Tord Lundström

Tord Göte Lundstrom (born March 4, 1945) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. Lundström won the Swedish Championship nine times playing for Brynäs IF, he also played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Tord Lundström
Born (1945-03-04) March 4, 1945
Kiruna, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Kiruna AIF
Brynäs IF
Detroit Red Wings
Mörrums GoIS
National team  Sweden
Playing career 1960–1980
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
1969 Sweden
1970 Sweden
1973 Soviet Union
1965 Finland
1971 Switzerland
1975 West Germany

In 2011, Lundstrom was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.

Career

Growing up in Kiruna, Sweden, Lundström attributed his love of hockey began after watching Eilert Määttä win the 1957 World Cup. Although he played hockey, Lundström was also interested in football and wrestling.[1]

At 18, Lundström played his last season for Kiruna AIF before moving to Brynäs.[1] That same year, he made his national team debut in November 1963.[2] In his national team career, Lundström played in 200 games, including nine IIHF World Championships and the Olympic Games.[3] He competed as a member of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics.[4][5] Lundström then moved to North America where he joined the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 1973–94 season. During that season, he became the second Swedish forward to score an NHL goal.[3] After injuring his shoulder, Lundström broke his contract and left the NHL to join the London Lions in England for the rest of the season. He subsequently returned to Brynäs IF for the 1974–1975 season.[1]

After retiring as a player, Lundström turned to coaching[1] before working as a property manager in 2010.[2] In 2011, he was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame[3] and later the Swedish Hockey Hall of Fame. His number was also retired by Brynäs IF.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1960–61 Kiruna AIF Swe-2 — — — — — — — — — —
1961–62 Kiruna AIF Swe-2 16 15 6 21 4 — — — — —
1962–63 Kiruna AIF Swe-2 20 32 12 44 8 — — — — —
1963–64 Brynäs Gävle IF Swe-1 14 10 6 16 8 7 7 7 14 11
1964–65 Brynäs Gävle IF Swe-1 14 14 10 24 4 14 17 12 29 4
1965–66 Brynäs Gävle IF Swe-1 14 10 9 19 4 7 7 5 12 6
1966–67 Brynäs Gävle IF Swe-1 14 18 6 24 12 6 5 6 11 0
1967–68 Brynäs Gävle IF Swe-1 14 15 14 29 4 7 6 7 13 2
1968–69 Brynäs Gävle IF Swe-1 14 7 8 15 2 7 6 6 12 6
1969–70 Brynäs Gävle IF Swe-1 14 17 10 27 8 14 10 6 16 6
1970–71 Brynäs Gävle IF Swe-1 14 17 13 30 2 14 9 16 25 11
1971–72 Brynäs Gävle IF Swe-1 14 8 6 14 4 14 9 10 19 4
1972–73 Brynäs Gävle IF Swe-1 14 16 11 27 4 14 10 4 14 6
1973–74 Detroit Red Wings NHL 11 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1973–74 London Lions Britain 45 38 31 69 24 — — — — —
1974–75 Brynäs Gävle IF Swe-1 21 15 17 32 32 6 0 3 3 2
1975–76 Brynäs Gävle IF SEL 35 21 27 48 16 7 4 1 5 0
1976–77 Brynäs Gävle IF SEL 36 16 19 35 37 4 1 7 8 0
1977–78 Brynäs Gävle IF SEL 36 20 15 35 28 3 0 1 1 0
1978–79 Brynäs Gävle IF SEL 36 12 13 25 29 — — — — —
1979–80 Mörrums GoIS Swe-2 4 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
SEL totals 143 69 74 143 110 14 5 9 14 0
Swe-1 totals 161 147 110 257 84 110 86 82 168 61

International
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1965 Sweden WC 7 6 3 9 4
1966 Sweden WC 7 0 1 1 4
1968 Sweden OLY 7 2 3 5 6
1969 Sweden WC 10 5 2 7 12
1970 Sweden WC 10 5 5 10 0
1971 Sweden WC 10 6 4 10 4
1972 Sweden OLY 6 3 2 5 2
1973 Sweden WC 10 3 2 5 0
1975 Sweden WC 10 11 4 15 2
1976 Sweden CC 5 1 3 4 6
Senior totals 82 42 29 71 40

References
  1. Ronnie Rönnkvist (8 March 2015). "Brynäs stora guldfixare – Old School Hockey Tord Lundström". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. "Slitstarke Tord ger inte upp i första taget". Gefle Dagblad. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. "IIHF Hall of Fame welcomes six". IIHF.com. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. Tord Lundstrom at Sports Reference
  5. "TORD LUNDSTRÖM". olympic.org. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. "Tord Lundström väljs in i Hall of Fame". brynas.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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