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1979 NHL DRAFT PICK
Pelle Lindbergh
Selected in second round
No. 35 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Born May 24, 1959.  Died November 13, 1985
Position: Goaltender
Height: 5-9   Weight: 160
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Solna (Sweden)                               
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPW-L-T GAASO SV%
1975-76 SolnaSweden Jr. ---- ---- --
1976-77 SolnaSweden Jr. ---- ---- --
1977-78 SolnaSweden Jr. ---- ---- --
1978-79 SolnaSweden 6n/a 6.330 n/a

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Championships:
1979 (bronze medal)
World Junior Championships: 1978 (silver), 1979 (bronze)
European Junior Championships: 1976 (silver), 1977 (gold)
World Junior Championships Best Goaltender: 1979
European Junior Championships Best Goaltender: 1976, 1977
World Junior Championships All-Star First Team: 1979
Sweden World All-Star First Team: 1978-79 (Solna)
Miscellaneous: Grew up idolizing Bernie Parent, who would later be his goaltending coach in Philadelphia.
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 1, 1981 (Philadelphia at Buffalo)
Numbers:  31 (Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Career ended by death
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GP W-L-TGAA SOSV%
1981-1985 Philadelphia157 87-49-153.30 7n/a
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPW-L GAA SOSV%
1983-1985 Philadelphia23 12-103.113 n/a

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Vezina Trophy:
1984-85 (Philadelphia)
NHL All-Star First Team: 1984-85 (Philadelphia)
NHL All-Rookie First Team: 1982-83 (Philadelphia)
All-Star Game: 1983, 1985 (Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1985 (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia Clarke Trophy (MVP): 1984-85 (first winner)
NHL Wins Leader: 1984-85 (Philadelphia) (40 wins)
NHL Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1984-85 (Philadelphia) (65)
NHL Minutes Leader: 1984-85 (Philadelphia) (3,858 minutes)
NHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1985 (Philadelphia) (3 shutouts)
NHL Playoffs  Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1985 (Phila.) (18)
NHL Playoffs Goals-Against Average Leader: 1985 (2.50 GAA)
NHL Playoffs Save-Percentage Leader: 1985 (.914)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1982-83 season with broken wrist, an injury suffered during Philadelphia' Jan. 6, 1983, exhibition game vs. touring Soviet all-star team. ... Named NHL's top rookie goaltender by virtue of his selection to All-Rookie team in 1982-83. ... Was winning goaltender for Wale Conference in 1985 NHL All-Star Game in Calgary. ... Missed part of 1985 playoffs with knee injury, suffered in May 1985. ... Philadelphia named an annual trophy for its most improved player the Pelle Lindbergh Trophy in his memory prior to the 1993-94 season. ... Although Lindbergh's No. 31 was never officially retired, no Flyers player has worn the number since Lindbergh's death.
The Death of Pelle Lindbergh: Many hockey fans can remember where they were on the day they learned that Lindbergh, the hottest young goaltender in the NHL, had died in an automobile accident in Somerdale, N.J. Lindbergh, 26, died from injuries suffered in the Nov. 9, 1985, accident just three days after being declared brain dead. He had been on life support since the accident at 5:45 a.m. on a Sunday morning. The horror unfolded after Lindbergh crashed his customized Porsche 930 into a wall after missing a sharp turn on the way home from a night of celebration. The out-of-control car crossed a street, hit a curb and slammed into a retaining wall in front of an elementary school at roughly 60 miles per hour in an area where the speed limit was 35 mph. Lindbergh had two passengers in the car. Ed Parvin Jr. suffered brain damage, while Parvin's girlfriend, Kathy McNeil, suffered injuries to her spleen and liver. Lindbergh's blood-alcohol content was an astounding .24 percent. The legal limit for driving at the time was .10 percent, but teammates who saw Lindbergh get into his car said they had no idea he was so heavily intoxicated. Not known as a drinker, he was out celebrating a 10-game Philadelphia winning streak and did not have practice the following day. Although he hadn't played in the Nov. 8, 1985, win over Boston, Lindbergh went out drinking with some teammates at a sports complex called The Coliseum. Lindbergh remained on life support until his father arrived from Sweden and made the decision to remove the life support apparatus. One of the causes of Lindbergh's death was the car itself. His Porsche, which cost over $100,000, had been customized to make it beyond street-legal in terms of its potential speed. Lindbergh had a history of driving it at extremely high speeds, and team officials had asked him to slow down rather than risk his health. Philadelphia had a 35-minute ceremony as a tribute to Lindbergh on Nov. 14, 1985, prior to a game against Edmonton, and players wore a black No. 31 on the shoulders of their uniforms to honor Lindbergh for the remainder of the 1985-86 season.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Solna (Sweden); Maine (AHL); Springfield (AHL)
Olympics: 1980 (bronze medal)
Canada Cup: 1981 (fifth place),
World Championships: 1983 (fourth place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Cunningham Award (MVP):
1980-81 (Maine)
AHL Garrett Award (Rookie of Year): 1980-81 (Maine)
AHL Holmes Award (Lowest Team GAA): 1980-81 (Maine) (shared with Robbie Moore)
AHL All-Star First Team: 1980-81 (Maine)
Sweden World All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Solna), 1982-83 (Phil.)
AHL Playoffs Wins Leader: 1981 (Maine) (10 wins)
AHL Playoffs Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1981 (Mained) (20)
AHL Playoffs Minutes Leader: 1981 (Maine) (1,120 min.)
Miscellaneous: Set Maine (AHL) single-season records for wins (31), games played by a goaltender (51), saves (1,379), consecutive wins (7) and assists by a goaltender (5) in 1980-81. ... Set Maine (AHL) single-year playoff records for games played by a goaltender (20) and wins by a goaltender (10) in 1981
Personal: Full name is Per-Eric Lindbergh.

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SNAPSHOT '79
Total Selected: 126
Forwards: 74
Defense: 41
Goaltenders: 11
Major Junior: 97
College Players: 15
Canadian: 109
Euro-Canadian: 1
USA Citizens: 10
U.S.-Born: 10
European: 6
Reached NHL: 103
Won Stanley Cup: 23
Hall of Fame: 3
All-Star Game: 23
Year-end All-Star: 10
Olympians: 15
Picks Traded: 17
 
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