Philadelphia Flyers when Pelle Lindbergh died at age 26. Remembering Lindbergh's passing and the legacy he continues to leave.

Pelle Lindbergh poses with the Vezina Trophy, which he won in 1985. Dick Darrell / Toronto Star via Getty Images Goalie Martin Jones signed with the Philadelphia Flyers in the summer of 2021 and ...

Pelle Lindbergh remains one of Philadelphia’s greatest “what-ifs.” Lindbergh, the first European goaltender ever drafted into the NHL, had just won the Vezina Trophy in 1984-85, and looked like he was ...

May 21—Philadelphia Flyers goalie Pelle Lindbergh was at the apex of his career on Nov. 10, 1985. He had played for the Maine Mariners a few seasons earlier, and was the reigning Vezina Trophy winner ...

Holmgren was a rugged competitor who became the first American-born player to record a hat trick in the Stanley Cup Finals (1980). Later, as coach, he took a 1988-89 team, which wasn’t supposed to do ...

It’s coming up on 40 years since the tragedy took place, yet the memories remain fresh for those who lived through it, around it or even actually were involved in the horrific, life-changing event.

Pelle Lindbergh was a rising star, a fan favorite projected as the goalie who would one day lead the Philadelphia Flyers to their first Stanley Cup championship since the great Bernie Parent was in ...