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Perttu Lindgren (born August 26, 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey center. He currently plays for HC Davos of the National League (NL).
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.
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 theSwiss 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 | ||
| 2004–05 | Ilves | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 45 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Texas Stars | AHL | 74 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 249 | 58 | 134 | 191 | 116 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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 | ||||