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Flyers To Retire Eric Lindros' Jersey Number This Season
In January, Lindros will join just five other former Flyers who have had their jerseys lifted up to the Wells Fargo Center rafters.
PHILADELPHIA – One of Philadelphia's most legendary hockey players will have his jersey number retired this season, as the team announced Eric Lindros' number will be hung up in the Wells Fargo Center rafters in January 2018.
According to the Flyers, Lindros will have his No. 88 jersey retired during a pregame ceremony at the Jan. 18 home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In the announcement, the team shared a short video highlighting the Canadian-born center's career.
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We're sending #88 to the rafters. The #Flyers will retire #88 jersey of Eric Lindros on Jan. 18: https://t.co/Prayc9rb7D pic.twitter.com/7XVxe2boTp
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) August 28, 2017
"Eric has made an incredible and lasting impact on the Flyers organization, our fans, and the game of hockey as a whole," Flyers President Paul Holmgren said in the announcement. "We could not be more proud to raise his number 88 to the rafters. We look forward to what is anticipated to be a historic night for the Flyers."
Lindros spent eight seasons on the ice in Philly, lacing up his skates for 468 games, after joining in 1992. He was traded in 2001 to the New York Rangers, but made his lasting impact in Philly with the "Legion of Doom" front line with John LeClair and Mikael Renberg.
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"I am deeply humbled and honored that the Flyers are going to retire my jersey," Lindros said in the announcement. "I am so thankful to the entire organization for this incredible recognition. I look forward to sharing this moment with my family, friends, teammates, and of course Flyers fans, who mean so much to me."
According to the team, Lindros joins just a handful of Flyers players to earn this honor. Other players whose jersey numbers have been retired are Bernie Parent, Mark Howe, Barry Ashbee, Bill Barber, and Bobby Clarke in the Wells Fargo Center rafters.
He was inducted in to the Flyers Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016, according to the team.
The now 44-year-old iceman retired in 2007 while playing for the Dallas Stars.
Fans can get tickets to the Jan. 18 game now through the the Orange 11-Game Plan, available online here.
The Flyers season kicks off Wednesday, Oct. 4 against the Sharks in San Jose.
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