1983-84 O-Pee-Chee 268 Pelle Lindbergh Hockey Card (Front)
1983-84 O-Pee-Chee 268 Pelle Lindbergh Hockey Card (Back)
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Card Notes
During his rookie year at Maine, Pelle was named Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player and won the Hap Holmes Trophy for team goaltending. Pelle was 23-13-3 with three shutouts for Flyers as rookie in 1982-83.
En Français
Durant sa première saison pour le Maine, Pelle fut nommé Recrue de l’Année, Joueur le Plus Utile et gagnant du Trophée Hap Holmes pour son efficacité comme gardien. Comme recrue en 1982-83, Pelle accumula une fiche de 23-13-3 avec trois blanchissages pour les Flyers.
Details
In 1980-81, Pelle Lindbergh played 51 games for the Maine Mariners in the AHL, putting up a 3.26 goals against average with one shutout. He earned the Dudley “Red” Garrett Award as the league’s top rookie, the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s most valuable player, along with the Harry Hap Holmes Award, shared with fellow Maine goalie Robbie Moore. Lindbergh led the Mariners to a second place overall finish and a visit to the Calder Cup final, losing to Adirondack Red Wings in six, despite outscoring their opponents on the series.
In his first full season with the Philadelphia Flyers, 1982-83, Lindbergh finished fifth in Calder Trophy voting, an award won by Steve Larmer of the Chicago Blackhawks. He was seventh in voting for the Vezina Trophy.
Pelle’s first career NHL shutout came on the night of November 27, 1982 at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles. He turned away 22 shots by the Kings in a 4-0 Flyers victory. Mark Howe scored the winning goal at 13:09 of the first period, assisted by Glen Cochrane.
1983-84 would be a bit of a lull with time spent in the AHL but 1984-85 would be simply outstanding for Lindbergh. Playing 65 games for the Flyers, he posted a 3.02 GAA with two shutouts. He captured the Vezina Trophy while placing third in the voting for the Hart Trophy, behind Wayne Gretzky and Dale Hawerchuk.
Lindbergh led the Flyers to the 1984-85 Stanley Cup final. He played 18 of 19 games for Philadelphia as the team took out the New York Rangers, New York Islanders and Quebec Nordiques before falling to the Edmonton Oilers in five games.
Unfortunately, just eight games into the 1985-86 NHL season, Lindbergh was killed in a car accident. Between 1981-82 and 1985-86, he appeared in 157 regular season and 23 playoff games in the National Hockey League, all with the Flyers. Though not in the Hockey Hall of Fame, Lindbergh in honoured by the Swedish Hockey Hall of Fame.