Mats Kihlström
 Mats Kihlström 
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| Date of birth | January 3, 1964 |
| place of birth | Ludvika , Sweden |
| size | 185 cm |
| Weight | 90 kg |
| position | defender |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1982 , 6th lap, 118th position Calgary Flames |
| Career stations | |
| 1981-1984 | Södertälje SK |
| 1984-1986 | Brynäs IF |
| 1986-1993 | Södertälje SK |
Mats Bernhard Kihlström (born January 3, 1964 in Ludvika ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player and current official.
Career
Mats Kihlström began his career as an ice hockey player at Södertälje SK , for whose professional team he made his debut in the second-rate Division 1 in the 1981/82 season . In the following season he and his team were promoted to the Elitserien . There the defender joined Södertälje in the 1983/84 season before spending two years with league rivals Brynäs IF . He then returned to Södertälje SK, with whom he was relegated to Division 1 in the 1991/92 season. Following the 1992/93 season , he ended his active career at the age of 29.
In the 2009/10 season , Kihlström was head of sport at his home club Södertälje SK.
International
For Sweden , Kihlström took part in the junior division at the U18 European Junior Championships in 1981 and 1982 and the U20 Junior World Championships in 1983 and 1984 . At the U18 European Championship in 1981 he and his team won the bronze medal, at the U18 European Championship in 1982 the gold medal.
In the senior sector, he was in his country's squad at the 1985 , 1986 , 1987 and 1989 World Championships and at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary . At the 1986 World Cup he won the silver medal with Sweden and the gold medal at the 1987 World Cup. At the 1988 Winter Games, he and his team won the bronze medal.
Achievements and Awards
- 1983 Promotion to the Elitserien with the Södertälje SK
International
- 1981 bronze medal at the U18 European Junior Championship
- 1982 gold medal at the U18 European Junior Championship
- 1986 silver medal at the world championship
- 1987 gold medal at the world championship
- 1988 bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games
Web links
- Mats Kihlström at hockeydb.com (English)
- Mats Kihlström at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Mats Kihlström at eurohockey.com
- Mats Kihlström in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Kihlström, Mats |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kihlström, Mats Bernhard (full name); Kihlstrom, Mats (English spelling); Kilström, Mats; Kilstrom, Mats |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish ice hockey player and official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ludvika , Sweden |