Willy Lindström was born i
Grums,
Värmland,
Sweden. He began playing ice hockey in
Grums IK during the 1960s. Lindström joined
Västra Frölunda HC in 1970 and made his debut in the top-level ice hockey league in Sweden. Lindström signed a contract as a
free agent with the Winnipeg Jets in the
WHA in 1975. He was one of the top scorers in the WHA four years in a row. Lindström was traded to the Edmonton Oilers for
Laurie Boschman in March 1983. He won two
Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers in
1984 and
1985. Lindström is the only player to have had both
Bobby Hull and
Wayne Gretzky as teammates, as well as
Mario Lemieux. Lindström scored
five goals in a game against the
Philadelphia Flyers at the
Spectrum on 2 March 1982, becoming the first non-Canadian to accomplish the feat. Lindström later returned to Swedish ice hockey, where he joined
Brynäs IF. He ended his professional career in 1990. ==Personal life==