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Finland Esa Lindell
#23 Dallas Stars / NHL - 25/26
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time EYOF Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) 1
Date of Birth
May 23, 1994
Position
D
Age
31
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
TJV
Contract
29/30
Cap Hit
$5,250,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars / Signed
Drafted
2012 round 3 #74 overall by Dallas Stars
Agency
PREMIUM

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Esa Lindell Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 8* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 0 -
2009-10 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 7* 3* 5* 8* 2* -* |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 26* 9* 12* 21* 16* -* | Playoffs 13 1 2 3 8 -
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2010-11 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 14* 5* 7* 12* 10* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 3
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 9* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2011-12 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 48* 21* 30* 51* 16* 24* | Playoffs 11 2 5 7 6 1
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 6* 6* 2* 4* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 15* 2* 7* 9* 18* 3* |
2012-13 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 11* 5* 4* 9* 6* 2* |
Jokerit SM-liiga 19* 0* 0* 0* 4* -9* |
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 22* 4* 6* 10* 16* -10* |
Finland U19 (all) “C” International-Jr 7* 3* 0* 3* 2* 0* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 0* 0* 0* 6* 3* |
2013-14 Jokerit Liiga 44* 2* 3* 5* 10* 8* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 11* 2* 3* 5* 8* 2* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 3* 5* 6* 6* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 7* 2* 3* 5* 6* -* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* 5* |
2014-15 Ässät Liiga 57* 14* 21* 35* 28* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
Texas Stars AHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
Finland WC 8* 1* 5* 6* 0* 5* |
Finland (all) International 19* 4* 6* 10* 0* 4* |
2015-16 Dallas Stars NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Texas Stars AHL 73* 14* 28* 42* 56* 6* | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 0 2
Finland WC 10* 1* 3* 4* 0* 6* |
Finland (all) International 10* 1* 3* 4* 0* 6* |
2016-17 Dallas Stars NHL 73* 6* 12* 18* 22* 8* |
Texas Stars AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 3* |
Finland WCup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2017-18 Dallas Stars NHL 80* 7* 20* 27* 24* 19* |
2018-19 Dallas Stars NHL 82* 11* 21* 32* 33* 14* | Playoffs 13 1 3 4 4 4
2019-20 Dallas Stars NHL 69* 3* 20* 23* 12* 5* | Playoffs 27 1 7 8 2 -12
2020-21 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 56* 5* 11* 16* 19* 11* |
2021-22 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 76* 4* 21* 25* 12* 4* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 0 0
Finland WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
2022-23 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 82* 8* 16* 24* 10* 29* | Playoffs 19 0 3 3 8 -10
2023-24 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 82* 5* 21* 26* 12* 17* | Playoffs 19 3 2 5 4 2
2024-25 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 80* 5* 21* 26* 14* 34* | Playoffs 18 1 1 2 4 -3
Finland NHL 4 Nations 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
Finland (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
2025-26 Dallas Stars “A” NHL 38* 4* 13* 17* 6* 20* |
Projected NHL 82* 9* 28* 37* 13* 43* |
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Esa Lindell Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Finland U17 EYOF 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2011-12 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 1* 0* 1* 14* -3* |
2012-13 Jokerit ET 7* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |
2013-14 Jokerit ET 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2014-15 Finland EHT 8* 2* 0* 2* 0* -2* |

Esa Lindell Career Totals

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 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 14* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
International 6 48* 6* 12* 18* 0.38* 2* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 46* 7* 11* 18* 0.39* 36* 6* | 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 11 722* 58* 176* 234* 0.32* 164* 158* | 6 103 6 * 18 * 24 * 0.23 * 22 * -19 *
NHL 4 Nations 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -1* | 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Esa Lindell Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/17/2024
09/17/2024 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
05/16/2019
05/16/2019 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
06/26/2017
06/26/2017 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
05/07/2014
05/07/2014 Confirmed Ässät Dallas Stars
03/27/2014
03/27/2014 Confirmed Jokerit Ässät
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 2 #47 overall by Dinamo Minsk in the KHL Draft

Cult/Star player for Dallas Stars

Cult/Star player for Ässät