Anders Lindbäck | |||
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Lindbäck in October 2014 during his tenure with the Dallas Stars
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Born |
Gävle, Sweden |
May 3, 1988 ||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Left | ||
SHL team Former teams |
Rögle BK Brynäs IF Timrå IK Nashville Predators Ilves Tampa Bay Lightning Dallas Stars Buffalo Sabres Arizona Coyotes |
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National team | Sweden | ||
NHL Draft | 207th overall, 2008 Nashville Predators |
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Playing career | 2007–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Sweden | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championship | ||
2010 Germany |
Anders Lindbäck (born May 3, 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the Nashville Predators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Dallas Stars, Buffalo Sabres and Arizona Coyotes.
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.
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.