Eighty-Eight

"NHL Hall of Famer and former Philadelphia Flyer Eric Lindros acknowledges the crowd during his Jersey Retirement Night ceremony before the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on January 18, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania."

As a sports photographer, one never gets to photographer every athlete.

Eric Lindros was one of those athletes that I vividly remember watching and knowing about when I was kid.

He was a household name and that proves true with his NHL Hall of Fame induction.

His style of play was something that one certainly doesn't see in today's game and his leadership meant enough to the Philadelphia Flyers that they retired his iconic eighty-eight number.

Having access to the ice for the ceremony, I tried to make something a bit different than the rest, as literal images don't always draw a viewer in.