Eric Lindros, Pat Quinn Get Hall of Fame Call

Former Flyers forwards Eric Lindros, Mark Recchi and Jeremy Roenick, along with one of the franchise’s ex-coaches, Pat Quinn, could be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday afternoon.

The induction announcement was made Monday in Toronto by Lanny McDonald, a WHL alumni and the Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Sergei Makarov, a famed member of the Red Army’s Russian Five and KLM Line, and Rogie Vachon, a three-time Stanley Cup-winning goalie, round out 2016’s four-member class.

A product of Hamilton, Ontario, Quinn played over 600 games in the National Hockey League over a nine-season span, and went on to a lengthy coaching and management career in the NHL and represented Canada on many occasions at the global level. But his Hart Trophy season as NHL MVP with Philadelphia in 1995 and his 865 points in 760 games ended up being too much to keep him out. In the mean time, the Flyers toiled in obscurity, only making one Cup Final in the Lindros era, and failing to win a game in said Final appearance. But Lindros won two world junior gold medals and Olympic gold in 2002 representing Canada. He was drafted #1 overall by the then Quebec Nordiques (Now Colorado Avalanche), but, because cost of living is higher in the province Quebec than it is in any other part of Canada, Lindros, through his daddy, said he wouldn’t play for Quebec.

Quinn is going into the hall as a coach after tenures in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto and Edmonton. “It will be so nice to join all of those great players”.

Vachon won the Vezina Trophy with the Canadiens in 1967-68 and was part of three Cup-champion teams in Montreal. After being traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 1971, he continued his stellar career for 11 more years before retiring to become an National Hockey League coach and executive. “My first shot on net was a breakaway by Gordie Howe”.

The Hall-of-Fame induction ceremonies will be November 14 in Toronto.