Eric Lindros Position: Centre Shoots: Right Team: Dallas Stars Height: 6' 5" Weight: 232 Middle Name: Bryan Birth Date: February, 28 1973 Place of Birth : London, ON Canada Currently Resides: Voorhees, NJ USA Year Drafted: 1991 Round Drafted: 1 Overall Choice: 1 Sweater Number: 88 Salary: $8,500,000.00 Marital Status: Single Has dated: model Monica Schnarre 2000-2001 Acquired from Philadelphia along with future considerations in exchange for Jan Hlavac, Kim Johnsson, Pavel Brendl and a third round draft choice in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft on Aug. 20 One of 34 players invited to participate in Team Canada’s Olympic Orientation Camp in September 2001. NHL Career Has appeared in 486 games with the Philadelphia Flyers, collecting 290 goals and 369 assists for 659 points, along with 946 penalty minutes. 1992-93: Selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team as voted by the Professional Hockey Writer's Association Tallied 41 goals and 34 assists for 75 points in 61 matches Ranked third among rookies with 75 points and five game-winning goals Made his NHL debut and tallied his first NHL goal/point on Oct. 6 at Pittsburgh (Barrasso) Set a team record for goals in a season by a rookie with 41, becoming just the fifth Flyers rookie to tally more than 30 goals in a season Tallied his first NHL hat trick on Nov. 15 vs. Ottawa Notched his first career penalty shot on Dec. 26 at Washington (Don Beaupre), while registering his second career hat trick. 1993-94: Tied for second on the team and tied for 11th in the NHL in scoring, registering 44 goals and 53 assists for 97 points in 65 matches Ranked first on the team and tied for 11th in the NHL with 44 goals Captured the Bobby Clarke Award as the team MVP Recorded at least one point in 49 of 65 matches The team posted a 26-8-2 mark in games in which he tallied at least one goal Made the first All-Star Game appearance of his career, collecting a goal for the Eastern Conference at MSG Posted a 12-game point-scoring streak from Oct. 12 to Nov. 6, collecting 12 goals and nine assists for 21 points over the span Recorded his fourth career hat trick on Jan. 19 vs. St. Louis. 1994-95: Named as the NHL's most valuable player, capturing both the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Lester B. Pearson Award Selected as The Hockey News' Player of the Year Named to the NHL First All-Star Team, The Hockey News First All-Star Team and The Sporting News First All-Star Team Ranked first on the team and tied for first in the NHL in scoring with 70 points (29 goals, 41 assists) in 46 matches Ranked first on the team and tied for sixth in the league with 29 goals Placed first on the club and tied for fourth in the NHL with 41 assists Named captain of the team on Sept. 4 Selected as the NHL Player of the Week for the week ending Mar. 19, tallying four goals and three assists in three matches Recorded his 100th NHL goal while collecting a hat trick on Mar. 18 at Florida Posted a 14-game point-scoring streak from Mar. 30 to Apr. 28, registering 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) over the span Team posted a 13-5-2 mark in games in which he tallied at least one goal Tallied his 200th NHL point on Mar. 5 vs. Pittsburgh Skated in 12 playoff matches, registering four goals and 11 assists for 15 points, along with 18 penalty minutes Ranked first on the team with 11 playoff assists and was tied for the team lead with 15 playoff points. 1995-96: Selected as a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team Captured the Bobby Clarke Award as the Flyers' most valuable player for the third straight year Was selected to The Hockey News Second All-Star Team as well as their Reader's Choice Second All-Star Team Ranked first on the team and sixth in the league in scoring, appearing in 73 matches and registering 47 goals and 68 assists for 115 points, along with 163 penalty minutes Ranked second on the team and tied for ninth in the NHL with 47 goals Placed first on the team and tied for ninth in the league with 68 assists The team posted a 23-7-8 mark in games in which he tallied at least one point Skated in his 200th NHL match on Dec. 21 vs. NYR Selected as the NHL Player of the Month for October, tallying 10 goals and 11 assists for 21 points in 11 games Made his second All-Star Game appearance, collecting the first goal of the game for the Eastern Conference in Boston Tallied his eighth career hat trick on Feb. 3 vs. St. Louis Ranked first on the team with 12 playoff points in 12 post season contests Tied for first on the team with six playoff goals and six playoff assists. 1996-97: Ranked second on the team and 23rd in the NHL in scoring with 32 goals and 47 assists for 79 points Ranked second on the team in goals (32) and power play goals (10) Placed third on the team with a plus-31 rating The team posted a 18-5-3 mark in games in which he tallied at least one goal Ranked first on the team with seven game-winning goals Tallied a goal and six assists on Feb. 26 at Ottawa, establishing a new career-highs for points and assists in a game, while the six assists in the set a new team record Notched his 400th NHL point on Feb. 13 vs. Ottawa Appeared in his third All-Star game, tallying a pair of assists in the match Posted a career-high 17 game point-scoring streak from Mar. 30 to Apr. 28, registering 29 points (13 goals, 16 assists) over the span Ranked first in the NHL in playoff scoring, tallying 12 goals and 14 assists for 36 points in 19 post-season matches Recorded his first career playoff hat trick, tallying three goals on May 20 at NYR Was tied for second in the NHL with 14 playoff assists Missed two games due to an NHL suspension Missed the first 23 games of the season due to a pulled right groin. 1997-98: Ranked third on the team and 20th in the league in scoring, tallying 30 goals and 41 assists for 71 points, along with 134 penalty minutes in 63 matches Placed second on the team with 41 assists and third with 30 goals Tallied the game-winning goal on Feb. 28 at NYR, marking his 500th NHL point, becoming just the eighth player in franchise history to accomplish the feat and the fifth fastest player to reach the 500 point plateau in NHL history (352 games), behind Wayne Gretzky (234), Mario Lemieux (287), Peter Stastny (322) and Mike Bossy (349) Registered a pair of goals and an assist on Jan. 26 vs. the Islanders, moving past Rick Tocchet into seventh place on the Flyers' all-time goal-scoring list The team posted a 24-7-6 mark in games in which he tallied at least one point Registered his 10th career hat trick on Dec. 11 vs. the Islanders Missed 19 games due to injury (18 - concussion; 1 - bruised ribs). 1998-99: Selected as the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy as the team's most valuable player for the fourth time Tallied 40 goals and 53 assists for 93 points, along with 12 penalty minutes in 71 matches Ranked first on the team and tied for seventh in the NHL with 93 points Ranked first on the team and tied or sixth in the league with 53 assists Placed second on the team in goals (40), shots on goal (242) and plus-minus rating (+35) Registered his 335th career assist on Mar. 11 vs. Colorado, moving past Pelle Eklund into seventh place on the Flyers' all-time assists list Posted a league-high and new career-high, 18-game point-scoring streak from Jan. 7 to Feb. 18, collecting 36 points (14 goals, 21 assists) over the span His 18-game point-scoring streak also tied a franchise record set by Bobby Clarke Named to the North American squad at the NHL All-Star game, marking his fifth appearance in the match Selected as the NHL Player of the Month for the month of November, notching five goals and 17 assists for 22 points in 12 games Registered his 300th career assist on Nov. 27 vs. Toronto Tallied his 519th point as a Flyer on Nov. 1 vs. Ottawa, passing Gary Dornhoefer for seventh place on the club's all-time scoring list Missed two games due to an NHL suspension Missed nine matches due to injury (7 - collapsed lung; 2 - concussion). 1999-00: Ranked third on the team in scoring, tallying 27 goals and 32 assists for 59 points, along with 83 penalty minutes in 55 matches Ranked third on the team with 27 goals, marking the eighth consecutive season he has tallied at least 20 goals Tied for fourth on the team with 32 assists Recorded his 11th career hat trick on Dec. 9 vs. Toronto Registered his 900th career penalty minute on Dec. 18 vs. Tampa Bay Placed second on the team with 10 power play goals Appeared in two post-season contests, tallying one goal. 2016 entered the Hockey Hall Of Fame in Toronto. January 18, 2018 The Flyers retired #88 in the rafters. Junior Career Skated in 95 matches with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), tallying 97 goals and 119 assists for 216 points, along with 304 penalty minutes. 1989-90: Appeared in 25 matches with Oshawa, registering 17 goals and 19 assists for 36 points, along with 61 penalty minutes, helping the Generals capture the Memorial Cup Skated in 17 playoff games, notching 18 goals and 18 assists for 36 points Selected to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team, tallying a league-leading nine assists during the four-game tournament. 1990-91: Ranked first in the OHL in scoring, tallying 71 goals and 78 assists for 149 points in 57 matches Ranked first in the league with 71 goals Selected as the Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year Named to the OHL First All-Star Team Skated in 16 post-season contests, registering 18 goals and 20 assists for 38 points, along with 93 penalty minutes Led all playoff scorers with 38 points Ranked first in the league with 18 playoff goals and 93 penalty minutes. 1991-92: Tallied nine goals and 22 assists for 31 points, along with 54 penalty minutes in 13 matches. International Career Played in three World Junior Championships with Team Canada in 1990, 1991 and 1992 Helped Team Canada capture the gold medal at the 1990 and 1991 games During the 1991 games in Saskatchewan, he was selected as the tournament's best forward, leading the team in scoring, tallying six goals and 11 assists for 17 points in seven matches Participated with Team Canada in the 1993 IIHF World Hockey Championships and led the tournament in both goals and points, registering 11 goals and six assists for 17 points in eight matches Named as the tournament's best forward Was a member of the canadian squad that captured the gold medal at the 1991 Canada Cup tournament, tallying three goals and two assists for five points in eight contests Tallied three goals and three assists for six points in eight games for Team Canada at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, as Canada captured the silver medal Participated for Team Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, helping them capture the Silver Medal and was also a member of the Canadian squad at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Background Served as captain of the Philadelphia Flyers from Sept. 4, 1994 to Mar. 27, 2000 Lists Rangers' captain Mark Messier as his hockey hero Started skating at the age of two and began playing hockey at age five First job was working on a maintenance crew at the age of 12 During his childhood, he played the trumpet for eight years Favorite hobbies are fishing and golfing.