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NHL Retirement News

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Farewell to Captain Canuck: Trevor Linden

By Jes GolbezApr 6th 2008 – 2:40PM

Although Trevor Linden has not officially announced his retirement, it's pretty much all but certain that the most popular player in the history of the Vancouver Canucks has played his final game in the NHL.All of the signs were there: Trevor flying in his parents for the game, the fans giving Linden a standing ovation...

Wes Walz to Announce Retirement

By Jes GolbezDec 1st 2007 – 11:05AM

About three weeks ago, FanHouse highlighted that Minnesota Wild stalwart Wes Walz had walked out on his club, essentially going AWOL. Rumors were rampant that Walz was contemplating retirement, after starting the season quite poorly. With just 4 points in 11 games, and a team-worst -5, Walz may have felt that he could no...

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