Michael Lindqvist

Michael Lindqvist (born 12 December 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career Lindqvist made his Elitserien debut playing with AIK during the 2012–13 Elitserien season.

Having played seven seasons within the AIK organization and with the club continuing in the Allsvenskan, Lindqvist left the club and signed a contract to return to the SHL with Färjestad BK on 31 March 2017. In the following 2017–18 season, Lindqvist led the club in points per game and established new career highs with 20 goals and 34 points in just 33 games.

On 2 May 2018, as an undrafted free agent, Lindqvist agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). On 13 November, the Rangers placed Lindqvist on waivers with the intention of buying out his contract. On 14 November, he returned to Sweden and signed a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season with his former team, Färjestad BK of the SHL.

On 2 June 2025, Lindqvist joined his third SHL outfit, signing a two-year contract as a free agent with Leksands IF.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 AIK J20 25 16 10 26 18 3 0 0 0 6 2012–13 AIK SEL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 AIK J20 15 7 10 17 70 — — — — — 2013–14 AIK SHL 45 3 7 10 12 — — — — — 2014–15 AIK J20 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2014–15 AIK Allsv 43 5 11 16 32 — — — — — 2015–16 AIK Allsv 49 10 15 25 26 10 2 4 6 2 2016–17 AIK Allsv 51 17 22 39 24 7 5 4 9 0 2017–18 Färjestad BK SHL 33 20 14 34 22 2 2 1 3 0 2018–19 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 16 3 4 7 8 — — — — — 2018–19 Färjestad BK SHL 33 16 16 32 10 14 5 8 13 28 2019–20 Färjestad BK SHL 26 13 12 25 8 — — — — — 2020–21 Färjestad BK SHL 51 17 16 33 53 6 1 5 6 4 2021–22 Färjestad BK SHL 26 9 7 16 10 19 3 7 10 6 2022–23 Färjestad BK SHL 50 14 13 27 24 6 1 0 1 2 2023–24 Färjestad BK SHL 50 13 17 30 20 2 0 0 0 0 2024–25 Färjestad BK SHL 45 8 14 22 14 6 2 1 3 2SHL totals 362 113 116 229 173 55 14 22 36 42

Awards and honours Award Year SHL Le Mat Trophy (Färjestad BK) 2022