# Willy Lindström

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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | SWE totals | SWE totals | 111 | 63 | 46 | 109 | 88 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| WHA totals | WHA totals | WHA totals | 316 | 123 | 138 | 261 | 133 | 51 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 50 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | 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 | Senior totals | 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