Tag: Retirement
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Brad Richards Announces Retirement
Last season Brad Richards played with the Detroit Red Wings. His 15th season in the NHL and only season in Detroit turned out to be his final as a professional hockey player. Richards announced his retirement today, finishing his career with 298 goals and 634 assists for 932 points in 1,126 games. He entered this summer…
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Datsyuk Announces Departure from Detroit
It’s been widely speculated since the Red Wings finished their playoff run in April and today it officially came from the horses mouth that Pavel Datsyuk will depart from the NHL and return to Russia this summer, one year before his current contract expires. The announcement came during a break during his hockey camp, where…
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Giguere Ready to Retire
After playing in the NHL for 18-years, Colorado goalie Jean-Sébastien Giguère could have played his last game per TVA reporter Renaud Lavoie. Lavoie said in a tweet Sunday morning that Giguère will speak with his agent and the NHLPA before making the announcement official. It could happen as soon as this week. Giguère played for five teams…
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Roman Hamerlik Announces Retirement
20 seasons in the National Hockey League and 1,395 games later, defenseman Roman Hamerlik decided to call it a career and announced his retirement today. He failed to land a spot on a roster this season, and spent the end of last season with the New York Rangers where he appeared in 12 regular-season games…
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Kovalchuk Departure: Commendable or Cowardly?
Yesterday New Jersey forward Ilya Kovalchuk announced his retirement from the NHL at age 30. He will walk away from a monster $100 million contract he signed with $77 million left to be paid out (around $60 million in the next six seasons). The move will irk Devils fans and question fans if their own Russian…
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Montreal Forward Blake Geoffrion to Retire at 25
Imagine if your great-grandfather, grandfather, and father worked in the same profession and were legendary at their job. Growing up, you heard numerous stories and tales about them. Imagine you worked your entire life to reach that profession and you suffer an injury that prevents you from continuing on at the age of 25. You…
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Thomas Confirms He Will Take Season Off
For perhaps the first time since winning the Stanley Cup a year ago, Tim Thomas finds himself in the news for a somewhat positive season. After much speculation in the last week he will take next year off, he confirmed such rumor with the following post on his Facebook page. It’s good to know he…
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The Decision: Nicklas Lidstrom Retirement Edition
In a press conference scheduled for later this morning, Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings is will announce his retirement according to various media reports. A press conference is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at Joe Louis Arena. After the Red Wings was eliminated by the Predators April 20, Lidstrom said he wanted to “wait…
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Developing Story: Rob Blake Retires
After a 21-year NHL career with three teams, defenseman Rob Blake will retire from hockey with a press conference next week. A report coming from Comcast Sportsnet is saying the Stanley Cup champion, Olympic champion, and six-time all-star will to wait until after the Stanley Cup finals to formally announce his retirement out of respect…