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Shanahan Retires
by Paul on 11/17/09 at 03:20 PM ET
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from Adam Kimelman of NHL.com,
Brendan Shanahan, who scored big on and off the ice during his 21 NHL seasons, Tuesday announced his retirement.
Shanahan leaves the game with 656 goals and 1,354 points in 1,524 games. He’s 11th all-time in goals and 23rd in points. He’s also the only player in NHL history with at least 600 goals and 2,000 penalty minutes.
He won three Stanley Cups, an Olympic gold medal and played in eight NHL All-Star Games, but Shanahan’s ultimate legacy will be how he helped lead the game coming out of the labor stoppage that forced the cancellation of the 2004-05 season.
added 3:28pm, This just added to the same story as above…
“I would like to thank my family and all of the friends who have helped me achieve and maintain my childhood dream of playing in the National Hockey League,” Shanahan said. “I am enormously grateful to all of my coaches and teammates I’ve had the privilege of learning from and playing along side of, throughout my career. While I always dreamed of playing in the NHL, I can’t honestly say that I would have ever imagined that I’d be this fortunate and blessed. I would like to sincerely thank everyone who has helped me fulfill this dream.”
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To the rafters with #14!! The Wings need to retire this warrior’s number and pay Shanny the respect he deserves!!
Posted by John from Pittsburgh, PA (Wings fan for life!) on 11/17/09 at 03:42 PM ET
Congratulations to a great, tough player.
I will always remember Shannhy’s “Irish Jig”.
Now I expect him to run the NHL Player’s Association.
Posted by w2j2 on 11/17/09 at 04:03 PM ET
Class act and a complete hockey player! Unfortunately there are not a lot of players cut from this mold today!
Posted by Mac on 11/17/09 at 04:06 PM ET
To the rafters with #14!! The Wings need to retire this warrior’s number and pay Shanny the respect he deserves!!
Posted by John from Pittsburgh, PA (Wings fan for life!) on 11/17/09 at 03:42 PM ET
Uhh, no.
If Osgood doesn’t deserve his number up there (which most Wings fans seem to believe) then Shanahan certainly has no case whatsoever to see his number 14 raised in the Joe rafters.
I see Shanahan as a good Wing in his time in Detroit, but not really as a Wing. He ventured to too many other team in his career. He falls into the same vein as Chelios, to be honest.
I wish Shanny had retired this offseason though when it was clear the game was passing him by, instead of now where it looks like he simply was forced into retirement by nobody wanting him.
Posted by Primis on 11/17/09 at 04:44 PM ET
Primis, I think Ozzie’s number should be retired too…they have both been absolutely essential components of the Wings success. I think the case is strongest for Shanny, since he is a shoo-on Hall of Famer. Shanny will always be a Wong to me.
Posted by John from Pittsburgh, PA (Wings fan for life!) on 11/17/09 at 04:51 PM ET
*Wing….Shanny will always be a Wing to me…
Posted by John from Pittsburgh, PA (Wings fan for life!) on 11/17/09 at 04:53 PM ET
Very few things in life bring me as much joy as hearing the Irish Jig after a Shanny goal at the Joe. The ice surface will miss him, and here’s hoping he helps clean up the NHLPA as the outspoken player advocate he has always been.
Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 11/17/09 at 07:20 PM ET
Class act and a complete hockey player! Unfortunately there are not a lot of players cut from this mold today!
Posted by Mac on 11/17/09 at 04:06 PM ET
What you said Mac.
Posted by beanie on 11/17/09 at 08:39 PM ET
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One more old school warrior gone.
Thanks for the years in the Winged Wheel Shanny.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 11/17/09 at 03:37 PM ET