"I can't say enough about this young man," Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher said in a statement. "Everyone can see the talent and impact that Oskar has had for us on the ice, but he is an outstanding teammate in our locker room and a genuinely good person. His attitude and strength through all of this is a tremendous inspiration for us all. Today is a great day. Congrats to Oskar. We look forward to having him rejoin our team in the near future."
Biscuit Tees, a company co-owned by Kim Parent, the daughter of Flyers legend Bernie Parent, sold Oskar Strong shirts, with more than $200,000 in sales being donated to Hockey Fights Cancer. The shirts can be purchased at
BiscuitTees.com
.
Lindblom's teammates and a number of players from around the NHL wore the shirts, including Mika Zibanejad of the New York Rangers, Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings, Wayne Simmonds of the Buffalo Sabres and Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals, as did "NHL on NBC" broadcaster Eddie Olczyk, a survivor of colon cancer.