What Happened in that Flyers Locker Room?

[jayc948]

Over the years, I've read a number of stories about the fallout of the relationship between the Flyers' player and Eric Lindros. The turning point seemed to be when things got physical. I've heard three main stories on what exactly happened. Anyone who has any knowledge on this issue, please share. The goal of this thread is to dispel the rest of the rumors and finally find out exactly what happened in that Flyers' locker room...

The first story that I've heard was from a friend who has talked with Flyers' beat writer Tim Panaccio is that Brind'amour found out that Lindros was sleeping with his wife, proceeded to take on Lindros in the locker room, came out of the room the winner, and then gave Clarke an ultimatium to either get rid of Lindros or himself.

The second story I've heard and seems to be leaning more to what actually happened involves Lindros and Rick Tocchet. Tocchet was reacquired by the Flyers, learned that Lindros had slept with Desjardins and Brind'amour's wives, and followed Lindros into the locker room. He then threw Lindros into a locker and beat the crap out of him, giving him another concussion.

The third and final story that I've heard is that absolutely none of the rumors above hold any truth. When word of the event first spread, Ron Ryan told every Flyer not to speak to the media or anyone about what had happened. A friend of former WIP host Craig Carton, who was fired from WIP for saying that Lindros missed a game two years earlier because of a hangover, called into the station and said that Ryan had a told a source outside of the Flyers that Lindros did indeed sleep with Brind'amour's wife. Carton's friend later admitted that he was lying...

[Odjick29]

^ that's the first I've heard of that - Interesting none the less, honestly, Lindros is probably tougher off the ice, then on the ice and I don't see Brindamour beating the tar out of Big-E, I don't see Tocchet beating him down either as I don't see why Tocchet would try and fight him, especially if Lindros didn't sleep with his wife...

There probably is some level of truth to the rumour, Lindros may have slept with a wife, but I don't think there is any sort of locker-room beatings involved...Usually stuff like this goes public, regardless of how much a team tries to keep it hush hush...And one would think that this kind of info would get into the media in a hockey hot-bed like Philly...

Example: Here in Vancouver back in the mid-90s Jeff Brown slept with Kirk McLean's wife, well, that spelled the end of Brown in a Canuck uniform and the media was all over it - Obviously you don't want these types of things to go public but when you have reporters and insiders so close to the players, it's bound to get out...

[Beyond Salem]

Actually, my money would be on Rick Tochett in any fight with Lindros.
There were also a lot of rumours in Canada about a Lindros-Elvis Stojko fight which Elvis won in Ontario cottage country (around the same time as rumours about Lindros and a young Kate Hudson).

[bigjack]

Wow, Peyton Place in hockey land! Hey Now!

[Debaser]

I've heard the rumours about Lindros and Brind'amour. If that is true, shame on you E, the guy has the ugliest mug on the planet and you try to take his woman.

Didn't know about J.Brown and K.McClean. Crazy ****e.

[Blouin]

Lindros probably did some of each story. I know Howard Eskine has talked about this incident before.

[Travis24]

It seems that there is some truth to it. I have heard stories about Lindros banging Brindy's wife for years and a few times they came from pretty good sources. Then the fallout resulting in the Brind'amour trade. As far as the lockerroom fight. I don't know, but wouldn't doubt it.
I remember the Elvis Stojko fight rumour making the rounds. But that got refuted by various sources. I actually hope that it is true, because it was damned funny.

[goats14]

Originally Posted by Travis24

It seems that there is some truth to it. I have heard stories about Lindros banging Brindy's wife for years and a few times they came from pretty good sources. Then the fallout resulting in the Brind'amour trade. As far as the lockerroom fight. I don't know, but wouldn't doubt it.
I remember the Elvis Stojko fight rumour making the rounds. But that got refuted by various sources. I actually hope that it is true, because it was damned funny.

http://www.snopes.com/sports/hockey/lindros.asp
I had hoped it was true too.

[BENNETTWOLF]

Long, long time ago when i lifted , I had A muscle and fitness mag that had an article on NHL'ers that trained and it profiled both Lindros and Brind'amour as 2 of the most devoted lifters in hockey.

Said no one was in better shape than Rod or stronger in a lb. for lb. sense. Also said no guy was neccesarily any stronger than the baby bull Lindros.

Only ever recall Brindamour fighting once (as a flyer) when he one punched rookie Dimitri Kristich of the Capitals.

Does anyone recall Rod fighting?

As for sleeping with other guys wives---------JESUS---------aren't their other fish in the sea for young, rich athletes?

[jgdeadrabbit]

Originally Posted by BENNETTWOLF

As for sleeping with other guys wives---------JESUS---------aren't their other fish in the sea for young, rich athletes?

Yeah you should ask permission before you do that.

[BENNETTWOLF]

In the immortal words of Dante:

"What's next, Randall, anally raping my mother while pouring sugar in my gas tank?

[jayc948]

Originally Posted by BENNETTWOLF

Only ever recall Brindamour fighting once (as a flyer) when he one punched rookie Dimitri Kristich of the Capitals.

What I could find of Brind'amour's card...

1989-1990
Bob McGill
Luke Richardson

1990-1991
Mike Modano
Bob Sweeney
Bob Sweeney
Alexei Kasatonov
David Maley
Kevin Dineen

1991-1992
Randy Hillier
Steve Chiasson
Dmitri Khristich

1992-1993
Rob DiMaio
Tom Fitzgerald
Dale Hunter
Ulf Samuelsson

1993-1994
Rick Tocchet
Steve Leach
J.J. Daigneault
Bobby Holik

1994-1995
Brent Hughes
Scott Lachance

1995-1996
Dan Plante
Aaron Gavey
Jay Wells
Randy Cunneyworth
Matthew Barnaby

1996-1997
Anson Carter

1997-1998
Bob Boughner

1998-1999
Adam Burt

2000-2001
Jarome Iginla

2002-2003
Matthew Barnaby

2005-2006
Andy Sutton

[BGDDYKWL]

I actually saw a Brindamour fight DVD on ebay a while back, at which point I wondered how such a video could even be made, or if it was titled correctly. While he did have 30+ "fights", very few would be considered real bouts, and very few if any would be considered actual wins. Very misleading. The guy couldn't fight at all.

[1raiderbob]

Lindros is jackass. But if he is ****ing your wife that is your own damn fault.

[2,5,10GameMatch]

Originally Posted by 1raiderbob

Lindros is jackass. But if he is ****ing your wife that is your own damn fault.

Its kind of hard to catch her fukking around when youre on the ice and a teammate out with an injury is letting her have it, that was the famous Corson move, Eric learned from the best..