Personal Life
The oldest son of Carl Lindros and Bonnie Roszell-Lindros. Eric has Swedish heritage. The name "Lindros" means "Rose of the Linden tree". His great grandfather Axel immigrated to Canada from small village Bredaryd in Sweden, and Eric is the third generation of the Lindros family to be born in Canada. His father Carl Lindros received a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario (where he played football, well enough to be drafted 30th overall by the Edmonton Eskimos in the 1970 CFL College Draft), and became a Chartered Accountant. His mother Bonnie is a registered nurse. He has one brother Brett and one sister Robin.
His younger brother Brett Lindros played for the New York Islanders and retired early on May 1, 1996 due to post-concussion syndrome
The book "Fire and Ice" published in October 1991 by HarperCollins Publishers chronicled the life and early hockey career of Lindros.
The Lindros family are close friends with Goldie Hawn-Kurt Russell family, passionate hockey fans who are nearby neighbors at the Lindros' vacation cottage in Muskoka, Ontario.
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