30 Facts About Eric Lindros

Eric Bryan Lindros is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Eric Lindros was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Toronto.

Eric Lindros played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for the Oshawa Generals prior to being chosen first overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques.

Eric Lindros refused to play for the Nordiques and was eventually traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in June 1992 in exchange for a package of players and draft picks including Peter Forsberg.

Eric Lindros was an exemplary power forward, and averaged more than a point per game.

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Internationally, Eric Lindros represented Canada at the World Junior Championships three times, winning gold medals in 1990 and 1991.

Eric Lindros is Canada's all-time points leader at the World Junior Championships with 31 points, five points ahead of Jordan Eberle and Brayden Schenn.

Eric Lindros has represented Canada's senior team at the World Hockey Championships, leading the squad in scoring at the 1993 tournament.

In Olympic play, Eric Lindros represented Canada three times, winning a silver medal in 1992 and gold in 2002.

Eric Lindros attended Monarch Park and later North Toronto Collegiate in Toronto.

Eric Lindros played parts of three seasons for the Generals from 1990 to 1992.

Eric Lindros was selected first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

Eric Lindros had signaled in advance that he would never play for the Nordiques, citing the ownership.

Eric Lindros scored over 40 goals in each of his first two seasons and won the Hart Memorial Trophy as MVP in the lockout-shortened season of 1995 after scoring 29 goals and 41 assists in 46 games and leading the Flyers to their first playoff appearance in six years.

Eric Lindros led the Flyers to the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals, handily defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres and the New York Rangers in five games apiece.

Eric Lindros would suffer a second concussion in January 1999 that sidelined him for two games.

Lindros's father wrote the Flyers a letter in which he stated that if the trainer had followed team orders, Eric would be dead, a statement supported by the doctors who treated him in Nashville.

Eric Lindros sat out the remainder of the regular season and suffered another concussion while rehabilitating for a return to the lineup.

In Game 7 of the series, Eric Lindros was coming over the blue line with his head down, when Devils defenseman Scott Stevens lowered his shoulder into Eric Lindros knocking him unconscious and suffering yet another concussion.

Eric Lindros was able to get off the ice with help from teammates.

Eric Lindros refused to accept a two-way qualifying offer with a minor league provision from the Flyers, who still owned his rights.

The Rangers would receive a 2003 first-round draft pick if Eric Lindros were to suffer a concussion in the pre-season or the first 50 games of the regular season, and did not return to action for at least 12 months.

Eric Lindros's impressive start led to his seventh and final All-Star selection, but due to an injury he was unable to participate and was replaced by teammate Mike York.

Eric Lindros again became an unrestricted free agent after the season.

Eric Lindros had surgery on the wrist at the Hand and Upper Limb Centre in London, Ontario, two days after the game.

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Eric Lindros had been involved with the organization throughout his career.

In June 2016, Eric Lindros was announced as one of four appointees to the 2016 Hockey Hall of Fame induction class, joined by the late Pat Quinn, goaltender Rogie Vachon and Russian winger Sergei Makarov.

Eric Lindros later stated that he had no problem with Quebec City or the people, stating that his wife is French Canadian.

Eric Lindros stated that the real reason was he did not respect Marcel Aubut and criticized on how he would never play for him.

In 2012 Lindros married Kina Lamarche, a native Quebecer and former president of the North American wing of Travelex.