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Lindros, LeClair and Desjardins to be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame

Lindros and LeClair

Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Eric Desjardins are going into the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame, the club announced today.

Said Flyers Chairman Ed Snider in a release: “All three players helped define our team in the 90s and early 2000s that went to a combined four Eastern Conference Finals and a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 1997. This honor is well deserved.”

“I am honored to be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, a hall full of diversity,” said Lindros. “What made this news even more special is to hear that I will be entering alongside John who I had the good fortune of playing with for most of my time in Philly. I look forward to seeing old friends and to be back in the Wells Fargo Center alongside the Flyer Faithful.”

“I’m very excited and very honored,” said LeClair. “The time I spent in Philadelphia was just terrific, and the experiences I had playing in the city and with the fans were some of the most exciting moments.”

“This means a lot to me,” said Desjardins. “After spending so many years with the Flyers and now being retired for almost nine years now, it’s a great feeling. It is something you don’t think about when you are playing but once you’re retired and an honor like this happens, it is very special.”

Lindros and LeClair will be inducted together on Thursday, Nov. 20, prior to a game against Minnesota; Desjardins’ ceremony will be Thursday, Feb. 19, before a game against the Sabres.

Lindros has had a strained relationship with the Flyers, as we outlined here. But it seems the relationship has been resurrected.

Flyers Hall of Fame
1988 - Bob Clarke and Bernie Parent
1989 - Bill Barber, Ed Snider and Keith Allen
1990 - Rick MacLeish and Fred Shero
1991 - Barry Ashbee and Gary Dornhoefer
1992 - Reggie Leach and Gene Hart
1993 - Joe Scott and Ed Van Impe
1994 - Tim Kerr
1996 - Joe Watson
1999 - Brian Propp
2001 - Mark Howe
2004 - Dave Poulin
2008 - Ron Hextall
2009 - Dave Schultz
2014 - Eric Lindros and John LeClair
2015 - Eric Desjardins

Related: Eric Lindros’ open-and-shut case for the Hockey Hall of Fame