Brett Lindros

Brett Alexander Blake Lindros ( born December 2, 1975 in London, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. During his career he played for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League. He is the younger brother of Eric Lindros.

Career

Lindros started his career in the 1992/93 season, in which he played Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League and the Canadian National Team for the Kingston. A similar path as the following season, where he played the larger share of games this time for the national team at international level. Despite a relatively meager point yield of 32 points in 46 games in the OHL, an already recovering from knee surgery and several concussions, had forced him into his junior time repeatedly breaks, the New York Islanders selected him in the NHL Entry Draft in 1994 in the first round because she impressed Lindros ' physical presence in ninth overall position, by the already his brother Eric had shone as youth players during his time.

The New York Islanders took him to an impressive training camp in September before the 1994/95 season to signing a five - year contract with an average salary of 1.5 million dollars per year, but due to the lockout in the NHL at the beginning of season sent the Islanders right winger for the first half of the season back in the OHL with the Frontenacs. There he was able to shine through his offensive production for the first time. After the start of the NHL season the Canadians came to 33 appearances in the jersey of the New York and scored four points. In the following season to Lindros ' inserts limited to only 18 After he had already suffered a new concussion in the preseason, followed in November 1995, within a short time two more, which meant that Lindros had more than before to deal with the sequelae and was able to return to the ice not again. Three independently treating physicians advised then that Lindros was to end his career at the age of 20 years to prevent further damage. This advice he followed on 1 May 1996 at a conference convened press conference.

After finishing his career Lindros worked in television in the area of Toronto and has hosted many hockey thematizing television productions. On February 18, 2001, he was hard as a passenger in an accident involving a snowmobile, but not life-threatening, injured. The intoxicated driver of the snowmobile had taken the vehicle on the frozen Crane Lake, about three hours away from Toronto, in a rocky section of the shore. He therefore had to answer later in court, as well as Lindros, who was driven an additional snowmobile without a license before the accident.

Career Stats

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )