Hockey|Esa Lindell continues with the Dallas Stars.
Defender Esa Lindell has signed an extension with the Dallas Stars. The matter is reported, among other things, by an NHL journalist Chris Johnston. First, a TV personality told about it in the message service X Kevin Weekes.
According to Johnston, Lindell’s contract would be for five years and would guarantee the Finn an average of 5.25 million dollars per season. The total value of the contract would therefore be 26.25 million.
Lindell, 30, is in the final year of his current deal. The previous contract was for six years and worth 34.8 million dollars, so Lindell now made a slightly cheaper deal than the previous contract.
Defensively Profiled as a defender, Lindell played his first NHL games in the 2015–16 season. At the beginning of the following season, Lindell broke into the Stars lineup permanently and has played eight full seasons in the NHL. He has represented Dallas throughout his NHL career.
Last season, he scored 5+21=26 in 82 regular season games.
Before his NHL career, Lindell played in the SM league for Helsinki Jokers and one season for Pori Ässi. Lindell is part of the Jokers ownership group, which also includes other NHL players.
In the national team, Lindell has won the under-20 World Cup gold in 2014. In Leijon, he has achieved World Cup silver in 2016 and the world championship in the home games in 2022.
Lindell is also among six players who Antti Pennanen your names in the summer for the first four-country top tournament to be played next winter.
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