Oskar Lindblom

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

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. He was then assigned to the Flyers American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. On 18 January 2018, Lindblom was selected to replace Phantoms teammate Danick Martel at the 2018 AHL All-Star game. Lindblom was called up to the NHL for the first time on 19 February 2018, and played his first career NHL game two days later against the Montreal Canadiens. He recorded his first NHL point on 17 March against the Carolina Hurricanes. The next day against the Washington Capitals, Lindblom scored his first career NHL goal in a 6-3 win. Following the Flyers defeat in Round 1 of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, Lindblom was loaned to the Phantoms to play in their post-season.

On 13 December 2019, Lindblom was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a form of bone cancer. The diagnosis effectively ended his season. On 2 July 2020, Lindblom completed his chemotherapy treatments. Following his cancer battle, Lindblom was named as one of three finalists for the 2019–20 Masterton Trophy alongside Bobby Ryan and Stephen Johns.

On 22 July 2020, the Flyers signed Lindblom to a three-year, $9 million contract extension.

On 30 August 2020, Oskar warmed up on the ice in the pregame skate with the team but did not play in Game 4 of the playoffs.

International play
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.

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

Personal life
Lindblom's older brother Marcus currently plays for Strömsbro IF of Hockeyettan. Their younger brother Linus plays in the Brynäs IF system.

On 13 December 2019, Lindblom was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a form of bone cancer. The diagnosis effectively ended his season. On 2 July 2020, Lindblom completed his chemotherapy treatments at Penn Medicine.

Then on August 30, 2020 Lindblom was on the ice for the Flyers warm-ups before their game vs the Islanders, but he is still not ready to play for the Flyers.