Posts About "Oskar Lindblom"
Flyers Showing Resilience this Holiday Season
December 27th, 2019 The Philadelphia Flyers currently sit at 21-11-5, which is good for third in the Metropolitan Division and sixth in the league. This holiday freeze gives us a chance to look back over the 2019-20 NHL season and see how far this team has come. It has become extremely clear that the Flyers are their own holiday gift this year. A...
Flyers: Getting to Know Justin Braun
December 22nd, 2019 When Philadelphia Flyers management went into this past offseason, one of the top goals they wanted to accomplish was making sure they brought in some veteran leadership to help develop some of the younger talent. The emphasis on veteran leadership especially needed to be addressed with the defense, considering all of the young,...
Flyers Dedicate 4-1 Victory over Ducks to Lindblom
December 17th, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers honoured cancer-stricken teammate Oskar Lindblom and beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 Tuesday night behind goals by Claude Giroux, David Kase and Jake Voracek. The Flyers played their first home game since Lindblom was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a cancerous tumour that grows in the bones or in...
Flyers' Lindblom Out Rest of the Season with Rare Cancer
December 13th, 2019 Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom will miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a cancerous tumour that grows in the bones or in the tissue around bones. The 23-year-old from Sweden had 11 goals and 18 points in 30 games this season. Lindblom has 30 goals in 134 career games over two-plus...
Flyers to Watch at the 2019 IIHF World Championship
May 14th, 2019 What's the one thing NHL players want after a long grinding season of playing hockey? More hockey, of course. The IIHF World Championship offers players who weren't fortunate enough to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, or were eliminated early, the opportunity to satisfy their thirst for more competition, while also representing...
4 Young Flyers That Are Sparking Team's Resurgence
March 15th, 2019 At this point in the Philadelphia Flyers season, a playoff chase is just an added bonus. While a season is never supposed to end in Philly after just 82 games, it’s hard to realistically expect a postseason appearance from a team that was in 31st place at the halfway point. But the team has moved itself into the fringes of the...
