Sept. 19: Lindros makes NHL debut with Flyers in preseason

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Sept. 19
1992:
Eric Lindros
makes his much-anticipated NHL debut with the Philadelphia Flyers in a preseason game against the Quebec Nordiques at the Spectrum. Lindros doesn't disappoint; he has a goal and an assist in Philadelphia's 4-3 victory.

Lindros' first NHL appearance comes against the team he
refuses to play for after being taken with the first pick in the 1991 NHL Draft
, opting instead to play with Canada's national team. In June 1992, the
Flyers acquire Lindros in a blockbuster trade
that isn't made official until an arbitrator sides with Philadelphia after the New York Rangers think they've acquired him from Quebec.
He finishes his rookie season with 75 points (41 goals, 34 assists) and 147 penalty minutes in 61 games. Lindros retires on Nov. 8, 2007, after a 13-year career with the Flyers, Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars, and is
inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
in 2016.

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and
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and
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and goalie
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