Lars Lindgren

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This article is about the retired Swedish ice hockey player and a professional scout. For the Swedish curler, see Lars Lindgren (curler).
Lars Lindgren
Born (1952-10-13) October 13, 1952 (age 69)
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

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).

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 one season in 1985–86 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

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