Mikael Renberg

The Flyers announced on Thursday that they have hired John LeClair as a Special Advisor to Hockey Operations.

The Flyers have named Lindros an official team ambassador. As part of the partnership, Lindros will be in Philadelphia constantly for community events, fan appearances and corporate partner engagements, once the season is able to resume.

After the Eric Lindros-led went through Mario Lemieux and the Penguins, another passing of the torch took place when the Flyers faced the Rangers in the conference final. Here is a closer look at the 1997 Eastern Conference Final between the Flyers and Rangers.

During the heart of the 1990s, Eric Lindros was recognizable as any, and a lot of it had to do with an iconic number that was all his own. Chances are if you see a player wearing No. 88 today, Eric Lindros had something to do with it. And the number defined not only Lindros' career, but an era of Flyers hockey.

There they came flying down the ice again in practice, 88 and 10, Eric Lindros and John LeClair. Standing in his goal crease, Ron Hextall didn’t quite know where the shot was going to come from. If it came from LeClair, that trademarked slapshot from the left wing, he knew it would be tough to stop...