05-25-2007, 12:48 PM
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I'm sure you Ranger fans already know - Brian Leetch announces retirement
Great defenseman and leader.
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NHL | Ex-RangerLeetch announces retirementAssociated Press
BOSTON - Brian Leetch, one of the NHL's top defensemen, who helped the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup in 1994, retired yesterday, ending an 18-year career.
Leetch sat out last season as an unrestricted free agent after spending 2005-06 with the Boston Bruins, when the 10-time NHL all-star had five goals and 27 assists in 61 games.
"I have been fortunate to be an NHL player since 1988," Leetch said in a statement. "I missed being in the NHL this past season, but believe it was the right time for me to stop playing."
Leetch played one season at Boston College before he was selected by the Rangers with the No. 9 pick in the 1986 NHL draft.
He went on to become the defensive cornerstone of the Rangers, who ended a 54-year championship drought by winning the '94 Cup. Leetch was the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the most valuable player in the playoffs that season.
Leetch spent more than 16 seasons with the Rangers before being traded late in the 2003-04 season to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He became an unrestricted free agent before he signed a one-year contract with the Bruins in 2005.
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