Eric Lindros
Power forward who won Hart Trophy and refused to play for Quebec.
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During the 1992–93 season, Eric Lindros made his debut in the National Hockey League with the Flyers.[1] The Hockey Hall of Fame inducted Lindros as a member in 2016.[2][3]
Life and work
Lindros was born on February 28, 1973, and grew up in London, Ontario.[4] Lindros was selected first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1991 NHL entry draft.[5] He refused to play for the Nordiques based solely on the behavior of owner Marcel Aubut.[5][6] He led the Flyers to the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals.[7]
As a child, Lindros participated in the 1985 and 1987 editions of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament.[8] In 61 games during his debut season with the Flyers, Lindros recorded 41 goals and 34 assists, totaling 75 points.[9] On July 17, 2006, Lindros agreed to a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars for the 2006–07 season.[10] At age 34, Lindros made his retirement official on November 8, 2007.[11]
What the cited sources add
The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame notes that Lindros collected 149 points with Oshawa in 1990 and a Junior World Championship Gold.[4] A 2018 Metro Philadelphia article states that Lindros recorded 290 goals and 369 assists for 659 points in 486 games with the Flyers.[9] The same article reports that Lindros was inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame on November 20, 2014.[9] The Toronto Sun account of the induction ceremony notes that Lindros thanked his wife Kina Lamarche for teaching him about “letting go of negative feelings.”.[12]
A Philly.com article describes Lindros as combining speed, talent, and size at 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds.[13] The same article states that Lindros' number 88 was raised to the rafters next to Bobby Clarke's number 16.[13]
References
- Wikipedia, "Eric Lindros" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dryden, "The cases for Eric Lindros and Don Baizley in the Hall of Fame", TSN.ca, November 13, 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Eric Lindros" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Inductees of 2016, Honoured Member, Hockey: Eric Lindros", Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, March 25, 2016; LeBrun, "Eric Lindros finds his way into Hockey Hall of Fame -- finally", espn.com, June 27, 2016; Hornby, "Emotions run high at Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony", Toronto Sun, November 14, 2016; "100 Greatest NHL Players", NHL.com, January 27, 2017; Hartline, "Remembered forever: Flyers hero Eric Lindros, "The Big E," finally hits the rafters", Metro Philadelphia; USA Today Sports, January 18, 2018; Carchidi, "Eric Lindros gets e en.wikipedia.org
- LeBrun, "Eric Lindros finds his way into Hockey Hall of Fame -- finally", espn.com, June 27, 2016. facts only, no text reused. espn.com
- "Inductees of 2016, Honoured Member, Hockey: Eric Lindros", Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, March 25, 2016. facts only, no text reused. ontariosportshalloffame.com
- Wikipedia, "Eric Lindros" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: LeBrun, "Far away from the ups and downs of his career, Eric Lindros is happy and content with his lot in life", ESPN.com, November 1, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Eric Lindros" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: LeBrun, "Controversies behind him, Lindros now one happy camper", ESPN.com; Hachey, "THE NEGOTIATOR", La Presse, October 8, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Eric Lindros" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hackel, "Does Eric Lindros belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Eric Lindros" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA", Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament, 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Hartline, "Remembered forever: Flyers hero Eric Lindros, "The Big E," finally hits the rafters", Metro Philadelphia; USA Today Sports, January 18, 2018. facts only, no text reused. metrophiladelphia.com
- Wikipedia, "Eric Lindros" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Lindros signs one-year deal with Stars", ESPN.com, July 16, 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Eric Lindros" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Report: Lindros expected to retire", ESPN.com, 6 November 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Hornby, "Emotions run high at Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony", Toronto Sun, November 14, 2016. facts only, no text reused. torontosun.com
- Carchidi, "Eric Lindros gets emotional reception from fans as No. 88 is retired", Philly.com, January 18, 2018. facts only, no text reused. philly.com
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Career statistics and honours
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1988–89 | St. Michael's Buzzers | CJBHL | 37 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 193 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 155 |
| 1988–89 | Intl | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989–90 | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors | NAHL | 14 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | OHL | 25 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 61 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 76 | |
| 1989–90 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| 1990–91 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 57 | 71 | 78 | 149 | 189 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 93 |
| 1991–92 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 13 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 24 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 61 | 41 | 34 | 75 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 65 | 44 | 53 | 97 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 46 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| 1995–96 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 73 | 47 | 68 | 115 | 163 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 43 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 52 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 136 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 40 | |
| Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 63 | 30 | 41 | 71 | 134 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 71 | 40 | 53 | 93 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 55 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 72 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 81 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | New York Rangers | NHL | 39 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 33 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 49 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| NHL totals | 760 | 372 | 493 | 865 | 1,398 | 53 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 122 | ||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 1991 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
| 1991 | CC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1992 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Canada | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | ||
| 1993 | Canada | 8 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 10 | |
| 1996 | Canada | WCH | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 1998 | Canada | OLY | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Canada | OLY | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 32 | ||
| Senior totals | 44 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 43 | ||
All-Star Games
| Year | Location | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Madison Square Garden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | FleetCenter | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | San Jose Arena | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | General Motors Place | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | Ice Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Air Canada Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All-Star totals | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| NHL | |
| NHL All-Rookie Team | 1993 |
| NHL All-Star Game | 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 |
| NHL First All-Star Team | 1995 |
| NHL Second All-Star Team | 1996 |
| Hart Memorial Trophy | 1995 |
| Lester B. Pearson Award | 1995 |
| One of 100 Greatest NHL Players | 2017 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | |
| Bobby Clarke Trophy | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999 |
| Junior | |
| Jack Ferguson Award | 1989 |
| Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy | 1991 |
| Red Tilson Trophy | 1991 |
| OHL First Team All-Star | 1991 |
| CHL Player of the Year | 1991 |
| Memorial Cup All-Star | 1991 |
| OHL Top Draft Prospect Award | 1991 |
| International | |
| World Junior Championships All-Star team | 1991 |
| World Junior Championships Best Forward | 1991 |
| Winter Olympics All-Star team | 1992 |
| World Championship All-Star team | 1993 |
| World Championship Best Forward | 1993 |
Tables copied from the source article, totals included as the source gives them: Wikipedia: Eric Lindros (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wide tables scroll sideways.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Eric Lindros (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Statistics, medals and awards: the tables of the source article.
- Word definitions: the , each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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