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Pelle Lindbergh was one of the rising stars of the NHL after winning the Vezina trophy (best goalie in the NHL) and lea | dG1fWDNaQzJCaWdnTDQ
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00:00When you're on the ice, not a word really needs to be spoken.
00:14That was the beauty of being a flyer.
00:21I've played with a lot of great teams, a lot of great players, but that was the closest group of teammates I've ever played with.
00:27In football, you need that quarterback to be special. In hockey, you need your goaltender to be special.
00:32And Pelley was just beginning to emerge as a player.
00:37Pelley wanted so desperately to be a star in the NHL. It's what he wanted most.
00:46Pelley Lindberg.
00:49Thank you, Barney.
00:52By all accounts, Pelley was not a drinker.
00:58He picked his spots carefully. He would drink, but to be impaired, intoxicated, very rare.
01:09And then the next thing I know, all I seen was a white wall.
01:13I said, Pelley, there's a white wall. There's a white wall.
01:15It was a horrific scene. The car was mangled.
01:20The headlight in front of Pelley had to be back three feet from where it initially should have been.
01:25I read an article, you almost got into the Porsche. Is that true?
01:29Not really. Me and Murray Craven lived three blocks from the establishment, so we just walked home.
01:36Catching the wall right here in this corner, it was devastating.
01:40And he went into cardiac arrest and CPR was started immediately.
01:45Talked to the police. I asked him, I said, is he going to be okay?
01:50And the police officer said, he'll be lucky to live.
01:53The police officer asked us if we had to identify a body.
01:57And I remember looking at Murray and Murray goes, I can't do it.
02:00My gut was turning and I didn't know what to do.
02:02And it passed away when I was holding his hand.
02:07That moment?
02:09That moment, yeah.
02:11So we were destined to be a team.
02:15Pelley, I don't blame you. I never blamed you.
02:20I wish I could take that day back.
02:24And so many people you've touched in your life miss you.
02:28Miss you.
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