Flyers’ Lindros Accused of Incident at Bar

Rookie Eric Lindros of the Philadelphia Flyers has been accused of elbowing a woman at an Ontario bar and spitting beer in her face, police said Friday.

A warrant was issued for his arrest after the woman filed a complaint against Lindros and several other young men, police said.

Lindros, who has been recovering from a sprained knee suffered Nov. 22, was aware of the charges, but declined to comment.

Said Flyer General Manager Russ Farwell: “There’s very little that I can even say about it.”

The woman said the incident occurred about 1 a.m. Sunday at a bar in Whitby, near Oshawa, about 30 miles east of Toronto.

The 24-year-old Whitby woman, whose identity was withheld by police, told investigators she was on the dance floor when Lindros elbowed her and poured beer on her, Grimley said.

“She’s claiming he wanted some more space on the dance floor and he elbowed her, and when she wouldn’t move then he poured beer on her head,” he said. “When she turned to face (him), he spat beer in her face.”

Grimley said the woman told police that several young men then poured beer over her.

The woman called police the same day but didn’t make a formal complaint until Thursday, Grimley said.

Lindros’ father, Carl, said he didn’t believe the complaint, especially the claim his son spit beer in the woman’s face.

“Eric is just learning that this is part of the downside of being in the public and anybody can come up with a concocted story,” Carl Lindros said.

Lindros had been scheduled to travel with the Flyers on Friday for today’s game against the Ottawa Senators but missed the flight to meet with team officials.