When Someone Screams At Me To Hurry

Hockey Is A Tough, Physical Game, And It Always Should Be.

I Have Two Main Reasons For Retiring. The First Is I Can No Longer Play At A Level I Was Accustomed To In The Past. That Has Been Very, Very Frustrating To Me Throughout This Past Year. The Second One Is Realizing My Health, Along With My Family, Is The Most Important Thing In The World.

I've Gone Through Back Surgery A Couple Times, And Of Course, My Radiation Treatments For Six Weeks Got Me To The Point Where I Was Not Able To Play At The Level That I Was Accustomed To.

My Son, He Is The Reason I Got Involved. It's Been A Joy To Be Around Him And Teach Him The Stuff That I Know, And To The Other Kids As Well. When He Started Playing I Wanted To Be Involved In His Hockey Career. It's A Lot Of Fun For Both Of Us.

He's Only 4 Years Old, So I Don't Think He Realized, You Know, That I Played So Many Years. Of Course, We Watch Tapes Here From The Stanley Cup Years, But I Don't Think He Realized How Many Years I Played.