Perttu Lindgren

Perttu Lindgren (born August 26, 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre who briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars.

Playing career Lindgren played with Ilves Tampere in the Finnish SM-liiga when he was drafted 75th overall in the 2005 NHL entry draft by the Dallas Stars. Lindgren signed an entry-level contract with the Stars and in the 2009–10 season, made his NHL debut, playing in a single game for the Stars.

On April 10, 2010, as a restricted free agent, Lindgren opted to return to the SM-liiga, signing with Lukko Rauma. On May 19, 2012, Lindgren signed a contract with Kontinental Hockey League club Atlant Mytishchi. In his debut season in 2012–13 in November, Atlant decided to put Lindgren on the waivers list, from which he was claimed by Amur Khabarovsk.

On March 18, 2013, Lindgren signed an initial one-year contract with Swiss club, HC Davos of the NLA, before, during his first season in 2013–14, signing a three-year extension to remain in Davos on November 27, 2013.

On April 22, 2016, Lindgren was signed to a two-year contract extension by HC Davos.

On April 10, 2017, Lindgren agreed to an early two-year contract extension with HC Davos.

On January 6, 2021, HC Davos announced its intention to release Lindgren following bad performances with the team. Lindgren spent 8 seasons with HC Davos, appearing in 300 regular season games (247 points) and an additional 44 postseason contests (36 points). During his tenure in Davos, Lindgren won an NL title in 2015 and was crowned NL MVP for the 2015-16 season. He was also limited to 5 games during the 2017-18 season with a lingering hip injury. On January 11, 2021, Lindgren was eventually traded, along with Luca Hischier, to EHC Biel in exchange for David Ullström and Valentin Nüssbaumer.

Awards Won the Finnish Champion (Kanada-malja) in 2004–05. Won the Finnish SM-Liiga (Bronze) in 2010–11. Awarded the Veli-Pekka Ketola award in 2011. Won the Swiss National League Champion in 2015-16.

International play Lindgren played for Finland at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2003–04 Ilves FIN U18 24 11 17 28 26 — — — — — 2003–04 Ilves FIN U20 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2004–05 Ilves FIN U20 38 12 29 41 2 10 7 10 17 4 2004–05 Ilves SM-l 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Ilves FIN U20 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Ilves SM-l 51 13 24 37 16 4 0 0 0 0 2006–07 Ilves SM-l 43 4 22 26 38 7 4 2 6 2 2007–08 Iowa Stars AHL 69 10 24 34 6 — — — — — 2008–09 Lukko SM-l 49 5 19 24 16 — — — — — 2009–10 Dallas Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2009–10 Texas Stars AHL 74 14 33 47 14 24 7 10 17 2 2010–11 Lukko SM-l 56 23 43 66 30 12 4 5 9 2 2011–12 Lukko SM-l 48 13 26 39 16 3 0 1 1 0 2012–13 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 19 3 2 5 6 — — — — — 2012–13 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 21 5 6 11 10 — — — — — 2013–14 HC Davos NLA 48 13 13 26 16 6 0 2 2 4 2014–15 HC Davos NLA 42 11 23 34 4 15 5 7 12 4 2015–16 HC Davos NLA 50 22 40 62 20 9 7 3 10 8 2016–17 HC Davos NLA 46 15 25 40 70 10 5 3 8 2 2017–18 HC Davos NL 5 0 4 4 2 — — — — — 2018–19 HC Davos NL 41 14 16 30 16 — — — — — 2019–20 HC Davos NL 48 12 28 40 26 — — — — — 2020–21 HC Davos NL 20 4 7 11 8 — — — — — 2020–21 EHC Biel NL 4 1 1 2 4 — — — — — SM-l totals 249 58 134 192 116 26 8 8 16 4 NL totals 304 92 157 249 166 40 17 15 32 18

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2004 Finland U17 6th 5 2 4 6 2 2005 Finland WJC18 7th 6 2 0 2 2 2006 Finland WJC 7 2 4 6 2 2007 Finland WJC 6th 6 2 8 10 8 Junior totals 24 8 16 24 14