Mats Lindh

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.

Mats Lindh
Lindh in 1972
Born	(1947-09-12)12 September 1947[1] Orsa, Sweden[1]
Died	8 August 2025(2025-08-08) (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

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