Remembering Pelle Lindbergh, 25 years later

by Travis Hughes on Nov 11, 2010 4:12 PM EST

It's been 25 years since the death of Pelle Lindbergh.

We've stumbled upon these 25 year old videos from Channel 6 Action News. Their sports staff, including a very young Scott Palmer and, of course, the late Gary Papa, put together these tributes in the immediate aftermath of the crash.

Pretty powerful stuff, even after all these years.

(H/T: Kevin Kurz)

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A fan in Sweden visited his grave today & left a gift:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnDj8LUb2n0

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by FlyerGuy18 on Nov 11, 2010 4:21 PM EST reply actions

Thanks very much for sharing this. Does anyone know who Ann-Christine Bärlund was? It looks like she’s buried with Pelle?

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by Ben Feldman on Nov 11, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions

I believe it’s his sister.

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by Travis Hughes on Nov 11, 2010 4:33 PM EST up reply actions

Ahh, yeah, that makes sense. Did a quick search and Bill Meltzer mentions that she unfortunately died of cancer just two years after Pelle’s passing. Thanks.

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by Ben Feldman on Nov 11, 2010 4:38 PM EST up reply actions

Jesus Christ. That must have been terrible. Imagine being their parents. No wait… rather not.

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by Katchis on Nov 11, 2010 5:03 PM EST up reply actions

Yes, Ann-Christine had been fighting cancer for a long time.

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by boknows71 on Nov 12, 2010 9:34 AM EST up reply actions

Wow, I had no idea… I was 1 year old when this happened.

Thanks for posting that.

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by Philly4Cup on Nov 11, 2010 4:31 PM EST reply actions

I remember Pelle and how excited we were as Flyers fans. It was just devastating not only as a Flyers fan but as a human tragedy in general.

It was the morning of November 10, 1985 and as it was most Saturday and Sunday mornings my father and I loaded up the car at about 5 am to set out on our way to at least one hockey game for the day. This day our game was scheduled against the Gladiators who played at the Coliseum in Voorhees, NJ. On our way to the game we were detoured and in the distance noticed the commotion of police and emergency vehicles. We later found out that we had passed by one of the largest tragedies in Flyers history. If you haven’t read Behind the White Mask you are doing yourself a disservice as a Flyers fan. Whether you are old enough to remember Pelle or not, this is a step back into the history and tragedy that shaped this franchise. As a fan it is a must read.

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by MJDII on Nov 11, 2010 4:43 PM EST reply actions

If it was available over here, I’d buy it.

by Katchis on Nov 11, 2010 5:04 PM EST up reply actions

The English version is translated from a Swedish version which might be available over there. Not sure if you speak Swedish, but you Euros all seem to speak each others languages, so I’m sure you probably do, haha.

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by Travis Hughes on Nov 11, 2010 5:25 PM EST up reply actions

Hahaha!

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by Katchis on Nov 11, 2010 5:29 PM EST up reply actions

Of course, I speak Swedish. Everybody does. You do not? It’s lame, let me tell you.

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by Travis Hughes on Nov 11, 2010 5:30 PM EST up reply actions

Du är bra.

by Katchis on Nov 11, 2010 5:34 PM EST up reply actions

I wear a bra.

I mean,

You are good.

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by Travis Hughes on Nov 11, 2010 5:36 PM EST up reply actions

Hahaha! I’m not actually.

by Katchis on Nov 11, 2010 5:41 PM EST up reply actions

Ow ow!

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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 11, 2010 6:00 PM EST up reply actions

Wait... what? O.O Oh damn.

by Katchis on Nov 11, 2010 6:19 PM EST up reply actions

Wow. That’s crazy.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 11, 2010 6:00 PM EST up reply actions

Never saw him play as I was born 6 years after his death but just his story makes him one of my favorite Flyers of all time. What happened to him was terrible and going off of what my dad has told me he was going to be the best. Favorite thing about him was him telling his teacher “it didnt matter cause he was going to be the goalie for the Flyers” nothing beats that.

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by steve v on Nov 11, 2010 10:07 PM EST reply actions

I remember

Thank you for posting these videos. Channel 6 Action News was my favorite news station in Philly (a bit of a sad coincidence that I rememeber three such tributes on that station: Pelle’s tribute, and the tributes for both Jim O’Brien (a very colorful and funny weatherman on Channel 6 news who died in a skydiving accident – further irony, it happened at a local airport about 2 miles away from where I lived at the time) and, of course, for Gary Papa).

I always wondered how the team would have developed had he stayed alive. I always felt so bad for his parents too. Losing one child is absolutely dreadful; I can’t imagine what it would be like to lose more than that…

R.I.P., Pelle – a Flyer forever.

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by Orange and Black Forever on Nov 12, 2010 6:56 AM EST reply actions

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