Nick Piccone
Oskar Lindblom will miss the rest of the season on the ice after being diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare cancer in the bones or in the tissue around them. But that’s not keeping him away from his team. On Friday, Lindblom, who has been undergoing treatment at the University of Penn, met with the team after practice.
And Saturday night, he was in attendance at the Wells Fargo Center for the Flyers’ Eastern Conference showdown against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He received a raucous ovation, deservedly so.
Oskar Lindblom is back at the Wells Fargo Center and the crowd gave him a standing ovation. #OskarStrong
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— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) January 12, 2020
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— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 12, 2020
We here at Philly Influencer wish Lindblom the very best in his fight.
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Nick Piccone has covered Philly sports and events for over 14 years. He founded Bleeding Brotherly Love in April 2011, and renamed it Bleed Philly in 2013. In 2015, he joined Sean Brace in launching Philly Influencer, which quickly became a top Philly sports and culture website. He also covered professional wrestling for PhillyVoice from 2015-2021, and co-launched The Straight Shooters podcast in 2015, covering the entire pro wrestling industry. He also produces content for Fox Sports Radio Philadelphia and the Villanova Sports Radio Network. He grew up in South Philadelphia and South Jersey, and is a graduate of Neumann University.