TSN: Future Hall-of-Fame defenseman, Scott Niedermayer, is expected to hold a press conference later today to officially announce his retirement.
Niedermayer has contemplated retirement the past couple seasons, and despite being 36-years old, and still putting up good number (48 points in 80 games), he’s finally decided to hang up the blades.
In 1263 career games, Niedermayer scored 172 goals, added 568 assists, for 740 points. He was apart of 4 Stanley Cups team, 2 Olympic gold medal teams, and won a Memorial Cup.
He was drafted 3rd overall in 1991 by the Maple Leafs New Jersey Devils. In 2005 he signed as a free agent with Anaheim.