27-year-old centre Oscar Lindberg will spend the next hockey season in Switzerland. Lindberg has joined EV Zug of the National League (NL) on a one-year deal, with an option for a second season. This will be Lindberg's first time suiting up for a team in the NL. He did, however, previously play four seasons with Skelleftea AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
The Swede split last season between the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights and Ottawa Senators, scoring nine goals and 11 assists in 55 games. He became a free agent at the end of the season. In 252 career NHL games, Lindberg has 30 goals and 79 points. Drafted in the 2nd round by Phoenix in 2010, he was traded to the New York Rangers before playing a game for the Coyotes. He was with the Rangers' organization for five seasons, although he spent the first two with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL. He played his first NHL game in 2014-2015 with the Rangers. It would be his only one that year.
Zug's head coach calls Lindberg a "smart, two-way centre" whose speed and skill will perfectly complement the team.
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