Lindblom, 23 (8/15/1996), was in the middle of a breakout year this previous season, recording 11 goals, which was tied for the team lead at the time, and 18 points (11g-7a) in 30 games, when he was identified with Ewings sarcoma by leading specialists at the University of Pennsylvania in December. On July 2, he completed his treatments at the Abramson Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital where his medical team deemed him to be without evidence of cancer at this time.
” I am extremely thrilled to be a part of the Flyers for the next 3 seasons,” said Lindblom. “The support that the organization, the fans, and the entire NHL has actually offered me has been quite frustrating. I cant wait to return skating with the young boys and being the professional hockey gamer I know I can be. I wish to thank the Flyers for providing me this opportunity and I anticipate the day Im back and contributing to the teams success.”.
Lindblom was just recently named a finalist for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded each year by the NHL to the gamer who finest embodies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to the game of hockey.
Throughout his treatments throughout the 2019-20 season, Lindblom was a constant existence along with his colleagues with his frequent visits to games and the locker space, and even skated with them during the NHLs Phase 2 of Return to Play.
Overall, Lindblom has tape-recorded 30 objectives and 27 assists for 57 points in 134 profession routine season games through parts of three seasons in the NHL, all with the Flyers. He came to North America on a full-time basis in 2017 following three seasons with Brynas IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), where in his last year he was called Swedish forward of the year in after he was second among all SHL gamers with 22 objectives and fourth with 47 points.
A native of Gavle, Sweden, Lindblom was originally chosen by the Flyers in the 5th round (138th overall) in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, which was kept in Philadelphia. He signed his first handle the club, a three-year entry-level contact, on May 30, 2017.
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed left wing Oskar Lindblom to a three-year contract with a typical annual worth (AAV) of $3.0 M, according to President of Hockey Operations & & General Manager Chuck Fletcher.
