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Jere Lehtinen Retires
by Paul on 12/08/10 at 04:48 PM ET
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from Stars.com,
Former Dallas Stars player Jere Lehtinen officially announced his retirement today as a player in the National Hockey League.
Statement from Jere 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 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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Hardworking classy guy like most Finns. Happy retirement to Jere.
Posted by Moq from Denmark on 12/09/10 at 12:45 PM ET
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Farewell, fine Finn. You will always be one of the guys that every coach wants.
Posted by Mojo Tooth on 12/09/10 at 12:58 AM ET