Veteran Center Rod Brind'Amour Retires

Veteran canter Rod Brind'Amour announced his retirement today after 21 NHL seasons and will take an unspecified front office job with the Carolina Hurricanes. Brind'Amour stated on Wednesday that the decision was made simpler when he was approached by Hurricanes general manager, Jim Rutherford, and told that he would not fit in with the team's rebuilding plan. In 80 games last season with the Hurricanes, he had nine goals and 10 assists for 19 points. In 1484 career NHL games with the St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and Carolina Hurricanes, Brind'Amour had 452 goals and 732 assists for 1184 points. He won the Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes in 2006 and won the Selke Trophy as the league's best defensive forward in 2006 and 2007. Brind'Amour was a great player throughout his entire career and played with lots of skill, toughness, and class. He was an excellent two-way forward and was a great leader on and off the ice. He will definitely be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame one day.