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Eric LindrosEric Lindros (born February 28, 1973 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a professional hockey player. Lindros played for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League for three seasons from 1989 to 1992. During that time, he scored 97 goals and had 119 assists in 95 games played. He attended St. Michael's College School in Toronto with his brother and fellow hockey player, Brett Lindros. Lindros was selected #1 overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. Lindros, however, refused to play for the Nordiques, and instead split the following season between the Generals and the Canadian National Team. Eventually, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers, for whom he played for from 1992 to 2000, most of the time as the team's captain. A large presence at over 6 feet 3 inches (1.9 m) tall and 230 pounds (104 kg), he combines aggressive play with excellent skills, although hockey observers say he has lost his effectiveness due to injury, and the decline in production supports that theory. Lindros has suffered numerous concussions throughout his career. Nicknamed the Next One, in reference to the Great One, and the Magnificent One, he never lived up to his billing as the next great Canadian hockey player, on par with Gretzky and Lemieux. He had a bad relationship with Flyers General Manager Bob Clarke, which exacerbated during the 1999-2000 season. Lindros suffered a concussion during the season, only to return after being stripped of his captaincy in the Eastern Conference Finals, in which he played the final two games of the series, the latter of which Lindros suffered another concussion after a bone-jarring hit by New Jersey Devils player Scott Stevens. The Flyers lost the final game and the series, and Lindros became a restricted free agent during the off-season. He refused to sign with the Flyers, who still owned his rights, and he sat out the 2000-2001 NHL season before being traded to the New York Rangers in 2001. He played for the Rangers for the next three seasons. In 2004, Lindros sustained his eighth career concussion. He was given permission by a doctor to resume training, however, two doctors have suggested Lindros retire. He became an unrestricted free agent in the off-season, and his future is uncertain. He, along with all other NHL players, have not played in the 2004-2005 season because of the NHL labor dispute. See also: List of NHL players Lindros, Eric Lindros, Eric Lindros, Eric Lindros, Eric Lindros, Eric
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