Matt Lindblad
| Matt Lindblad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lindblad in 2014 | |||
| Born |
March 23, 1990 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–2016 | ||
Matthew Maurice Lindblad (born March 23, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey scout and former player. A forward, he played four games with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
[edit]Before beginning his professional career, Lindblad attended Dartmouth College, where he spent three seasons (2010–2013) playing NCAA Division I hockey with the Dartmouth Big Green. Throughout 89 games, he recorded 29 goals, 51 assists, and a total of 80 points, while accumulating just 8 penalty minutes.[1]
On April 5, 2013, the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League signed Lindblad as a free agent to an entry-level contract.[2] On February 24, 2014, the Bruins recalled Lindblad from their AHL affiliate in Providence,[3] only to be returned to the AHL without seeing NHL action. He finally made his NHL debut on March 15, 2014, playing left wing on the Bruins' fourth-line in a 5–1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.[4]
On July 1, 2015, Lindblad departed the Boston Bruins as a free agent and inked a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Rangers.[5] During the 2015–16 season, he was plagued by multiple injuries, which restricted him to only eight appearances with the Rangers’ AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.
Following the conclusion of his contract with the Rangers, Lindblad chose to retire from professional hockey. On September 15, 2016, the Boston Bruins announced that he would be rejoining the organization in a new role as a professional scout.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 51 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 57 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 33 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 26 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 30 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 55 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 47 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rookie Matt Lindblad making goo impression with Bruins". Boston Globe. September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Bruins sign Matt Lindblad to entry-level deal". Boston Bruins. April 5, 2013. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Bruins recall Niklas Svedberg, Matt Lindblad from Providence". New England Sports Network. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Lindblad happy with his NHL debut". csnne.com. March 15, 2014. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with Free Agent forward Matt Lindblad". New York Rangers. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Bruins Announce Hockey Operations Staff Changes". Boston Bruins. September 15, 2016. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1990 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American men's ice hockey left wingers
- Boston Bruins players
- Boston Bruins scouts
- Chicago Steel players
- Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Ice hockey people from Cook County, Illinois
- Providence Bruins players
- Sioux Falls Stampede players
- Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois
- Undrafted National Hockey League players