OTD 37 Years Ago Pelle Lindbergh's Tragic Accident happened. @nufced recounts the days that followed
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- 37 Years Ago Tonight Pelle Lindbergh's Tragic Accident happened. Al Morganti recounts those horrible days that followed
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Honestly one of the first heartbreaking times of my young life..
Sad Day in history of Flyers and hockey in general
Those old school hockey masks are so cool, especially the one Lindbergh wore.
*FOREVER REMEMBERED. THANK YOU FOR THIS.*
He was drinking and driving and speeding. It wasn't an "accident", it was unintentionally self-inflicted.
I remember the day this was in the news. Being a life long Flyers fan since 1971, I just remembering sitting in Highland Lakes NJ and just sitting by myself an crying. I thought...he was the next Bernie Parent and we would win several cups with him. Not to be. RIP #31.
Wtf. I teared up. Not just because of the beautiful words about Pelle but also due to a lot of people I knew chose death by car accident. Not one of them sober.
I would give anything to hear the name Pele chanted repeatedly again (in the Spectrum of course). with Bernie at center ice to remind us all what an outstanding player Pele was.
beautiful words by al morganti good interview by you jason i will sometimes watch the tribute videos by gene hart and let me tell you i was 2 when he died but if i watch the gene hart tribute now i start crying he was our future goalie of the flyers he couldve been the main goalie for a long time back then rip pelle he died 38 years ago.
When I came to the USA in 89 one of the first things shown to me by my relative was an exact place in Southern NJ were that accident happened...
Why did you come here?
More should be done in regards of preserving Pelle Lindbergh’s reputation and legacy. I was at the flyers game last night & why is Pelle not in the flyers HOF & his jersey #31 not officially retired?
Sadly I think the drunk driving has a lot to do with it . But you're right 31 should be officially retired
@@jamesmayhem4164 regardless of the cause and there is speculation regarding blood alcohol levels, so yes I agree with you but Pelle Lindbergh accomplished a lot and most groundbreaking in the NHL & internationally. Should all that be cast into the forgotten world. We also forget the Hockey/NHL world back then, that could of happened to any other player & if Pelle legacy is going to be forever punished maybe we should start looking into other players and circumstances regarding judgement. Pelle Lindbergh paid the ultimate price for his mistakes and only GOD knows what was to come and hopefully the powers that be will reconsider his place in the NHL and FLYERS organization. At least if I have anything to do with it his name and legacy will take its rightful place.
He was in the league for only a few seasons and made dumb choice to drive drunk while doing 90MPH in front of a school. Why would a franchise want to honor those choices?
@@roncristando548 he had a BAC of .25 which at the time was more than twice the legal limit. You can fudge the numbers all you want but the truth is he was wasted and shouldn't have been driving.
@@Rockhound6165 As I respect all opinions and I certainly do not
Condone, drunk, driving as it has directly impacted my family. That being said The case of Pelle Lindbergh is far more complicated. The testing of blood serum is highly inaccurate compared standard blood alcohol levels. The route traveled and rate of speed, the number of occupants in the car. The Porsche 930 turbo specs. Personal Lawsuits after the fact. There are lots of pieces to this puzzle that have only been partially put together. Pelle Lindbergh paid the ultimate price for his mistakes and fortunately others were not harmed in the same. It also is easy to throw rocks at a deceased individual who cannot defend themselves. The culture in sports at that time was very different than it is now, the common practice could of and has affected other athletes of that era. My point is Pelle Lindbergh as a professional athlete for the Philadelphia Flyers should not be summarized as a villain. At the time Pelle could have walked on water in Philadelphia and the Flyers probably would’ve won the cup and 85 and possibly 86 with their core lineup intact. If we are going to split hairs then we need only have to look in the mirror. That’s my two cents…
He mentions Salming...and now he's gone😣. And Salming was a guy who looked like he could play a full game and not come off for a breather. Guy was cut out of granite
Fist Flyers game I ever attended at the old Spectrum was the night he died.
Bob Froese was in net that night in a Flyers victory and Pelle would be gone by the time I woke up the next morning. 😢
I think the score was 5 to 2
What a horror. I was at the game that night. Pete didn’t play. What a talent and what a loss. RIP Pelle.
I was a kid in the back seat of the family car when I heard my Dad's friend break the news, sitting in front of me... I remember just staring out the window with tears brimming over. Only goalie I ever really liked ( was a forward and only liked forwards, lol ) RIP Pelle
A spectacular firework explores in all its splendor only after it's assured of self destruction. Pelle's drinking, Gilles anger are but a few behaviours that robbed us of our idols and them, of their extraordinary lives. Never will not be sad memories.
Gone too soon
Well, of course it was tragic. It's always tragic when people die in the midst of life, but at the same time we should be grateful he didn't take innocent people with him in the crash.
Brain Dead I remember asking my Dad I was maybe 12 and I said he can recover from this right? Horrible heartbreak and as it said in the video “fate is often unkind, for those who follow greatness!” Darren Jensen vs Edmonton. Bernie was crushed.
Driving fast and recklessly is just stupid and irresponsible.
Wasn't an accident. He was reckless and irresponsible.
Absolutely, I mean what if he had taken a couple of totally innocent people with him in the crash? I guess not so much talking about Hall of Fame then, huh?
@@leokleman4395 there's a reason the Flyers haven't officially retired his number although no one has worn 31 since. Incidentally his 2 passengers didn't die but they were severely injured.
@@Rockhound6165 The story is that he wasn't supposed to go out, wasn't supposed to take that car (his girlfriend's car was in the shop) and wasn't supposed to drive while at the bar at the Coliseum. Regardless, he did and was lucky he was the only one killed.
I grew up a mile away from concrete wall and steps on that turn
OUCH this hurt soooooo bad, us fans were absolutely devastated...the mid 80s flyers should have won a cup......
Flyers will never find another great goalie.,,,,,they will never win the cup again. crazy crap happens.....this was a freaking nightmare.
Was he better than Bernie parent same mask
Sad, but lost respect when i learned he DUI:d.......
Patrick Roy before Patrick Roy Pelle could have won 400!!!!he was a beast if he would not have died him and RONNIE in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1987.wayne does not win a 4th????what a talent!!!!!RIP PELLE
Pelle wasn't even the starting goalie in the 85 finals after being the best goalie in the league all season. Just sayin'. His 5-9 height and his old style of play wouldn't have lasted too long in the NHL in the 80s. 400 would have been a stretch? - maybe - we'll never know.
@@oscarwinner2034 Pelle started the first 4 games but a knee injury kept him out of game 5
@@billblake9665 Pelle got torched in game 4. Flyers had a 3-1 lead and let it slip away. I mean, the Oilers weren’t some ham and Egger team. They had some guys who were pretty good (lol). Keenan stated that Pelle’s play had tapered down through the playoffs. So he started Froese in game 5. Pelle died too early. Barely had a career in the NHL. So we only have that short time of him to judge him unfortunately. Who knows. I just look how goalie evolved in the second part of the 80s and into the 90s. Guys who looked and played like Pelle weren’t in the league anymore.
@@oscarwinner2034 Pelle let in 4 goals in game 4 5th was empty netter. 4 goals in that era is not getting torched. 5 years in league 2 all star games 1 vesina trophy
barely a career??? Guys like him were not around later ??? Dude all the vesina winners were around later and thats for sure.... You do realize 99 and other great players went on scoring high even when the goalies got better and the goalies who were good stayed good even when the players got better..... You seriously think a guy who could beat the oilers when almost NO ONE could would have suddenly been out of the league???? Uhhhh i haven't been just a flyers fan 50 years i am stone hockey fan.... look at the years you question and you will notice it was the same goalies year after year.... trust me...Pelle Did not start game 5
because of a knee injury not because of
poor play he was red hot if you think im wrong the game is on here on youtube watch the pregame yourself it was the first thing
they brought up because it was a shock. he got hurt in game 6 against Quebec and didn't want to tell anyone because he didn't want to miss the finals... he only let up 11 goals in 4 games against the mighty oilers they had 2 empty netters....that era against that team playing injured....... Tapered off??? LOL ......oilers scored 12 goals in ONE GAME against the blackhawks the round before that's getting torched my friend ...Check it out if you think i am wrong... 84 85 only team to sweep oilers reg season pelle and flyers....if the flyers had a healthy team there is a good chance they win that cup....take away empty netters oilers win games 2, 3 and four by one goal each flyers only 50 goal scorer tim kerr plays game 1 scores 2 has assist flyers CRUISE to a 4 to 1 win kerr injured at the end of the game DONE top d man brad mccrimmon out whole series pelle playing on bad knee whole series....all star forward all star d man all star vesina trophy winning goalie....all hurt...despite all that the oilers only managed to squeak out 3 of their wins by a lone goal.....not saying by any means i think that the flyers would definitely have won without those injuries
just pointing out the facts
He was not a flash in the pan...when you can keep that oilers team in check...the highest scoring offense in nhl history to this day.....your a pretty damn good goalie.... Pelle playoff stats
12 w 6L gaa 2.50..... reg season gaa 3.02 .....save pct playoffs .914 ...reg season .899..... shutouts playoffs 3 reg season 2 he didn't fade in the playoffs he did BETTER.....playing an oilers team that averaged over 5 goals a game on a bum knee he held them to 2.75 a game....almost half what they averaged...in the pressure of the nhl finals.
I don't know where you got the story he was benched
because of poor play nothing could be farther from the truth....youtube is the way to go see for yourself what
happened the games are all here for our viewing pleasure, Pelle was amazing in those playoffs a total
acrobat, the oilers had nothing but respect for the way he played. There are some smaller goalies in todays nhl...halik and khudobin are under 6 feet and they both are pretty good.....
@@billblake9665 awesomely long response. Love it. Beauty of sports is that we can argue guys who played 40 years ago still. Love Pelle. Live by the school he crashed at. Born at JFK too. Sadly he was gone too soon. The Swedish book about him was really good. Gets into the mental game he was put into with the Flyers. Keenan was no peach for goalies to play for.