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Oskar Lindblom Receives Standing Ovation as Fans Return to Wells Fargo Center
By Russ Joy
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It’s a moment we’ve all been waiting for and it finally happened on Sunday night. Oskar Lindblom, who was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma in December 2019, took to the Wells Fargo Center ice with fans in the stands for the first time since his diagnosis. The moment wasn’t lost on the roughly 3,000 fans in attendance, who greeted Lindblom with a standing ovation:
Listen to that ovation for Oskar Lindblom for his first game in front of Flyers fans since returning from his battle with cancer. #Flyers #OskarStrong pic.twitter.com/ojkWwx9Gyc
— Russ Joy (@JoyOnBroad) March 8, 2021
For as great of a moment as that was, one has to imagine how massive it will be once the arena returns to close to full capacity.
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Russ Joy hosts The Russ Joy Show, Snow The Goalie: A Flyers Podcast, and It's Just Wrestling Podcast. He's blogged about Philly sports on Crossing Broad since before the Eagles won a Super Bowl. A graduate of West Chester University of PA and California University of PA, Russ is also a husband and father of four. Follow him on Twitter: @JoyOnBroad