent to play for the team during the 2009–10 season.

For the 2010–11 season, Lindbäck made the move to North America, and made his NHL debut on October 9 in relief of Pekka Rinne for the Nashville Predators against the Anaheim Ducks at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. He recorded his first NHL shutout on December 11 against the Florida Panthers, then, just two days later on December 13, Lindbäck recorded his second career shutout against the New York Islanders in back-to-back games.

During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Lindbäck played for Ilves in the Finnish Liiga. He posted a .930 save percentage and 2.33 goals against average in 12 games.

On June 15, 2012, Lindbäck was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with Kyle Wilson and a seventh-round draft pick, for Sébastien Caron, two second-round draft picks in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round draft pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

After two disappointing seasons with the Lightning organization, Lindbäck was not tendered a new contract and was released as a free agent. On July 1, 2014, he was signed to a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars.

Lindbäck played only 10 games in Dallas before being traded, along with a conditional third-round pick, to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for fellow Swedish goaltender Jhonas Enroth. Lindbäck made his debut for the Sabres in a start on March 3, 2015, against his former team, the Tampa Bay Lightning.

With the Sabres looking in a different direction for their goaltending options, Lindbäck signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the Arizona Coyotes on July 1, 2015.

International

Medal record
Representing Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championship
	2010 Germany

Anders currently holds the record for shortest time played by any participant in the Ice Hockey World Championships. He played one second in Sweden's win against Germany in the 2010 bronze medal game.

Personal life

Lindbäck was diagnosed with Adult-onset Still's disease months before he entered the 2008 NHL Draft, which made him get drafted so late despite his excellence. He is close friends with former teammate and fellow Swede Patric Hörnqvist.

Growing up in Gävle, Lindbäck has been a friend of Jacob Markström since childhood, and they both played for Brynäs IF during the 2008–09 season. As a result of Lindbäck's trade to Tampa Bay, they were playing for division rivals (Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers) between 2012 and 2014 until Markström's trade to the Vancouver Canucks.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T/OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2003–04	Brynäs IF	Swe-U18		3	—	—	—	178	13	0	4.38	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Brynäs IF	Swe-U18		49	—	—	—	2940	108	7	2.20	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Brynäs IF	Swe-U18		11	—	—	—	666	36	2	3.24	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Brynäs IF	J20		5	—	—	—	257	7	2	1.64	.926		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Brynäs IF	J20		36	—	—	—	2143	81	5	2.27	.905		3	—	—	180	6	0	2.00	.908
2007–08	Almtuna IS	Swe.1		18	—	—	—	1034	53	0	3.07	.905		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Brynäs IF	J20		3	—	—	—	179	7	0	2.35	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Brynäs IF	SHL		24	—	—	—	1332	57	1	2.57	.916		3	—	—	137	7	0	2.37	.916
2009–10	Timrå IK	SHL		42	—	—	—	2536	104	3	2.46	.912		5	—	—	305	15	0	2.94	.900
2010–11	Nashville Predators	NHL		22	11	5	2	1131	49	2	2.60	.915		1	0	0	13	0	0	0.00	1.000
2010–11	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		4	2	2	0	241	11	0	2.73	.915		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Nashville Predators	NHL		16	5	8	0	792	32	0	2.42	.912		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		2	1	1	0	119	7	0	3.50	.879		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		24	10	10	1	1304	63	0	2.90	.902		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		23	8	12	2	1302	63	1	2.90	.891		4	0	3	215	14	0	3.92	.891
2013–14	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		2	1	1	0	117	3	1	1.54	.939		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Dallas Stars	NHL		10	2	8	0	517	32	0	3.71	.875		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Texas Stars	AHL		7	4	2	1	429	12	0	1.68	.946		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		16	4	8	2	891	41	0	2.76	.924		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				66	—	—	—	3869	161	4	2.50	.914		8	—	—	483	22	0	2.73	.906
NHL totals				111	40	51	7	5937	280	5	2.83	.905		5	0	3	228	14	0	3.68	.890

External links

• Anders Lindbäck profile at Eurohockey.com
• Anders Lindbäck's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Anders Lindbäck's player profile at TSN.ca

• http://www.iihf.com/competition/352/news/news-singleview-2013/recap/7884.html?tx_ttnews[backPid]=7123&cHash=64f89831c8