People seem to be jumping at the chance to grab an Oskar Strong t-shirt in support of Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom, who was recently diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. The shirts, created by Buiscuit Tees, have raised over $100,000 in just one week. 100 percent of the proceeds from each sale goes to Hockey Fights Cancer.
Biscuit Tees is a Philadelphia-area company co-owned by Kim Parent, daughter of Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Bernie Parent. The shirts come in long- and short-sleeve, and are available for men, women and children.
"Our goal was to donate $5,000," Parent said. "We were hoping to raise $5,000; we would have been thrilled with that. We surpassed that in the first day."
"The first day I think within 18 hours we raised $23,000," Parent said. "And then when [NBCSN rinkside reporter] Taryn Hatcher held up the shirt during the last game (Thursday) and mentioned how the players were wearing it and where to find it, within two hours we raised $24,000."
Lindblom, who is not expected to play for the remainder of the season, said in a recent Instagram post, "The last week has been very challenging for me, but I'm so happy for all the love and strength you all are giving me on this journey. The support has been unreal and we are so thankful for everything - big thanks to all of you, it means a lot."
You can get an Oskar Strong t-shirt of your own by visiting biscuittees.com.
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