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An incredible piece of hockey history, these vintage goalie pads were handmade for Pelle Lindbergh’s personal use during his all-too brief NHL career. Named to the 1982-83 All-Rookie Team in his first full season with the Philadelphia Flyers, Lindber...
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Lot #76
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There are no signs of the Philadelphia Flyers logos that Pelle Lindbergh stuck on his later goalie masks but this vintage face protector used by the young netminder reflects plenty of his vibrant personality. Painted bright red, this fiberglass molde...
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Lot #77
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From the time he first put on a pair of skates and stepped on the ice in Stockholm as a five-year-old, Pelle Linbergh became enamored with the idea of keeping the puck out of the net. “I was always the smallest kid when I grew up and with goaltenders...
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Lot #78
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In 1979, while still a junior, Lindbergh was spotted by Team Sweden's coach, Bengt Ohlsson, and made his debut with the national team against Czechoslovakia in Prague on May 6. The Swedes lost that game 9-1, but Lindbergh was chosen as the team's MVP...
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Lot #79
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After a stellar performance at the World Junior Championships in 1979, the coach of the Swedish National Mens Team grabbed-up the young Pelle Lindbergh and threw him into the fray at the 1979 World Championships held in Moscow, Russia. Sweden battled...
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Lot #80
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The peak of Pelle Lindbergh's career came on June 13, 1985, when he was awarded the Vezina Trophy. He was the first foreign goaltender to receive the award, which is the highest honor bestowed on a goalie by the NHL. Still, it must have been quite a...
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Lot #81
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With Pelle Lindbergh between the posts, the Junior version of the Swedish National Team cruised to a silver medal finish at the IIHF’s 1978 World Junior Championships of Ice Hockey. Offered here is the uniform worn by Lindbergh at the tournament in 1...
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Lot #82
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This is the silver medal that Pelle Lindbergh won with Sweden in the 1978 Junior World Cup of Hockey. Sweden lost the tournament final 5-2 to the Soviet Union on January 3 at the Montreal Forum. The Swedes had stunned the perennial powerhouse U.S.S.R...
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Lot #83
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This beautiful bronze medal was a special memento for Pelle Lindbergh, who helped lead Sweden to the podium in front of a home crowd at the 1979 world junior championships. Lindbergh was chosen the tournament’s best goalie and named the All-Star Firs...
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Lot #84
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Lindbergh was only 19 years old when he made his world championship debut in 1979 in the Soviet Union. The young Swedish goalie led his country to a well-earned bronze medal in Moscow, beating out Canada to finish third behind the powerhouse U.S.S.R....
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Lot #85
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Pelle Lindbergh helped European goalies break through and establish themselves in the NHL. A key component of that accomplishment was the attention Lindbergh drew to himself through his outstanding play in international competition. This silver medal...
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Lot #86
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Pelle Lindbergh made a big splash on the international stage in 1977 when he led Sweden to a gold medal in the European Junior Championship in West Germany. After helping his country claim silver one year earlier behind tournament champions Finland,...
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Lot #87
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In addition to the bronze medal Sweden claimed for its third-place finish in the 1979 World Championships in Moscow, Pelle Lindbergh and his teammates also received bronze European Championships medals as the third-ranked European team in the tournam...
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Lot #88
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Fresh from his NHL All-Rookie Team season with Philadelphia, Lindbergh joined Sweden’s national team for the 1983 World and European Championships in West Germany. Sweden finished fourth overall in the World Championship tournament behind bronze meda...
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Lot #89
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There were two things Pelle Lindbergh was destined to do, play goalie in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers and drive fast cars, particularly his beloved Porsche. Hockey and driving were the passions that fueled Lindbergh’s all-too-brief life, which...
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Lot #90
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The Miracle on Ice U.S. Olympic team win over the powerful Soviet Union squad overshadowed everything else about the exciting hockey tournament that took place in Lake Placid in February 1980. Pelle Lindbergh was 20 years old that winter as he helped...
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Lot #91
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It is hard to describe the degree of affection Philadelphia Flyers fans felt for Pelle Lindbergh. The young Swedish goalie stepped up in the early 1980s to fill the void in front of the Spectrum net not long after Bernie Parent’s Hall of Fame career...
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Lot #92
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This lot of four items encompasses Pelle Lindbergh’s brief and stellar stint with the Maine Mariners, the Philadelphia Flyers’ top farm team in the American Hockey League. Lindbergh was named AHL MVP in addition to being named the league’s rookie-of-...
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Lot #93
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After helping lead Sweden to a bronze medal at the Olympics in Lake Placid, Pelle Lindbergh made the move to North America in the fall of 1980 to continue his professional career. Drafted by his favorite NHL team, the Philadelphia Flyers, the 22-year...
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Lot #94
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The items in this lot offer testimony to Pelle Lindbergh’s successful and brief stay in the American Hockey League. The 22-year-old Swede spent the 1980-81 season with the Maine Mariners, who were the Philadelphia Flyers’ top farm team at the time. I...
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Lot #95
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Pelle Lindbergh received this soapstone carving while playing for Sweden at the 1981 Canada Cup. This popular form of Inuit art was a fixture at the Canada Cup hockey tournaments. This massive carving features a hunter straddling a walrus and weighs...
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Lot #96
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This lot of three items comes from Pelle Lindbergh’s last appearance in a major international competition for his native Sweden. The 1983 World and European Ice Hockey Championships were held in West Germany and Sweden finished the opening round with...
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Lot #97
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The Philadelphia Flyers were always Pelle Lindbergh’s favorite team, to the point that he wore Flyers logos on his goalie’s mask before he was even drafted by the NHL team. Having told childhood friends that he would one day play for Philadelphia, it...
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Lot #98
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These three original NHL awards were presented to Pelle Lindbergh. They represent how dominant the young Philadelphia Flyers goalie was throughout the 1984-85 regular season. Lindbergh, who won the Vezina Trophy and was selected to the First All-Star...
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Lot #99
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This collection of Pelle Lindbergh’s personal documents includes a 12” x 9” Philadelphia Flyers manila envelope sent to him by the team by registered mail. Postmarked August 6, 1985 in Philadelphia, the envelope was mailed from the Flyers’ offices at...
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Lot #100
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Pelle Lindbergh played in two NHL All-Star Games and though his second appearance in Calgary in 1985 was more successful, his moment of All-Star history took place during his first appearance two years prior to that on Long Island. In the 1983 game h...
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Lot #101
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Pelle Lindbergh was nothing if not confident. The young goalie was so sure of his hockey destiny that during his first visit to Canada as a 13-year-old in 1972 he predicted he would one day play for his favorite team, the Philadelphia Flyers. A red a...
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Lot #102
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Highlights of this treasure trove of Pelle Lindbergh hockey memorabilia include the Swedish goalie’s 1981 Canada Cup player’s photo ID card issued by Hockey Canada and a Team Sweden souvenir booklet from the tournament that includes a team photo post...
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Lot #103
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