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Gary Roberts Retires From NHL
Posted in NHL Hockey, Retirees by Sportsbook Bonus on March 9th, 2009
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Gary Roberts retired from the NHL this week after a career lasting more than 21 years, which was twice as long as many in the hockey world expected.
Gary Roberts career ended in Calgary, the city where it started, as he recorded an assist in Tampa Bay’s 8-6 win at the Pengrowth Saddledome on March 1.
“For me, it’s a little emotional,” he said. “Calgary’s got a special place in my heart. Obviously winning a Stanley Cup there was my best hockey memory … so very fitting and thankful, if it was going to end that way, that it ended where I won a Stanley Cup.”
Roberts has scored 438 goals and 471 assists in 1,224 games in his NHL career, nearly half of his goals coming after a first retirement in the mid-1990s due to a serious neck injury.