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Bob Lindberg

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Bob Lindberg
Born (1945-12-31)December 31, 1945
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Played for Colorado College
Johnstown Jets
Fort Wayne Komets
Lausanne HC
EHC Biel
ZSC Lions
National team  United States
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1964–1982

Robert William Lindberg is an American retired ice hockey left wing and coach who was a two-time All-American for Colorado College[1] and played in three separate World Championships.

Career

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Lindberg graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1963 and began attending Colorado College that fall. He was a member of Bob Johnson's first recruiting class and began playing with the varsity club the following year. Unfortunately, the Tigers didn't have any success under Johnson and the team finished last in the WCHA. The poor performance continued for the remainder of Lindberg's tenure with the team, despite switching head coaches before his senior season, but Lindberg was able to stand out from the rest of his teammates. He led the team in scoring as a junior with 41 points and was named an All-American despite not appearing on either All-WCHA Team. He repeated his performance in 1967, adding All-conference honors as well.[2]

After graduating, Lindberg played senior hockey for a couple of seasons and was selected for the US national team at the 1970 Ice Hockey World Championships. Team USA had been relegated the year before and needed to win its bracket have a chance at a gold medal. Lindberg scored 6 points in 7 games as the US swept through their schedule, finishing undefeated and were promoted. Lindberg finished out the season playing for the Fort Wayne Komets but found himself chosen for the national team again the following year. Against much stiffer competition, Lindberg could only record a single assist and the US was relegated to pool B again.[3]

Lindberg remained in Switzerland and continued his playing career after the tournament. He played for four different Swiss clubs over the succeeding 12 years, beginning as a player-coach in the second league. Once he made his way to the National League he found great success with EHC Biel, winning the Swiss league championship in 1978 and 1981. While he was serving as a player-coach in the Swiss B-league, Lindberg was invited to his third World Championships as the US attempted to get promoted back to the top bracket once more. Linberg provided depths scoring for Team USA, but the squad could only finish in second place and had to watch East Germany be advanced to the top bracket.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1962–63 Roosevelt High School MN-HS
1964–65 Colorado College WCHA 11 11 22
1965–66 Colorado College WCHA 26 15 41
1966–67 Colorado College WCHA 22 22 44
1967–68 Minnesota Nationals USHL
1968–69 Johnstown Jets EHL 33 13 14 27 4
1969–70 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 10 2 4 6 7
1970–71 HC Sion NLB
1971–72 HC Sion NLB
1972–73 Lausanne HC NLB
1973–74 Lausanne HC NLB
1974–75 Lausanne HC NLB
1975–76 EHC Biel NLA 28 20 23 43
1976–77 ZSC Lions NLB
1977–78 EHC Biel NLA 20 21 17 38
1978–79 EHC Biel NLA 28 19 15 34
1979–80 EHC Biel NLA 11 6 17
1980–81 EHC Biel NLA
1981–82 EHC Biel NLA
NCAA Totals 79 59 48 107

International

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Year Team   GP G A Pts PIM
1970 United States 7 3 3 6 2
1971 United States 7 0 1 1 2
1973 United States 7 1 3 4 2

Awards and honors

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Award Year
AHCA West All-American 1965–66 [1]
All-WCHA Second team 1966–67 [4]
AHCA West All-American 1966–67 [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "1965-1966 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Lindberg, Robert William". Hockey Archives. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "1966-1967 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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