Anders Lindbäck
Encyclopedia
Anders "The Giant" Lindbäck (born May 3, 1988 in Gävle
) is a Swedish
professional ice hockey
goaltender
. He is currently playing with the Nashville Predators
in the NHL
.
team in 2003 and played his first elite game in 2006. Lindbäck was loaned out to the Uppsala-based team Almtuna IS
of HockeyAllsvenskan for the duration of the 2007/08 season.
He 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.
On October 9, 2010, Lindbäck made his National Hockey League debut in relief of Pekka Rinne
for the Nashville Predators
against the Anaheim Ducks
at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
. Lindbäck recorded his first NHL shutout on December 11 against the Florida Panthers. On December 13 against the New York Islanders Lindbäck recorded back-to-back shutout, his career second.
x2004–05 season statistics not available from SIHA
. Numbers shown according to TSN source, might include errors.
months before he entered the 2008 NHL Draft which made him get drafted so late despite his excellence. He is close friends with fellow teammate and Swede Patric Hörnqvist
.
Gävle
Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...
) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
. He is currently playing with the Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
.
Playing career
Lindbäck began his career with the Junior 18 Brynäs IFBrynäs IF
Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league , and has done so since 1960.-History:...
team in 2003 and played his first elite game in 2006. Lindbäck was loaned out to the Uppsala-based team Almtuna IS
Almtuna IS
Almtuna IS is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Uppsala and is currently playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest league of ice hockey in Sweden. Almtuna IS fan club is called "Red Lions"....
of HockeyAllsvenskan for the duration of the 2007/08 season.
He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
2008 NHL Entry Draft
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...
, 207th overall by the Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
On March 25, 2009 Lindbäck signed a contract with Timrå IK
Timrå IK
Timrå IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå, who currently plays in the top division, Elitserien. Seasons in the top division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, and 2000–01 until present.-History:...
with the intent to play for the team during the 2009/10 season.
On October 9, 2010, Lindbäck made his National Hockey League debut in relief of Pekka Rinne
Pekka Rinne
Pekka Rinne is a Finnish professional hockey goaltender currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
for the Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
against the Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. Lindbäck recorded his first NHL shutout on December 11 against the Florida Panthers. On December 13 against the New York Islanders Lindbäck recorded back-to-back shutout, his career second.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| 2003–04 | Brynäs IF Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league , and has done so since 1960.-History:... |
Swe-U18 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 178 | 13 | 0 | 4.38 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05x | Brynäs IF | Swe-U18 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | 2940 | 108 | 7 | 2.20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Brynäs IF | Swe-U20 J20 SuperElit J20 SuperElit is a junior ice hockey league composed of 20 teams in Sweden. It is the highest-level junior ice hockey league in Sweden. The teams are divided in two groups, or divisions, Norra and Södra , and are usually associated with a professional team in either Elitserien or HockeyAllsvenskan... |
5 | -- | -- | -- | 257 | 7 | 2 | 1.64 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Brynäs IF | Swe-U18 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | 666 | 36 | 2 | 3.24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Brynäs IF | Swe-U20 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | 2143 | 81 | 5 | 2.27 | 3 | -- | -- | 180 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | ||
| 2007–08 | Almtuna IS Almtuna IS Almtuna IS is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Uppsala and is currently playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest league of ice hockey in Sweden. Almtuna IS fan club is called "Red Lions".... |
Swe-2 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | 1034 | 53 | 0 | 3.07 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 Elitserien season The 2008–09 Elitserien season was the 34th season of Elitserien. It began on September 15, 2008, with the regular season ending February 28, 2009. The playoffs of the 85th Swedish Championship ended on April 8, with Färjestads BK taking the championship... |
Brynäs IF | Elitserien Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
24 | -- | -- | -- | 1332 | 57 | 1 | 2.57 | 3 | -- | -- | 137 | 7 | 0 | 2.37 | ||
| 2008–09 | Brynäs IF | Swe-U20 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 179 | 7 | 0 | 2.35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 Elitserien season The 2009–10 Elitserien season was the 35th season of Elitserien. It started on September 21, 2009 and ended on March 13, 2010. The playoffs started on March 18, 2010 and ended on April 24, 2010. HV71 won the playoffs, beating Timrå IK 4–1 in the quarter final series, Skellefteå AIK 4–1 in the semi... |
Timrå IK Timrå IK Timrå IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå, who currently plays in the top division, Elitserien. Seasons in the top division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, and 2000–01 until present.-History:... |
Elitserien | 42 | -- | -- | -- | 2536 | 104 | 3 | 2.46 | 5 | -- | -- | 305 | 15 | 0 | 2.94 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1131 | 49 | 2 | 2.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 AHL season The 2010–11 AHL season is the 75th season of the American Hockey League. An all-time high of thirty teams will play 80 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on October 8, 2010 and ended on April 10, 2011... |
Milwaukee Admirals Milwaukee Admirals The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA at the Bradley Center.-History:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 241 | 11 | 0 | 2.73 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Elitserien Totals | 66 | -- | -- | -- | 3868 | 161 | 4 | 2.52 | 8 | -- | -- | 442 | 22 | 0 | 2.66 | ||||
x2004–05 season statistics not available from SIHA
Swedish Ice Hockey Association
The Swedish Ice Hockey Association or Svenska Ishockeyförbundet in Swedish, is an association of Swedish sports clubs with ice hockey activities....
. Numbers shown according to TSN source, might include errors.
Personal life
Anders Lindbäck was diagnosed with Adult-onset Still's diseaseAdult-onset Still's disease
Adult-onset Still's disease is a rare form of inflammatory arthritis that was characterized by EG Bywaters in 1971. The underlying cause is unknown. It usually presents with high spiking fevers, joint and muscle pains, a salmon colored rash and other symptoms of systemic inflammation.- History...
months before he entered the 2008 NHL Draft which made him get drafted so late despite his excellence. He is close friends with fellow teammate and Swede Patric Hörnqvist
Patric Hörnqvist
Patric Gösta Hörnqvist is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
.