Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Hampus Lindholm was born on January 20th, 1994 in Helsingborg, Sweden. He is a defenseman in the National Hockey League.

Lindholm was selected sixth overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks and scored his first NHL goal on 6 November 2013. Lindholm signed a six-year $31.5M contract on 27 October 2016. On March 19, 2022, he was traded to the Boston Bruins and signed an eight-year, $52M contract extension. Lindholm has represented Sweden at the 2012 U18 World Junior Championship, winning the silver medal. In the 2012 J18 World Championships, he was voted one of the Swedish team's three most valuable players of the tournament. He also won the most valuable player award in the games against Finland and Switzerland.