Posted at 12:22 p.m., Thursday, November 8, 2007
NHL: Former MVP Lindros announces retirement
Associated Press
LONDON, Ontario — Former NHL MVP Eric Lindros officially announced his retirement today in his hometown in Ontario.He scored 372 goals and had 865 points and 1,398 penalty minutes in 760 games for Philadelphia, Toronto, the New York Rangers and Dallas.
He won the Hart Trophy as league MVP in 1995 and was part of the Canadian Olympic team that won gold in 2002. He also won silver for Canada at the 1992 games.
The 34-year-old center made it through 13 seasons despite several concussions — injuries that eventually limited his playing time. The injuries restricted him to an average of only 58 games a season in his career, but he was an impact player when healthy.
Lindros was a free agent and hadn't played this season. He is expected to join the staff of the NHL Players' Association.
Lindros also donated approximately $5 million to the London (Ontario) Health Sciences Foundation, where Lindros was treated during his career.
