{"product_id":"eric-lindros-signed-flyers-orange-custom-jersey-schwartz-authenticated","title":"Eric Lindros Signed Flyers Orange Custom Jersey Schwartz Authenticated","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd the signature of the most dominant power forward \nof his era — in the orange of the franchise he chose — \nto your collection with this \n\u003cstrong\u003eEric Lindros Autographed Philadelphia Flyers \nOrange Custom Hockey Jersey — Schwartz Sports Authenticated\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nIn June 1992, the Quebec Nordiques traded the rights \nto the first overall draft pick in franchise history \nto Philadelphia for a package that included \nPeter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Mike Ricci, \nSteve Duchesne, two first-round picks, and $15 million. \nLindros had refused to play for Quebec. \nHe wanted Philadelphia. \n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat the Flyers received for that price \nwas the most physically imposing offensive player \nthe sport had produced in a generation — \n6'4\", 240 pounds, with the skating ability \nof a forward and the physical presence \nof a defenseman — \na player the hockey world had nicknamed \n\"The Next One\" before he had played \na single NHL game, \na reference to the only player \nwho had earned a comparable comparison \nbefore his first professional season: \nWayne Gretzky.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nWhat followed across nine seasons in orange \nwas the most complete available validation \nof that expectation: \nthe Hart Memorial Trophy in 1994-95, \nthe franchise-best 1.35 points per game \nacross 486 games, \nthe most dominant forward line \nin the modern NHL — \nLindros, John LeClair, and Mikael Renberg, \nthe \"Legion of Doom\" — \nand the 1997 Stanley Cup Final, \nthe franchise's deepest playoff run \nin Lindros's era. \nThe orange custom jersey signed by Lindros \nis the home colorway of the franchise he specifically chose — \nthe specific uniform of the career \nthat justified the choice, \ncertified authentic by Schwartz Sports Memorabilia \nwith a tamper-proof numbered hologram \nand a certificate of authenticity verifiable online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003ePhiladelphia Flyers Orange Custom Hockey Jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e \nhas been \u003cstrong\u003ehand-signed by Eric Lindros\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nThe autograph has been certified authentic by \n\u003cstrong\u003eSchwartz Sports Memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e with a tamper-proof \nnumbered hologram and a certificate of authenticity \nverifiable online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-signed by \u003cstrong\u003eEric Lindros\u003c\/strong\u003e — \n\"The Next One\"; \"The Big E\"; \nPhiladelphia Flyers center and captain (1992-2001); \nHockey Hall of Fame 2016; \nHart Memorial Trophy 1994-95; \nFlyers number 88 retired 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhiladelphia Flyers Orange Custom Hockey Jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nthe Flyers' primary home colorway; \nthe specific franchise Lindros chose \nover Quebec in 1992; \nthe orange of the Legion of Doom era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSchwartz Sports Authenticated\u003c\/strong\u003e — \ntamper-proof numbered Schwartz Sports hologram \nwith certificate of authenticity verifiable online\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFranchise-best 1.35 points per game\u003c\/strong\u003e \nacross 486 Flyers games — \nthe highest PPG rate in franchise history; \n290 goals, 369 assists, 659 points \n(fifth all-time among Flyers scorers)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHart Memorial Trophy (1994-95)\u003c\/strong\u003e: \n70 points in 46 lockout-shortened games; \nalso won Ted Lindsay Award (NHLPA MVP) \nthe same season; \nled Flyers to their first playoff appearance in six years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"Legion of Doom\"\u003c\/strong\u003e: \nLindros + John LeClair + Mikael Renberg — \none of the most physically dominant forward lines \nin NHL history; \nled Flyers to the \u003cstrong\u003e1997 Stanley Cup Final\u003c\/strong\u003e \n(12 goals, 14 assists across 19 playoff games)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst overall pick, 1991 NHL Draft; \nthe trade that gave Colorado Peter Forsberg — \nand gave Philadelphia the Legion of Doom era; \n\u003cstrong\u003eFlyers retired number 88 in 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nsixth player in franchise history to receive the honor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBacked by our \u003cstrong\u003eLifetime Authenticity Guarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Orange Jersey — The Franchise He Chose\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Philadelphia Flyers' orange home jersey \nis among the most visually recognizable \nin professional hockey — \nthe bright orange of the Broad Street Bullies era, \nof Bobby Clarke and Bill Barber and Bernie Parent, \nof the franchise's two Stanley Cup championships \nin 1974 and 1975. \nWhen Eric Lindros refused to play for Quebec \nand forced a trade to Philadelphia, \nhe was choosing that specific orange — \nthe franchise's history, \nits identity, \nits expectation of physical dominance \nthat matched exactly the kind of player \nhe was going to be. \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe trade that delivered him to Philadelphia \nalso delivered Peter Forsberg to Quebec — \neventually Colorado — \nwhere Forsberg won two Stanley Cup championships \nand built a Hall of Fame career \nthat elevated the trade into one \nof the most discussed in hockey history. \nThe Flyers received the player \nthey specifically paid for: \nthe most physically complete available forward \nof the 1990s, \nin a franchise whose identity \nhad always been built around exactly that kind of player, \nin the orange home jersey \nthat the franchise eventually retired \nwith his number on it in 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe custom orange jersey signed by Lindros \nis the specific colorway of the franchise \nhe chose to play for — \nthe home uniform of the nine seasons \nthat validated the price Quebec paid \nand the price Philadelphia paid \nto put him in that orange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\"The Next One\" — The Hart Trophy Season\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore Eric Lindros played a single NHL game, \nthe hockey world had assigned him a nickname \nthat required a specific comparison \nto carry its full weight: \n\"The Next One.\" \nWayne Gretzky was \"The Great One.\" \nLindros, at 18, in juniors, \nbefore his NHL debut, \nwas being compared to the most accomplished \nindividual scorer in the history of the sport. \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe comparison required validation \non the highest available stage. \nIn the 1994-95 season — \nshortened to 48 games by a lockout — \nLindros produced 70 points in 46 games, \nwon the Hart Memorial Trophy as NHL MVP, \nwon the Ted Lindsay Award as the players' choice \nfor most outstanding player, \nand led the Flyers to the playoffs \nfor the first time in six years. \nThe Hart Trophy voting was not close. \nLemieux, who had won the award five times, \nand Gretzky, who had won it nine times, \nhad both defined what the award's winner \nwas supposed to look like. \nLindros won it at 22.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe validation continued: \nin 1997, at the Eastern Conference semifinal, \nMario Lemieux — in the final stages \nof his own remarkable career — \ntold Lindros at the handshake line \nthat it was his turn to carry \nthe mantle of the NHL's best player. \nThe orange jersey signed by Lindros \nis the home colorway of the player \n\"The Next One\" became — \nthe forward who produced the Hart Trophy \nand the Lemieux acknowledgment \nin the franchise's primary color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Legion of Doom — The 1997 Stanley Cup Run\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most physically dominant forward line \nof the 1990s NHL was assembled in Philadelphia \naround Lindros at its center: \nEric Lindros, 6'4\", 240 pounds; \nJohn LeClair, 6'3\", 226 pounds; \nMikael Renberg, 6'2\", 218 pounds. \nThe \"Legion of Doom\" — \nnamed by a Philadelphia reporter \nafter the supervillain collective \nfrom the old Superfriends cartoon — \nwas the forward line that opposing defenses \nhad no adequate physical answer to: \ntoo big to be outmuscled in the corners, \ntoo skilled to be neutralized away from the puck, \ntoo fast for a defensive pairing \nbuilt around stopping the run-and-gun \noffensive style most 1990s teams employed. \n\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1997, the Legion of Doom carried the Flyers \nthrough the Pittsburgh Penguins, \nthe Buffalo Sabres, \nand the New York Rangers — \neach in five games — \nto the Stanley Cup Final against the Detroit Red Wings. \nLindros accumulated 12 goals and 14 assists \nacross 19 playoff games, \nproducing at nearly 1.4 points per game \non the sport's largest available stage \nfor the sport's most important available competition. \nThe Flyers lost the Stanley Cup Final to Detroit, \nthe Red Wings' first championship in 42 years, \nbut the 1997 run established \nthe Legion of Doom era as the most accomplished \nchapter in Flyers history \nsince the Broad Street Bullies \nwon back-to-back championships in 1974 and 1975.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe orange custom jersey signed by Lindros \nis the home colorway of those 19 playoff games — \nthe uniform of the run that came closest \nto the championship the Legion of Doom \nwas built to win.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSchwartz Sports Authentication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis jersey has been certified authentic by \n\u003cstrong\u003eSchwartz Sports Memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e \nwith a tamper-proof numbered hologram \nand a certificate of authenticity \nverifiable online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis jersey is certified authentic by \n\u003cstrong\u003eSchwartz Sports Memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nThe tamper-proof numbered hologram \nand certificate of authenticity \nare verifiable online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEric Lindros (\"The Next One\", \"The Big E\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePhiladelphia Flyers (1992-2001)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCenter (#88 — retired by Flyers 2018)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAutographed Custom Hockey Jersey\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJersey Color\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrange (Flyers Primary Home Colorway)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthentication\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSchwartz Sports Memorabilia — tamper-proof numbered hologram; 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