Esa Lindell is a defender from Finland who plays for Dallas Stars in the NHL.

What team does Esa Lindell play for?

Esa plays for Dallas Stars in the NHL.

How tall is Esa Lindell?

Esa Lindell is 191 cm (6'3") tall.

How much does Esa Lindell weigh?

Esa Lindell weighs 98 kg (216 lbs).

When was Esa Lindell born?

Esa Lindell was born on 1994-05-23 in Helsinki, FIN.

Esa Lindell

#23 Dallas Stars / NHL - 26/27

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Date of Birth: May 23, 1994
Age: 32
Place of Birth: Helsinki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: TJV
Position: D
Height: 191 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 98 kg / 216 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 29/30

Player Type: Defensive Defenseman
Heavy Shooter
PK Specialist
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NHL Rights: Dallas Stars / Signed
Drafted: 2012 round 3 #74 overall by Dallas Stars
Agency: Premium
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S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
08-09	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	8	0	3	3	2	-	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	0	-
09-10	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	7	3	5	8	2	-
09-10	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	26	9	12	21	16	-	Playoffs	13	1	2	3	8	-
09-10	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	0	1	1	2	-
10-11	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	14	5	7	12	10	-	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	4	-
10-11	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	2	3
10-11	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	9	0	1	1	4	-
11-12	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	48	21	30	51	16	24	Playoffs	11	2	5	7	6	1
11-12	Kiekko-VantaaLoan	Mestis	2	0	0	0	0	1
11-12	Finland U18	WJC-18	7	0	6	6	2	4
11-12	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	15	2	7	9	18	3
12-13	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	11	5	4	9	6	2
12-13	Jokerit	SM-liiga	19	0	0	0	4	-9
12-13	Kiekko-VantaaLoan	Mestis	22	4	6	10	16	-10
12-13	Finland U19 (all)"C"	International-Jr	7	3	0	3	2	0
12-13	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	8	0	0	0	6	3
13-14	Jokerit	Liiga	44	2	3	5	10	8	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0
13-14	Kiekko-VantaaLoan	Mestis	11	2	3	5	8	2
13-14	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	2	3	5	6	6
13-14	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	7	2	3	5	6	-
13-14	Finland (all)	International	6	0	1	1	0	5
14-15	ÄssätLoan	Liiga	57	14	21	35	28	0	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-1
14-15	Texas Stars	AHL	5	0	1	1	2	0
14-15	Finland	WC	8	1	5	6	0	5
14-15	Finland (all)	International	19	4	6	10	0	4
15-16	Dallas Stars	NHL	4	0	0	0	0	-3
15-16	Texas Stars	AHL	73	14	28	42	56	6	Playoffs	4	2	2	4	0	2
15-16	Finland	WC	10	1	3	4	0	6
15-16	Finland (all)	International	10	1	3	4	0	6
16-17	Dallas Stars	NHL	73	6	12	18	22	8
16-17	Texas Stars	AHL	2	0	1	1	0	3
16-17	Finland	WCup	1	0	0	0	0	-1
16-17	Finland (all)	International	4	0	1	1	0	0
17-18	Dallas Stars	NHL	80	7	20	27	24	19
18-19	Dallas Stars	NHL	82	11	21	32	33	14	Playoffs	13	1	3	4	4	4
19-20	Dallas Stars	NHL	69	3	20	23	12	5	Playoffs	27	1	7	8	2	-12
20-21	Dallas Stars"A"	NHL	56	5	11	16	19	11
21-22	Dallas Stars"A"	NHL	76	4	21	25	12	4	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	0	0
21-22	Finland	WC	6	0	1	1	2	-1
21-22	Finland (all)	International	6	0	1	1	2	-1
22-23	Dallas Stars"A"	NHL	82	8	16	24	10	29	Playoffs	19	0	3	3	8	-10
23-24	Dallas Stars"A"	NHL	82	5	21	26	12	17	Playoffs	19	3	2	5	4	2
24-25	Dallas Stars"A"	NHL	80	5	21	26	14	34	Playoffs	18	1	1	2	4	-3
24-25	Finland	NHL 4 Nations	3	1	0	1	0	-1
24-25	Finland (all)	International	3	1	0	1	0	-1
25-26	Dallas Stars"A"	NHL	82	6	26	32	20	30	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	6	-7
25-26	Finland Olympics	OG	6	0	3	3	0	3
25-26	Finland (all)	International	6	0	3	3	0	3
26-27	Dallas Stars"A"	NHL	5	0	0	0	2	4
26-27	Projected	NHL	84	0	0	0	34	67

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S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
10-11	Finland U17	EYOF	3	0	0	0	0	1
11-12	Finland U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	5	1	0	1	14	-3
12-13	Jokerit	ET	7	2	1	3	2	-
13-14	Jokerit	ET	5	0	2	2	2	-
14-15	Finland	EHT	8	2	0	2	0	-2

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League	Regular Season								Postseason
League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	3	80	14	30	44	0.55	58	9	1	4	2	2	4	1.00	0	2
EHT	1	8	2	0	2	0.25	0	-2	0
ET	2	12	2	3	5	0.42	4	-	0
EYOF	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
International	7	54	6	15	21	0.39	2	16	0
International-Jr	4	46	7	11	18	0.39	36	6*	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	14	-3	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	3	120	16	24	40	0.33	42	-1	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1
Mestis	3	35	6	9	15	0.43	24	-7	0
NHL	12	771	60	189	249	0.32	180	172	7	109	6	19	25	0.23	28	-26
NHL 4 Nations	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	-1	0
OG	1	6	0	3	3	0.50	0	3	0
U16 SM-sarja	2	34	9	15	24	0.71	18	-	2	21	1	3	4	0.19	8	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	1	7	3	5	8	1.14	2	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	17	5	8	13	0.76	12	-	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	4	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	59	26	34	60	1.02	22	26	2	14	3	6	9	0.64	8	4
WC	3	24	2	9	11	0.46	2	10	0
WCup	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1	0
WJC-18	1	7	0	6	6	0.86	2	4	0
WJC-20	1	7	2	3	5	0.71	6	6	0

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Esa Lindell — Career Totals

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120

Mestis

NHL

771

189

249

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WJC-20

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Esa Lindell — Awards by Season
Season	Awards by Season
2008-2009	U16 SM-sarja Champion
2009-2010	U16 SM-sarja Champion
2010-2011	EYOF Silver Medal
2011-2012	U20 SM-liiga Best Player (Teemu Selänne Award) U20 SM-liiga First All-Star Team U20 SM-liiga Most Assists by Defenseman (30) U20 SM-liiga Most Goals by Defenseman (21) U20 SM-liiga Most Points by Defenseman (51) U20 SM-liiga Player of the Month (October) U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2013-2014	U20 WJC Gold Medal
2014-2015	Liiga All-Star Team Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) Liiga Highest ATOI (24:56) Liiga Most Goals by Defenseman (Juha Rantasila Trophy) (14) Liiga Most Points by Defenseman (35) World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2015-2016	AHL All-Star Game World Championship Silver Medal
2021-2022	World Championship Gold Medal
2025-2026	Olympic Bronze Medal

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Esa Lindell — Transactions
Date	Status	From	To	Source
09/17/2024	Extension	Dallas Stars	Dallas Stars	Details
05/16/2019	Extension	Dallas Stars	Dallas Stars	Details
06/26/2017	Extension	Dallas Stars	Dallas Stars	Details
05/07/2014	Confirmed	Ässät	Dallas Stars	Details
03/27/2014	Confirmed	Jokerit	Ässät	Details

Esa Lindell Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 2 #47 by Dinamo Minsk in the KHL Draft
Cult/Star player for Dallas Stars
Cult/Star player for Ässät