Ture Linden Season 2022-23

2022-23 • SENIOR SEASON
 
Season: Skated in all 39 games…Finished second on the team with 29 points on 11 goals and a team-best 18 assists…Ranked second on the team on faceoffs winning 57.9 percent of his draws (427-for-737).
 
Canisius (10/7): Collected a pair of assists in a 5-2 victory. Canisius (10/8): Scored his first Nittany Lion goal while adding two assists, tying his career-high with three points, in a 7-5 win. Mercyhurst (10/13):  Opened the scoring just seven seconds into the game, the fastest goal to start a game in Penn State history. Also added an assist in a 6-3 win. at Mercyhurst (10/14): Tallied an assist in a 4-1 victory.  St. Thomas (10/20): Registered a goal and an assist in a 6-2 win. No. 1 Michigan (11/4):  Scored the game-winning goal in a 3-0 victory. No. 17 Michigan State (11/18): Tallied an assist in a 4-3 win. Alaska (11/23): Registered an assist in a 2-1 victory. No. 17 Ohio State (12/3): Scored one goal in a 4-3 defeat. at Notre Dame (12/9): Collected an assist in a 5-2 victory. at RIT (12/30): Had a pair of assists in a 6-1 win. at No. 17 Michigan State (1/13-1/14): Scored one goal in first game while adding one assist in the second game of the weekend series. Notre Dame (1/20): Recorded one assist in a 2-1 loss. at No. 7 Michigan (1/28): Scored once in an overtime loss. No. 2 Minnesota (2/17): Tallied one assist in a 7-2 setback. No. 2 Minnesota (2/18): Contributed one goal and one assist in an overtime loss. Wisconsin (2/25): Tied his career high with three points on two goals, including the game-winner, while adding an assist in a 6-1 win. at No. 9 Ohio State (3/3): Scored the lone goal in a 5-1 loss. vs. No. 13 Michigan Tech (3/24): Collected one assist in an 8-0 victory during the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

BEFORE PENN STATE
 
Spent the past four seasons at ECAC foe RPI…Served as team captain this past year as a senior…Had a career-year in 2021-22 leading the Engineers with 39 points on 20 goals and 19 assists in 44 games…His 20 goals and 39 points both led the ECAC while ranking tied for 11th and 23rd in the nation, respectively...Has 68 career points on 29 goals and 39 assists in 114 games at the collegiate level…Was a four-year ECAC Hockey All-Academic honoree…Spent the 2017-18 season with the Lone Star Brahmas of the North American Hockey League registering 47 points in 52 games on 15 goals and 32 assists while adding one goal and two assists in eight playoff games.
 
PERSONAL
 
Son of Danielle and Pontus Linden…Is the eldest of three with two younger sisters, Isabella and Vicenta…His great grandfather, Thure, played professional soccer in Sweden for 10 years with IFK Goteborg…Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a business & management undergraduate degree…Currently enrolled in graduate school at Penn State for management consulting.
 
LINDEN ON PENN STATE
 
“I chose Penn State to get closer to my goal of playing professional hockey and the trust I have in the coaching staff, unrivaled atmosphere at Pegula Ice Arena, and the strong alumni network.”