Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom is now cancer-free, a little more than a year since being diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer last December.
His girlfriend, Alma Lindqvist, made a post on her Instagram account to announce the news. The caption read: "What a year! 369 days ago we found out that Oskar had cancer, and today we got to know that the scans are clear after his second checkup❤️ *popping champagne*!!!"
Lindblom, 24, was drafted in the fifth round, 138th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2014 NHL entry draft. In 134 regular season games, he's recorded 57 points (30 G, 27 A), 32 penalty minutes, and is a -1. In 6 career playoff games, he has no points, no penalty minutes, and is a -1.
Following his diagnosis, Lindblom missed the remainder of the 2019-20 regular season, but returned for two games with the Flyers in the playoffs.
Internationally, Lindblom has represented Sweden on numerous occasions, most recently at the 2019 IIHF World Hockey Championships. In 8 games, he tallied 4 points (3 G, 1 A), 12 penalty minutes, and was a +/-0, as Sweden placed fifth following a loss to Finland in the quarterfinals.
This is wonderful news for Lindblom, and his family, and everyone at TradeRumours is happy to see that Lindblom is cancer-free.
