Eric Lindros
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2016 Hockey Hall of Fame class career achievements

Add four more to the long list of greats.

The Hockey Hall of Fame will officially induct its 2016 members Monday night, with Eric Lindros, Sergei Makarov and Rogie Vachon going in to the player category, and Pat Quinn getting in as a builder.

Lindros first started making headlines as a teenager, and when he broke into the league he revolutionized the game as a player who could play a tough, physical game and put up a lot of points.

Makarov was already an established superstar in the Soviet League before coming to the NHL and, according to then-general manager of the Calgary Flames Cliff Fletcher, he was regarded as the Wayne Gretzky of Europe.

Vachon tended the net for the Montreal Canadiens for one of the three Stanley Cups he won with them, and Quinn coached in the NHL for 20 seasons before he passed away last November after a long battle with illness.

The four inductees were present (Quinn represented by his daughter Kalli) at the Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs game on Friday night at the Air Canada Centre where there was a ceremonial puck drop for the 2016 Hall of Fame class.

The Flyers honoured their old captain and coach in their own way by wearing #88 Lindros jerseys with a "PQ" patch in the warm-ups prior to the game.

Between the four of them, they have racked up an impressive collection of statistics, awards and accolades that will now forever be honoured at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Eric Lindros, Center

Inducted in his seventh year of eligibility.
2002 Olympic gold medal and 1992 Olympic silver medal (Canada).
13 NHL seasons (Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars).
865 points and 1398 penalty minutes in 760 games played (372 goals, 493 assists).
1994-95: Hart Memorial Trophy, Lester B. Pearson Trophy.
Six all-star appearances.
Drafted first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in 1991.
19th all-time in points-per-game.
Gold medal at IIHF World Junior Championship in 1990 and 1991.

Sergei Makarov, Right Wing
Inducted in his 17th year of eligibility.
1984 and 1988 Olympic gold medals and 1980 Olympic silver medal (Soviet Union).
21 professional seasons (Soviet League, NHL, Swiss League).
384 points in 424 games played in the NHL (134 goals, 250 assists).
1989-90: Calder Memorial Trophy.
One all-star appearance.
Gold medal at IIHF World Junior Championship in 1977 and 1978.
Eight gold medals at the World Championship (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990).

Rogatien "Rogie" Vachon, Goalie
Inducted in his 31st year of eligibility.
Won three Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens (1968, 1969, 1971).
17 NHL seasons (Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins).
355-291-127 record in 795 games played (2.99 goals-against average).
1967-68: Vezina Trophy.
Two Hart Memorial Trophies (1974-75 and 1976-77).
Three all-star appearances.
19th all-time in career wins.
Gold medal at 1976 Canada Cup.
Pat Quinn, Head Coach

Inducted posthumously.
Coached for 20 NHL seasons (Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers).
Collected 684 wins during the span of 1400 games.
Seventh all-time in coaching wins.
Won Jack Adams Award in 1979-80 and 1991-92.
In 2002 he coached Team Canada to its first Olympic gold medal since 1952.
Gold medal at the IIHF World Junior Championship 2009 (Canada).
Won World Cup in 2004 (Canada).