Oskar Lindblom

Oskar Lindblom (born 15 August 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing within the Philadelphia Flyers organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Oskar Lindblom
Lindblom at the 2018 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996
Gävle, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Philadelphia Flyers
Brynäs IF
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 138th overall, 2014
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

Lindblom's career began with Brynäs IF, where he played on the U16, U18 and U20 junior teams. Beginning with the 2014–15 season, his outstanding play earned him a spot on their professional team who compete in the Swedish Hockey League, the country's top division. Lindblom was selected by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the 5th round (163rd overall) of the 2013 KHL Junior Draft. He was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fifth round (138th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

On 30 May 2017, Lindblom was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.[1] He was then assigned to the Flyers AHL affiliate the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. On 18 January 2018, Lindblom was selected to replace Danick Martel at the 2018 AHL All-Star game.[2] Lindblom was called up to the NHL for the first time on 19 February 2018.[3] He recorded his first NHL point on 17 March 2018, and he scored his first NHL goal the following day against the Washington Capitals.[4] Following the Flyers defeat in Round 1 of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, Lindblom was loaned to the AHL to help the Phantoms with their post-season run.[5]

On 13 December 2019, Lindblom was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a form of bone cancer, and is sidelined indefinitely, pending further medical testing and treatment, and is expected not to play for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[6]

International play
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
2013 Drummondville and Victoriaville

Lindblom competed as a member of Team Sweden at the 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he led Sweden to a Gold Medal as the tournament's leading scorer.[7]

On 9 May 2019, Lindblom was named to make his senior international debut with Sweden at the 2019 World Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia.[8]

Personal life

Lindblom has an older brother named Marcus who’s also played in the SHL, and currently plays with Nyköpings SK in the Hockeyettan.[9] On 13 December 2019, Lindblom was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma.[10] As of 2 June 2020, Lindblom has completed cancer treatment.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Brynäs IF J20 31010 —————
2013–14 Brynäs IF J20 4313203328 76176
2013–14 Brynäs IF SHL 40000 —————
2014–15 Brynäs IF SHL 37871516 40000
2015–16 Brynäs IF SHL 488172514 31236
2015–16 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 82570 —————
2016–17 Brynäs IF SHL 5222254718 204101410
2017–18 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 5416183410 114370
2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 232468 40000
2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 8117163320 —————
2019–20 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 30117184 —————
SHL totals 141 38 49 87 48 30 6 13 19 16
NHL totals 134 30 27 57 32 4 0 0 0 0

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Sweden U17 685130
2013 Sweden WJC18 5th 52240
2014 Sweden WJC18 4th 73362
2015 Sweden WJC 4th 74590
2016 Sweden WJC 4th 73360
2019 Sweden WC 5th 831412
Junior totals 32 20 18 38 2
Senior totals 8 3 1 4 12

Awards and honours
Awards Year
U16 SM Most Valuable Player 2011–12 [11]
J18 Allsvenskan Best Forward 2012–13 [12]
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Gold Medal (with Team Sweden) 2013 [13]
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Scoring Leader 2013
World U-17 Hockey Challenge All-Star Team 2013 [14]

References
  1. "Flyers sign forward Oskar Lindblom". Philadelphia Flyers. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. "F Oskar Lindblom Added to 2018 AHL All-Star Classic". phantomshockey.com. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. "OTF: Flyers recall Oskar Lindblom, loan Anthony Stolarz to Phantoms". NHL.com. Philadelphia Flyers. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. Kimelman, Adam (18 March 2018). "Flyers defeat Capitals, gain in Metropolitan". NHL.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. "F Oskar Lindblom, D Travis Sanheim Returned to Lehigh Valley". phantomshockey.com. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. "Flyers' Lindblom out rest of the season with rare cancer". CBC Sports. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  7. "3 Stars of the Day". Hockey Canada. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  8. "Sweden announces roster for 2019 World Championships". swehockey.se (in Swedish). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  9. "Marcus Lindblom". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  10. @NHLFlyers (13 December 2019). "We're all fighting with @oskarlindblom" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "U16 SM Most Valuable Player". eliteprospects.com. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  12. "J18 Allsvenskan Best Forward". eliteprospects.com. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  13. "Sweden Wins Gold Medal at 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge". Hockey Canada. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  14. "WHC U17 final results". Erie Otters. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.


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