The Man Behind the Mask: Pelle Lindbergh
The NHLHS Man Behind The Mask series is a profile on some of the best goalies in the league to ever wear the “mask”. We hope you enjoy the latest installment of the NHLHS MBTM series.
On the eve of the birthday of a late, great Flyers legend, the Philadelphia Flyers continued their history making run by advancing to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
For years, there has been talk about “ghosts” in Philadelphia. The ghost of one man has yet to be set free. Today he would of continued the celebration with his peers from a glorious event which took place just twelve hours ago. Oh yea, and his own birthday celebration.
This is the story of Pelle Lindbergh.
Categories: 30 Team Series, NHLHS Features, Philadelphia Flyers, The Man Behind the Mask Tags: Allan Bester, bernie parent, Felix Potvin, ghost, Goalie, Goaltender, history, Martin Biron, Mask, Michael Leighton, Mike Palmateer, netminder, Patrick Roy, Pelle Lindbergh, Per-Eric Göran Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers, Robert Esche, Ron Hextall, Toronto Maple Leafs, Wendel Clark
The Man Behind the Mask: Michael Leighton
The NHLHS Man Behind The Mask series is a profile on some of the best goalies in the league to ever wear the “mask”. We hope you enjoy the latest installment of the NHLHS MBTM series.
The Philadelphia Flyers are your Eastern Conference Champions for the 2009-10 NHL season. That is correct. A team that once held the 14th seed in the Conference on lock, have defied the odds, skated through adversity and are on their way to the Stanley Cup Finals.
Thank you Ray Emery? No. Thank you Brian Boucher? Somewhat. Thank you waiver wire? YES!
Wait, waiver wire?
On December 15th, 2009, the Philadelphia Flyers were in a bad place. They had lost starting goaltender Ray Emery and backup netminder Brian Boucher to injuries and neither the team nor youngster Johan Backlund were confident enough to move forward together.
They sat in fourteenth place in the Eastern Conference and for a team that was predicted to appear in the Stanley Cup Finals by many, if not most, of the experts, things were looking bleak.
Enter a claim from the waiver wire. That claim was for a journeyman netminder who now has his name as a part of history and has gained an opportunity to play for the greatest prize in all of sports, the Stanley Cup.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Philadelphia Flyers, Playoff Coverage, The Man Behind the Mask Tags: bernie parent, Brian Boucher, Ed Snider, Jaroslav Halak, Johan Backlund, Michael Leighton, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Ray Emery, stanley cup, Stanley Cup Finals
Flyers Sign Russian Goaltender Bobrovsky
NHLHS writer David Strehle take a closer look at the latest netminder being brought in from the KHL to man the Flyers’ crease, and the Flyer’s growing pipeline for goaltending help.
After weeks of leaked rumors that a deal was already in place, the Philadelphia Flyers announced Thursday that they have signed 21-year-old Russian netminder Sergei Bobrovsky to a two-way, three-year contract that will pay him $1.75 million annually.
There was much NHL interest in Bobrovsky, who was also reportedly being pursued by the Detroit Red Wings.
Categories: NHLHS Features, Philadelphia Flyers Tags: bernie parent, Brian Boucher, joacim eriksson, John Grahame, KHL, Michael Leighton, NHL, nic riopel, Philadelphia Flyers, Ray Emery, Semyon Varlamov, sergei bobrovsky
