Why did Eric Lindros refuse to play for the Nordiques?

Eric Lindros refused to play for the Nordiques because he had qualms about Nordiques’ owner Marcel Aubut.

Eric Lindros warned the Nordiques he would not play for them if they drafted him first overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

Eric Lindros also played for Canada in the Olympics three times (1992, 1998, and 2002), winning a silver medal in 1992 and a gold medal in 2002.

In 2016, Eric Lindros was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and in 2017 he was named one of the “100 Greatest NHL Players” in history.

Eric Lindros played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Oshawa Generals prior to being chosen first overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques.

Eric Lindros was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league’s Most Valuable Player and the Lester B. Pearson Award as the most outstanding player after the 1994-95 season, which was shortened due to a lockout.