Mats Lindh
| Mats Lindh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lindh in 1972 | |||
| Born |
12 September 1947[1] Orsa, Sweden[1] | ||
| Died |
8 August 2025 (aged 77) Göteborg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
WHA Winnipeg Jets SEL Västra Frölunda IF Mora IK | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1982 | ||
Mats Ingemar Lindh (12 September 1947 – 8 August 2025) was a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He played 13 seasons at the top tier of Swedish ice hockey with Mora IK and Västra Frölunda IF, and spent two seasons in North America with the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association, winning the Avco World Trophy in 1976.
Biography
Lindh competed as a member of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team at the 1972 Winter Olympics held in Japan.[2] He also won the World Championship bronze medal twice, playing for Team Sweden, in 1972 in 1975.[3]
Lindh died on 8 August 2025, at the age of 77.[4][5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965–66 | Mora IK | Division 2 | 22 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Mora IK | Division 1 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Mora IK | Division 1 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Mora IK | Division 1 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | Mora IK | Division 1 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Örebro SK | Division 2 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Västra Frölunda IF | Division 1 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Västra Frölunda IF | Division 1 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Västra Frölunda IF | Division 1 | 35 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Västra Frölunda IF | Division 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 65 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1976–77 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 73 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Västra Frölunda IF | SEL | 35 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Västra Frölunda IF | SEL | 19 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Västra Frölunda IF | SEL | 31 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Västra Frölunda IF | SEL | 32 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Västra Frölunda IF | SEL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SEL/Division 1 totals | 338 | 144 | 129 | 273 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| WHA totals | 138 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Sweden | OG | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1972 | Sweden | WC | 
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1975 | Sweden | WC |
|
8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |
| Int' totals | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ a b Mats Lindh. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Mats Lindh". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Mac Larsson (11 August 2015). "Frölundaprofilen Mats Lindh död" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Mats Lindh" (in Swedish). Ratsit. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ Rahm, Nils (11 August 2025). "Mats Lindh död – blev 77 år gammal". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database