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Pelle Lindbergh - wikipedia Pelle Lindbergh Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="4"> Pelle Lindbergh <Td_colspan="4"> <Td_colspan="3"> ( 1959 - 05 - 24 ) May 24 , 1959 Stockholm , Sweden <Td_colspan="3"> November 11 , 1985 ( 1985 - 11 - 11 ) ( aged 26 ) Somerdale , New Jersey , U.S. Height <Td_colspan="3"> 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Weight <Td_colspan="3"> 158 lb ( 72 kg ; 11 st 4 lb ) Position <Td_colspan="3"> Goaltender Caught <Td_colspan="3"> Left Played for <Td_colspan="3"> AIK IF Philadelphia Flyers National team <Td_colspan="3"> Sweden NHL Draft <Td_colspan="3"> 35th overall , 1979 Philadelphia Flyers Playing career <Td_colspan="3"> 1978 -- 1985 Göran Per - Eric `` Pelle '' Lindbergh ( Swedish pronunciation : ( ˈpɛlɛ ˈlindbærj ) ; May 24 , 1959 -- November 11 , 1985 ) was a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who played parts of five seasons in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) for the Philadelphia Flyers . Lindbergh died at age 26 in a single car accident five months after leading the Flyers to the 1985 Stanley Cup Finals and winning the Vezina Trophy as the NHL 's top goaltender . Contents ( hide ) 1 Playing career 2 Death 3 Awards and achievements 4 Career statistics 4.1 Regular season and playoffs 4.2 International 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Playing career ( edit ) Having gained fame while playing for Hammarby in his youth , and while making his debut in the highest Swedish hockey league with AIK ( Stockholm ) leading him to the Swedish national team in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics , Lindbergh set his sights on the North American game . Lindbergh owns the distinction of being the goaltender on the only team that did not lose to the gold - medal - winning Team USA at the 1980 Olympics , as Team Sweden and Team USA played to a 2 -- 2 tie in the first game of the tournament . After being drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft ( second round , 35th overall ) , he started his North American career during the 1980 -- 81 season by playing one and a half seasons for the Maine Mariners of the AHL before playing his first games for the Flyers in 1982 . In 1983 , he was named goalie of the NHL All - Rookie Team . He led the NHL with 40 victories during the 1984 -- 85 season and won the Vezina Trophy , the first European goaltender to do so in NHL history . That same year , he was also named a First Team All - Star . Lindbergh was the first goalie to bring a water bottle on ice with him during NHL games . Lindbergh did this to combat severe dehydration he commonly suffered from . This practice first drew criticism from opponents and coaches alike , but is now the norm for NHL goaltenders . Death ( edit ) In the early morning hours of Sunday , November 10 , 1985 , Lindbergh lost control of his customized Porsche 930 Turbo and struck a wall in front of a Somerdale , New Jersey elementary school , critically injuring himself and severely injuring his two passengers . Although declared brain dead a few hours later , he was kept on life support until his father arrived from Sweden late the next day and his parents gave their permission to terminate treatment . He died on Monday , November 11 after a five - hour operation to harvest his heart and other organs for transplant . At the time of the accident he had just left the Coliseum , the former practice center for the Flyers located in Voorhees Township , where he was attending a team party . He was intoxicated at the time of the accident , with a blood alcohol level of . 24 % , well above New Jersey 's legal limit (. 10 % ) even at that time . Lindbergh topped the fan voting for the 1986 NHL All - Star Game . It would mark the first time that a player was chosen posthumously for an all - star team in a major North American team sport . Sean Taylor 's selection to the 2008 Pro Bowl was the only other time this has happened . Although his number 31 was never officially retired by the Flyers , no Flyer has worn the number 31 since Lindbergh 's death . Lindbergh is buried in Skogskyrkogården , a cemetery in southern Stockholm . Pelle Circle , a residential street in Far Northeast Philadelphia , was named in his honor when it was constructed in 1986 . In 2006 , a Swedish biography entitled Pelle Lindbergh : Behind the White Mask was written by Swedish author Thomas Tynander . An English version was published in fall 2009 . The English version was translated by Bill Meltzer and published by Middle Atlantic Press . Awards and achievements ( edit ) Pelle Lindbergh <Th_colspan="3"> Medal record <Th_colspan="3"> Representing Sweden <Th_colspan="3"> Men 's Ice Hockey <Th_colspan="3"> Olympic Games 1980 Lake Placid Ice hockey <Th_colspan="3"> World Championships 1979 Soviet Union Ice Hockey <Th_colspan="3"> World Junior Championships 1978 Canada Ice Hockey Named best goaltender at the European Junior Championships in 1976 , and 1977 . Selected to the WJC All - Star Team in 1978 . Named best goaltender at the WJC in 1978 . Selected to the Swedish World All - Star Team in 1979 , 1980 , and 1983 . Selected to the AHL First All - Star Team in 1981 . Harry `` Hap '' Holmes Memorial Award winner in 1981 ( shared with Robbie Moore ) . Dudley `` Red '' Garrett Memorial Award winner in 1981 . Les Cunningham Award winner in 1981 . Selected to the NHL All - Rookie Team in 1983 . Selected to the NHL First All - Star Team in 1985 . Vezina Trophy winner in 1985 . Played in 1983 , 1985 NHL All - Star Games . Selected to the 1986 NHL All - Star Game posthumously . The Philadelphia Flyers named a team award , the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy , in his honor . Since the 1993 -- 94 season it has been annually awarded to the most improved player on the team . Career statistics ( edit ) Regular season and playoffs ( edit ) <Th_colspan="3"> <Th_colspan="9"> Regular season <Th_colspan="8"> Playoffs Season Team League GP MIN GA SO GAA SV % GP MIN GA SO GAA SV % 1977 -- 78 Hammarby IF Swe - 2 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1978 -- 79 Hammarby IF Swe - 2 35 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1978 -- 79 AIK IF SEL 6 -- -- -- 360 38 0 6.33 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1979 -- 80 AIK IF SEL 32 -- -- -- 1,866 106 3.41 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1980 -- 81 Maine Mariners AHL 51 31 14 5 3,035 165 3.26 . 893 20 10 7 1,120 66 0 3.54 -- 1981 -- 82 Maine Mariners AHL 25 17 7 1,505 83 0 3.31 . 887 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1981 -- 82 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 8 480 35 0 4.38 . 881 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1982 -- 83 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 40 23 13 2,333 116 2.98 . 891 0 180 18 0 6.00 . 788 1983 -- 84 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 36 16 13 1,999 135 4.05 . 860 0 26 0 6.92 . 769 1983 -- 84 Springfield Indians AHL 0 0 240 12 0 3.00 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1984 -- 85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 65 40 17 7 3,858 194 3.02 . 899 18 12 6 1,008 42 2.50 . 914 1985 -- 86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 8 6 0 480 23 2.88 . 884 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- <Th_colspan="3"> NHL totals 157 87 49 15 9,150 503 7 3.30 . 886 23 12 10 1,214 63 3.11 . 911 International ( edit ) Year Team Event GP MIN GA SO GAA 1976 Sweden EJC -- -- -- 180 0 1.33 1977 Sweden EJC -- -- -- 180 0 1.00 1978 Sweden WJC -- -- -- 240 10 0 2.50 1979 Sweden WC 6 360 38 0 6.33 1980 Sweden OG 5 300 18 0 3.60 1981 Sweden CC 0 0 0 92 9 0 5.87 Sweden WC 9 540 27 0 3.00 <Th_colspan="3"> Junior totals 10 -- -- -- 600 17 0 1.70 <Th_colspan="3"> Senior totals 22 7 9 1292 92 0 4.27 See also ( edit ) List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Flyers ' Pelle Lindbergh critically injured in crash '' . Retrieved August 24 , 2013 . Jump up ^ Flyers Goalie Dies ; Organs Donated Jump up ^ Seravalli , Frank ( November 11 , 2010 ) . `` Pelle Lindbergh 's spirit lives on , 25 years after fatal crash '' . Philadelphia Daily News . Retrieved October 2 , 2014 . Jump up ^ Meltzer , Bill . `` Pelle Lindbergh # 31 '' . flyershistory.com . Retrieved November 11 , 2010 . External links ( edit ) Official biographical homepage Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or Eurohockey.com , or Hockey-Reference.com , or Legends of Hockey , or The Internet Hockey Database Flyers History Bio Spectrum Memories : Lindbergh Memorial at Philadelphiaflyers.com Pelle Lindbergh in Fatal Car Crash Preceded by first recipient Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy 1985 Succeeded by Mark Howe Preceded by Tom Barrasso Winner of the Vezina Trophy 1985 Succeeded by John Vanbiesbrouck VIAF : 17204653 SELIBR : 278922 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pelle_Lindbergh&oldid=832650861 '' Categories : 1959 births 1985 deaths AIK IF players Hammarby Hockey ( 1921 -- 2008 ) players Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics Maine Mariners players Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics National Hockey League All - Stars Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Road incident deaths in New Jersey Sportspeople from Stockholm Springfield Indians players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Swedish ice hockey goaltenders Vezina Trophy winners Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from October 2011 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Français Latviešu 日本 語 Simple English Slovenščina Suomi Svenska Українська 3 more Edit links This page was last edited on 27 March 2018 , at 07 : 07 . 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