TORONTO -- Eric Lindros had just received his Hockey Hall of Fame ring and was feeling particularly buoyant.Check it out! he said, raising his left hand and shiny new ring to show to the television camera. Check it out!Lindros long Hall of Fame wait is over.Passed over six times for entry into the shrine, the now 43-year-old will finally get his plaque, honored along with Rogie Vachon, Sergei Makarov and the late Pat Quinn.Its just an honor, Lindros said Friday. Look at the names on the plaques. Just being in here. Jeez, its the cream of the crop. Its a real honor to be part of this.Living in the Toronto area with his wife and three kids, Lindros said hed driven by the Hall numerous times and visited occasionally for charity events. But hed yet to take a serious walk through the place. He will now, and what hell see is his face right there among the greats.For years after his career ended in 2007, the argument against Lindros entering the Hall was two-fold. For one, he played only 760 regular- season games in a career cut short from concussions. He also failed to win a Stanley Cup, swept in the 1997 final by the Detroit Red Wings while still a member of the Philadelphia Flyers.When healthy he was a truly dominant force, a rare combination of size, skill, and power. He was the kind of player the game had never seen and probably hasnt since. Lindros finished with 372 goals and 865 points, tucked inside the top 20 in points per-game (1.14). He also was a six-time All-Star and won the Hart Trophy as league MVP as a 22-year-old in 1995 after posting 29 goals and 70 points in 46 games.Lindros was the No. 1 overall pick of the Quebec Nordiques in 1991, but refused to play there. He was eventually dealt to the Flyers in a swap that included another future Hall of Famer, Peter Forsberg.Lindros said he was well aware of the Hall of Fames annual summer selection date for inductees, each year passing by without entry. Earlier this past summer he heard from a former New York Rangers staffer who wondered whether hed heard anything yet from the Hall about the class of 2016.No, Lindros replied.He did get the call from Hall chairman Lanny McDonald a short while later while driving north on Highway 11 in Ontario with his family.It truly is an honor, he said.It also took a while for Vachon, Makarov and Quinn to take their places in the Hall.A three-time Cup-winning goalie with the Montreal Canadiens who later starred for Los Angeles, Vachon last played in the NHL in 1982. Makarovs last NHL game came with the San Jose Sharks in 1997. He enjoyed his best years in Russia, leading the Soviet league in scoring for nine seasons.Quinn, who died two years ago, last coached in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers in 2010, one of his five stints as an NHL head coach. Perhaps his most notable hockey achievement came outside the league, guiding Canadas mens hockey team in 2002 to their first Olympic gold medal in 50 years.When McDonald called Vachon to tell him was finally in this past summer, Vachon replied: Im in what?It doesnt get any better than this, Vachon said Friday.The long wait was over for all.Take whatever path you want, Lindros said. Were here forever. All of us. Dak Prescott Womens Jersey . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. Roger Staubach Womens Jersey .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. https://www.cowboyssportsgoods.com/Womens-Tony-Romo-Inverted-Jersey/ .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. Tony Pollard Womens Jersey . 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Bonar denies wrongdoing.In a statement addressing the claims, UKAD confirmed it was warned about Bonar but felt it did not have the jurisdiction to investigate him because he was not governed by a sporting body.UKAD recommended the sportsman who brought the allegations to its attention gather more information and pass it on to the General Medical Council (GMC) - the national body responsible for the registration and conduct of doctors - if appropriate.The GMC has confirmed that while Bonar is registered with it, he does not have a current licence to practise medicine in the UK.The UKAD statement said: In relation to this specific case, UKAD commenced an investigation into Dr Bonar following interviews with a sportsperson in April and May 2014.Following those intterviews and an investigation, UKAD found that there was nothing to indicate that Dr Bonar was governed by a sport and UKAD had no other intelligence to corroborate the sportsmans allegations.ddddddddddddThat admission prompted Whittingdale to call for an urgent inquiry into what happened when the allegations were received by UKAD and what more needs to be done to ensure that British sport remains clean. Culture, Media and Sport Secretary John Whittingdale called for an inquiry Whittingdale has pledged to strengthen the law if investigations throw up any loopholes and former British Olympic Association chairman Lord Moynihan called for doping to be criminalised.The storm caused by the allegations has put pressure on UKADs chief executive Nicole Sapstead but she insists her organisation welcomes the investigation.UK Anti-Doping is extremely concerned by the allegations made in the Sunday Times, Sapstead said in an interview with Sky News.We will be investigating fully those allegations but we are now the subject of an independent review and it would be deeply inappropriate for me to say anything further at this time.When asked if she had any intention of stepping down, Sapstead declined to comment. ' ' '