{{short description|Swedish ice hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Jesper Lindgren | image = | caption = | image_size = 230px | team = Ferencvárosi TC | league = ICEHL | former_teams = Modo Hockey<br>HPK | position = Defence | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 161 | shoots = Right | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|05|19}} | birth_place = Umeå, Sweden | draft_team = Toronto Maple Leafs | draft = 95th overall | draft_year = 2015 | career_start = 2015 | career_end = }} '''Jesper Lindgren''' (born 19 May 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Ferencvárosi TC in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).
==Playing career== Lindgren began his youth hockey career with IF Björklöven before moving to Modo Hockey at the age of 18 on May 7, 2013.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hockeymagasinet.com/hockeynyheter/hg-pa-hm-modo-4/ | title = Modo announce U18 contracts | website = hockeymagasinet.com | language = Swedish | date = 2013-05-07 | accessdate = 2015-04-01}}</ref> He went on to make his Swedish Hockey League debut with Modo Hockey during the 2014–15 SHL season.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=9&year0=2015&status=stats | title = Modo Hockey 2014–15 player statistics | website = eliteprospects.com | date = 2015-04-01 | accessdate = 2015-04-01}}</ref> In the 2015 NHL entry draft, Lindgren was selected 95th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On March 14, 2018, after finishing his rookie 2017–18 Liiga season with HPK, Lindgren accepted an amateur tryout contract with the Toronto Marlies, the AHL affiliate of the Maple Leafs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tidigare Modobackens nya utmaning – uttagen till tryout i Toronto Marlies|url=https://www.allehanda.se/sport/ishockey/tidigare-modobackens-nya-utmaning-uttagen-till-tryout-i-toronto-marlies|website=allehanda.se|accessdate=14 March 2018|language=Swedish|date=14 March 2018|archive-date=15 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133426/https://www.allehanda.se/sport/ishockey/tidigare-modobackens-nya-utmaning-uttagen-till-tryout-i-toronto-marlies|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=TorontoMarlies |number=973914739570036736 |date=14 March 2018 |title=The Marlies have signed defenceman Jesper Lindgren to an ATO }}</ref> He played in four regular-season games for the Marlies before being released from the team during their playoff run on May 1, 2018. Shortly afterward, on May 18, 2018, Lindgren signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/news/maple-leafs-sign-four-to-entry-level-contracts/c-298661580 | title = Maple Leafs sign four to entry-level contracts | publisher = Toronto Maple Leafs | date = 2018-05-18 | accessdate = 2018-05-18}}</ref>
On 17 September 2018, after taking part in the Maple Leafs' training camp and preseason preparations, Lindgren was reassigned on loan to HPK of the Finnish Liiga for further development and playing time during the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/news/maple-leafs-preseason-roster-2018/c-300163112 | title = Maple Leafs trim training camp roster | publisher = Toronto Maple Leafs | date = 2018-09-17 | accessdate = 2018-09-17}}</ref>
On August 9, 2020, Lindgren was loaned back to Modo Hockey of the Allsvenskan by the Maple Leafs to start the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.modohockey.se/artikel/rv7dakdmz-4ij6i1/jesper-lindgren-ar-tillbaka-i-modo-hockey | title = Jesper Lindgren is back in Modo | publisher = Modo Hockey | date = 9 August 2020 | accessdate = 9 August 2020 | language = Swedish}}</ref> Later that month, on August 25, 2020, he was part of a six-player trade, in which the Maple Leafs sent Lindgren, Kasperi Kapanen, and Pontus Åberg to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Evan Rodrigues, David Warsofsky, Filip Hållander, and the 15th overall selection in the 2020 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/news/pittsburgh-penguins-acquire-kasperi-kapanen-from-toronto-maple-leafs-in-six-player-deal/c-318740352?tid=278542340 | publisher = National Hockey League | date = 25 August 2020 | accessdate = 25 August 2020 | title = Penguins acquire Kapanen from Toronto Maple Leafs in six-player deal}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2013–14 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 39 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |- | 2014–15 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 2015–16 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2016–17 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 50 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2017–18 | HPK | Liiga | 43 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2018–19 | HPK | Liiga | 45 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |- | 2019–20 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 31 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 25 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2021–22 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 52 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2023–24 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 36 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 48 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | SHL totals ! 30 ! 2 ! 2 ! 4 ! 4 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | Liiga totals ! 88 ! 4 ! 23 ! 27 ! 18 ! 16 ! 1 ! 3 ! 4 ! 2 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2015 | Sweden | U18 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 5 ! 1 ! 1 ! 2 ! 0 |}
==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" | Liiga |- | Champion (HPK) | 2019 | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindgren, Jesper}} Category:1997 births Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen Category:HPK players Category:Ice hockey people from Umeå Category:IF Björklöven players Category:Living people Category:Modo Hockey players Category:Swedish ice hockey defencemen Category:Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Category:Toronto Marlies players