Post-playing Career
On the day of his retirement, November 8, 2007, it was also announced that Lindros had donated five million dollars to the London Health Sciences Centre. This donation supports programs such as the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, and is one of the largest personal donations by a Canadian sports figure.
On November 11, 2007, three days after his retirement, the NHL Players Association appointed Lindros to the newly created position of NHLPA ombudsman. Lindros had been involved with the organization throughout his career. Lindros cut ties with the NHL Players' Association on February 3, 2009, resigning as ombudsman after 15 months on the job.
On May 9, 2010, he along with his mother Bonnie, supermodel/actress Monika Schnarre, and a few other Canadian notables will be helping Habitat for Humanity Toronto by recognizing Mother's Day by building homes. On December 31, 2011, he played in the Winter Classic Alumni Game between the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers.
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“Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye.”
—Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964)