En legend har gått i pension - Jere Lehtinen har tagit sitt beslut

Idag meddelade Jere Lehtinen sitt beslut om att gå i pension. Lehtinen, som inte har spelat under säsongen, spelade fjorton år för Dallas Stars och gjorde 243 mål samt 271 målgörande passningar. Han är också en av fyra bara NHL spelare som har vunnit tre Selke Trophies för defensiva forwards.

I en press release från Dallas Stars säger Lehtinen:

``First of all, I wanted to thank Joe Nieuwendyk and the Stars organization for giving me some time to come to this decision. They respected the fact that I wanted to be 100 percent sure prior to making this announcement, and I appreciated that.''

``It's a tough decision to come to due to the fact that you play hockey your entire life and then must decide to stop playing. However, I choose to focus on all the great times I had playing over the past 15 seasons, understanding that I am very fortunate to have played all those years with one organization. The memories I have playing in Dallas will never be forgotten and I will always be proud of the fact that I finished my career where I started it.''

``There are so many people that have positively influenced my career, including the entire Dallas Stars organization, the coaches, the players, the trainers, the fans and most importantly, my family. To all of those people I want to say thank you. Everybody that touched my career in some facet, whether small or large, had an impact on me and I will always remember that. Thank you."

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Birthe W. Shelton2010-12-09 02:32:00