Bobby Ryan won the Bill Masterton Trophy last year over Oskar Lindblom. An award that Oskar and Stephen Johns ever so deserved as well, and it is given to “The National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.” It’s so tough to award this trophy year in and year out, but Oskar Lindblom won this award this season over Patrick Marleau and Matt Dumba. Lindblom was the most courageous athlete in Philadelphia sports this past season.
- Oskar Lindblom looks beautiful today, and he said this is a special moment.
2. Oskar Lindblom said that the standing ovation at the Wells Fargo Center and seeing his teammates after he was diagnosed meant a lot to him. He also said he is energized to get back to normal.
4. Lindblom said his teammates helped him through this: “It was like having a second family.”
3. A courageous Oskar Lindblom said yesterday via the Flyers press release: “I would like to thank my family, my girlfriend, my whole team, the organization, especially the doctors and nurses who have been helping me along the way..I just want to say a big thank you to all of you.”
5. Lindblom said via the Flyers press release: “I feel very, very honored and proud to win this award and to compete with these types of players like Matt Dumba and Patrick Marleau that are great players and great people on and off the ice. It’s very special for me,” said Lindblom in accepting the award from last year’s recipient, Bobby Ryan. “Just to be able to get back on the ice again was so, so good and I can’t say more than that. It was an awesome feeling to be back on the ice again.”
We are a family to Oskar Lindblom, and that has been shown throughout the dark times. Together we stand united with Oskar, as he continues to kick Cancer’s ass.
