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Wednesday, 12 April 2006 |
Los Angeles Kings veteran Luc Robitaille retires from hockey
Los Angeles Kings veteran left wing Luc Robitaille has said he is retiring from hockey after 19 NHL seasons, 14 of which were with LA.
The Canadian player, 40, will leave the sport after the Los Angeles Kings' last regular season game on Monday and he will be the NHL's all-time highest scoring player in his position.
Luc Robitaille had also become the Kings' leading goal scorer earlier on this season.
Recruited by LA in 1984, he made his debut in 1986 and is in his third period of playing there having also played for Pittburgh, Detroit and the New York Rangers.
Luc Robitaille won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2002 and then brought the huge silver trophy back to Los Angeles and shared it with Los Angeles Kings' fans.
Luc Robitaille just about managed to restrain his emotions in check while thanking the Los Angeles Kings and their championship-starved fans at his retirement announcement Tuesday.
The 40-year-old Canadian hockey veteran started going through his favourite moments during 14 National Hockey League seasons spent with the Los Angeles Kings - his first game in 1986, the team's improbable run to the 1993 Stanley Cup finals and becoming the club's career goal scorer earlier this season.
Then Luc Robitaille lost his composure as his eyes became full of tears and he said, "Oh, it's tough, when your team mates respect you to a certain degree, that's the memory you never forget."
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