Lars Lindgren

This article is about the retired Swedish ice hockey player and a professional scout. For the Swedish curler, see Lars Lindgren (curler).

Lars Sune Lindgren (born October 13, 1952) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman and a professional scout with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He featured in the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals with the Vancouver Canucks.

Lars Lindgren
Born	(1952-10-13) October 13, 1952 (age 72) Piteå, Sweden
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Vancouver Canucks Minnesota North Stars
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1972–1991

Lindgren started his career with Canucks as a player in 1978, after having played for Modo Hockey in Sweden. He also played for the Minnesota North Stars. He left the NHL after the 1984 season. He played four seasons between 1984–88 for Luleå HF of the SEL. He later became a coach for the team.

He was inducted into the Piteå Wall of Fame in 2006.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1970–71	Piteå IF	SWE II		18	3	3	6	—		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Piteå IF	SWE II		18	6	6	12	—		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Skellefteå AIK	SWE		19	1	5	6	18		6	1	2	3	8
1973–74	Piteå IF	SWE II		23	5	14	19	—		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Modo AIK	SWE		30	4	8	12	20		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Modo AIK	SEL		36	2	6	8	22		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Modo AIK	SEL		35	6	6	12	36		1	0	0	0	2
1977–78	Modo AIK	SEL		33	1	9	10	50		2	0	0	0	6
1978–79	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		64	2	19	21	68		3	0	0	0	6
1979–80	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		73	5	30	35	66		2	0	1	1	0
1980–81	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		52	4	18	22	32		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		75	5	16	21	74		16	2	4	6	6
1982–83	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		64	6	14	20	48		4	1	1	2	2
1983–84	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		7	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		59	2	14	16	33		15	2	0	2	6
1984–85	Luleå HF	SEL		33	8	3	11	46		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Luleå HF	SEL		35	2	7	9	32		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Luleå HF	SEL		35	4	9	13	42		3	0	0	0	2
1987–88	Luleå HF	SEL		40	2	7	9	52		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Piteå HC	SWE II		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Piteå HC	SWE II		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Piteå HC	SWE II		3	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
SEL totals				247	25	47	72	280		6	0	0	0	10
NHL totals				394	25	113	138	325		40	5	6	11	20

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977	Sweden	WC		10	1	1	2	8
1978	Sweden	WC		10	2	3	5	8
1981	Sweden	CC		5	0	1	1	6
Senior totals				25	3	5	8	22

External links

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