Flyers

Oskar Lindblom is Finishing Up His Last Cancer Treatments

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Apr 28th, 2020 · 2:42 PM EDT

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Here’s some good news during an otherwise depressing global pandemic.

Via Sam Carchidi at the Inquirer:

Flyers left winger Oskar Lindblom continues to make progress in his battle against a rare bone cancer.

Lindblom, 23, was tied for the Flyers’ team lead with 11 goals when he was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma in December, and he has missed the rest of the suspended season. The Sweden native has been undergoing treatments at Penn, and he dropped by the Flyers’ locker room a few times between hospital visits.

“Oskar’s going through his last treatments coming up here, but everything I’ve been told from Jimmy (McCrossin, the team’s trainer) has been very positive,” Flyers assistant general manager Brett Flahr said on Monday night. “He feels great, considering the condition he’s in. He’s such a great kid and he’s determined. His focus is to play as soon as possible.”

Good stuff. Maybe when the NHL finally resumes, Oskar can rejoin the red hot Flyers and we’ll have “hockey action yo,” as Jose from Norristown would say.