Willy Lindström

Willy Lindström
File:Willy Lindstrom 2016.jpg Lindstrom in 2016
Born	(1951-05-05) May 5, 1951 Grums, Sweden
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	WHA Winnipeg Jets NHL Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins SEL Brynäs IF
National team	Sweden
Playing career	1975–1990

Bo Morgan Willy Lindström (born May 5, 1951) is a Swedish former ice hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He was a three-time Avco World Trophy winner with the Jets and two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Oilers.

Career

Willy Lindström was born i Grums, Värmland, Sweden. He began playing ice hockey in Grums IK during the 1960s.

Lindström joined Västra Frölunda HC in 1970 and made his debut in the top-level ice hockey league in Sweden. Lindström signed a contract as a free agent with the Winnipeg Jets in the WHA in 1975. He was one of the top scorers in the WHA four years in a row.

Lindström was traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Laurie Boschman in March 1983. He won two Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers in 1984 and 1985. Lindström is the only player to have had both Bobby Hull and Wayne Gretzky as teammates, as well as Mario Lemieux. Lindström scored five goals in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Spectrum on 2 March 1982, becoming the first non-Canadian to accomplish the feat.

Lindström later returned to Swedish ice hockey, where he joined Brynäs IF. He ended his professional career in 1990.

Personal life

Lindström has a son Liam Lindström who played for the Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, and in various levels of Swedish hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967–68	Grums IK	SWE II		22	11	6	17	—		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Grums IK	SWE II		21	11	10	21	—		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Grums IK	SWE II		19	30	12	42	—		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Västra Frölunda IF	SWE		14	7	4	11	10		8	3	0	3	2
1971–72	Västra Frölunda IF	SWE		27	12	11	23	18		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Västra Frölunda IF	SWE		14	7	5	12	14		14	6	1	7	4
1973–74	Västra Frölunda IF	SWE		27	19	11	30	22		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Västra Frölunda IF	SWE		29	18	15	33	24		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Winnipeg Jets	WHA		81	23	36	59	32		13	4	7	11	2
1976–77	Winnipeg Jets	WHA		79	44	36	80	37		20	9	6	15	22
1977–78	Winnipeg Jets	WHA		77	30	30	60	42		8	3	4	7	17
1978–79	Winnipeg Jets	WHA		79	26	36	62	22		10	10	5	15	9
1979–80	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		79	23	26	49	20		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		72	22	13	35	45		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		74	32	27	59	33		4	2	1	3	2
1982–83	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		63	20	25	45	8		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		10	6	5	11	2		16	2	11	13	4
1983–84	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		73	22	16	38	38		19	5	5	10	10
1984–85	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		80	12	20	32	18		18	5	1	6	8
1985–86	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		71	14	17	31	30		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		60	10	13	23	6		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Brynäs IF	SEL		35	14	9	23	38		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Brynäs IF	SEL		29	12	5	17	26		5	3	1	4	4
1989–90	Brynäs IF	SEL		29	8	5	13	12		3	0	0	0	0
SWE totals				111	63	46	109	88		22	9	1	10	6
WHA totals				316	123	138	261	133		51	26	22	48	50
NHL totals				582	161	162	323	200		57	14	18	32	24

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974	Sweden	WC		9	7	5	12	6
1975	Sweden	WC		7	2	1	3	4
1976	Sweden	CC		1	0	0	0	5
Senior totals				17	9	6	15	15

Awards

• NHL Stanley Cup (1984, 1985)
• WHA Avco World Trophy - 1976, 1978, 1979
• Won bronze medals at the World Ice Hockey Championships in 1974 and 1975
• MVP in 1977 WHA All-Star Game

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com