Oskar Lindblom had described his surgery and extensive chemotherapy treatment as “hell” earlier in the season. He had said he felt like a potential return to the ice was eons away after his first treatment for bone cancer and the ensuing push-and-pull of recovering from treatments that for months alternated between moderate and severe. competition for nearly five months because of the coronavirus pandemic made a 2019-20 return a possibility. Early in the first period of Game 6 of the Philadelphia Flyers’ second-round series against the Islanders, Lindblom skated his first shift. Both teams and the on-ice officials later saluted Lindblom with stick taps and applause.

Source: New York Times September 05, 2020 18:22 UTC