Lindros not only played in the Hockey Hall of Fame Legends game, but he was also one of the captains, going up against a team led by fellow Hockey Hall of Famer Jayna Hefford.
With 2024 Hockey Hall of Famer Jeremy Roenick stealing the show with a dance move late in the Legends game, the fans who came to Scotiabank Arena had a blast during what is always a magical weekend in Toronto.
The members of the 2024 Hall Class — Shea Weber, Pavel Datsyuk, Roenick, Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell-Pohl, David Poile and Colin Campbell — received their Hall of Fame rings on Friday, took part in a fan Q&A on Saturday and will get inducted and make their acceptance speeches on Monday.
Sunday, the Legends Game saw many of the game’s greats, including Lindros, Hefford, Datsyuk, Weber, Darwitz, Mike Gartner and even saw 84-year-old Terry Harper — a five-time Stanley Cup-winning defenseman — take part in the action.
“It’s just fun. I mean, you’re playing the best game in the world,” Lindros said. “Everyone loves coming back to Toronto when they’re playing, if you’re from here. To be back here and to be on the ice, it’s great.
“You walk in the room and you look at all the guys in there, the fun stories, and then the Hall of Famers that are so deserving of Monday’s induction. It’s great.”
Lindros, who had 865 points (372 goals, 493 assists) in 760 games for the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers, Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016 and was named one of the NHL’s 100 Greatest Players in 2017, said the chase of Gretzky is “good for hockey.”
“I mean, he’s doing real well, so, yeah, (I’m) pulling for him,” Lindros said. “I think everyone’s pulling for him.”
