Pat Quinn, Eric Lindros among those to be inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame
Posted June 27, 2016 12:47 pm.
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After being eligible for six years, Eric Lindros will finally be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame this fall.
Legendary coach Pat Quinn, who chaired the Hall of Fame prior to his death in 2014, will be inducted into the Hall’s builder category.
Sergei Makarov and Rogie Vachon will round out 2016’s four-member class.
Lindros, 43, won the Hart Trophy as the league’s most valuable player in 1995, led the Flyers to the 1997 Stanley Cup Final, and averaged more than a point a game in the regular season and playoffs during his dominant career as a power forward.
Concussions and other injuries limited the Big E to 760 games, and relatively modest career totals of 372 goals, 493 assists and 865 points are believed to have played a factor in delaying his entry into the Hall.
The London, Ont., native was the NHL’s first overall draft pick in 1991. He represented Canada at three World Junior Championships, winning gold in 1990 and 1991.
Lindros was named an NHL all-star seven times and posted four 40-goal seasons in his prime with the Flyers.
He was inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame back in 2012.
