| Played For: | WHA Winnipeg Jets NHL Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins SEL Brynäs IF |
| Position: | Right Wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 170 |
| Birth Date: | May 5, 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Grums, Sweden[1] |
| Career Start: | 1975 |
| Career End: | 1990 |
| Ntl Team: | SWE |
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.
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.[1] 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.[1] He won two Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers in 1984 and 1985.[1] 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.[1]
Lindström has a son Liam Lindström who played for the Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, and in various levels of Swedish hockey.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||