Mats Anders Lindgren (born 1 October 1974) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the first round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets, although he never had the opportunity to play for them.
| Mats Lindgren | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mats Lindgren in January 2013 | |||
| Born |
October 1, 1974 Skellefteå, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Edmonton Oilers New York Islanders Vancouver Canucks | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft |
15th overall, 1993 Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2003 | ||
Lindgren represented Sweden at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.[1]
After his professional career ended he moved back to his hometown of Skellefteå, Sweden where he became assistant coach for Skellefteå AIK.
He now does skill development at North Shore Winter Club.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Skellefteå AIK | SWE.2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Skellefteå AIK | SWE.2 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Skellefteå AIK | SWE.2 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 22 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Färjestad BK | Allsv | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 37 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 13 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 69 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 82 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | New York Islanders | NHL | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | New York Islanders | NHL | 43 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Islanders | NHL | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | New York Islanders | NHL | 59 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 54 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SWE.2 totals | 71 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| SEL totals | 59 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 387 | 54 | 74 | 128 | 146 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Sweden | EJC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1992 | Sweden | EJC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1993 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1994 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1998 | Sweden | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 26 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 20 | |||
| Senior totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mats Lindgren Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database