Curt Lindström

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Curt Lindström is a Swedish ice hockey coach.

[edit] Career on international level

He coached Team Finland from 1993 to 1997, winning Finland's only Ice Hockey World Championships gold medal in 1995, and a silver world championships medal as well as Olympic bronze (as an assistant coach). He has won the same medals in coaching duties with Team Sweden, and has also coached the Latvian national men's ice hockey team.

[edit] Career on club level

Lindström stepped in to coach Ilves in the Finnish SM-liiga in the 2004-2005 season after a disappointing start to the season, and led the team to the quarterfinals, where they were beaten by Jokerit. In November 2005, Lindström was hired as a new head coach to Jokerit after the team had a miserable early season under former player and rookie coach Waltteri Immonen. Jokerit were left out of Play Offs at the end of the season. His contract was only for the reminder of 05-06 season, so he left his place as head coach before the start of 06-07 season.

[edit] Coaching style

Lindström is known as one of the finest motivators in international levels. Some critics say that he is not as tactically talented as he is verbally.

Preceded by Pentti Matikainen	Finnish national ice hockey team coach 1994 – 1997	Succeeded by Hannu Aravirta
Preceded by Haralds Vasiļjevs	Latvian national ice hockey team coach 2001 – 2004	Succeeded by Leonīds Beresņevs
Preceded by Vaclav Sykora	Ilves coach 2004 – 2005	Succeeded by Kari Eloranta
Preceded by Waltteri Immonen	Jokerit head coach 2005 – 2006	Succeeded by Doug Shedden