Oscar Lindberg (ice hockey)
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Lindberg during a 2014 preseason game.
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October 29, 1991 Skellefteå, Sweden |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
New York Rangers Skellefteå AIK |
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| National team |
 Sweden
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| NHL Draft | 57th overall, 2010 Phoenix Coyotes |
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| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
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| Men's Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Sweden
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| World Championships | ||
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2013 Sweden/Finland | |
Oscar Lindberg (born October 29, 1991) is an ice hockey player currently playing for the New York Rangers. Lindberg started getting noticed by scouts during the USA vs Sweden game of the 2011 World Junior Championships in Buffalo, where Sweden placed third. For the 2013–14 season he joined the Hartford Wolf Pack to develop his skills before moving up to the Rangers in the 2015–16 season where he was given the Lars-Erik Sjöberg Award, for being the best rookie at camp.
Lindberg was raised in Skelleftea, Sweden by his parents Christian and Katarina along with his twin brother, Johan, and his sister, Amanda. His junior coach was Jan Erixon, his mother's cousin, who made Lindberg a Rangers fan from a young age. Erixon's son, Tim, and Lindberg grew up as teammates in Skelleftea where they reached the Elitserien Finals on their home team. Throughout his early years of hockey, Lindberg identified Joe Sakic to be his idol.
Oscar Lindberg played his amateur hockey in Sweden, mainly for Skelleftea AIK. In 2010, he was drafted in the 2nd round, 57th overall by the Arizona Coyotes. He was also drafted to play in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) by HC Spartak Moscow in 2010. The next year, Lindberg's NHL rights were traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for Ethan Werek. Once he finished up his years in Sweden, he came over to America to play for the Hartford Wolf Pack, the minor league affiliate of the Rangers. During his time there, he was the second highest point producer in two consecutive seasons. After a successful pre-season training camp before the 2015-2016 season, Lindberg earned himself a spot on the Rangers roster, where he currently plays.
Lindberg started off playing hockey in his native country of Sweden. While playing for the Swedish U-17 and U-18 leagues he started becoming well known to scouts. In 2007-2008 he established his Skelleftea U-18 career high in his 31 games played and 19 goals scored. In this same year he made his first debut for Skelleftea Jr. by playing in one regular season game and two playoff games for the team. Then in the 2008-2009 season, Lindberg was splitting playing for Skelleftea Jr in the SuperElit league and Skelleftea U18 in SWE-U 18 league. He led Skelleftea U-18 in goals, assists and points, was in second for penalty minutes during the regular season, and was third in total playoff points for the U-18 team as well.
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