Introduction
Oskar Lindblom (born 15 August 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing within the Philadelphia Flyers organization 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 AHL affiliate the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. On 18 January 2018, Lindblom was selected to replace Danick Martel at the 2018 AHL All-Star game. Lindblom was called up to the NHL for the first time on 19 February 2018. He recorded his first NHL point on 17 March 2018, and he scored his first NHL goal the following day against the Washington Capitals. Following the Flyers defeat in Round 1 of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, Lindblom was loaned to the AHL to help the Phantoms with their post-season run.
On 13 December 2019, Lindblom was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a form of bone cancer, and is sidelined indefinitely, pending further medical testing and treatment, and is expected not to play for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.
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 has an older brother named Marcus who’s also played in the SHL, and currently plays with Nyköpings SK in the Hockeyettan. On 13 December 2019, Lindblom was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma. As of 2 July 2020, Lindblom has completed cancer treatment.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 43 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 37 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 48 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 52 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 54 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 81 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 30 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 141 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 48 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 134 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sweden | U17 | 
|
6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Sweden | WJC18 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Sweden | WC | 5th | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| Junior totals | 32 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| U16 SM Most Valuable Player | 2011–12 | |
| J18 Allsvenskan Best Forward | 2012–13 | |
| World U-17 Hockey Challenge Gold Medal (with Team Sweden) | 2013 | |
| World U-17 Hockey Challenge Scoring Leader | 2013 | |
| World U-17 Hockey Challenge All-Star Team | 2013 |