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Chris Chelios officially retires

Rented Mule · 2010-09-02 16:01:43

Chris Chelios announced his retirement as a player on Tuesday and rejoined the Detroit Red Wings, in a front office capacity. Chelios, 48, played games in 26 NHL seasons. He had hinted at such a move in early August. The defenceman scored 185 goals and 763 assists for 948 points in 1,651 career NHL games. He was drafted by…

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02-09-2010 5:01pm

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Rented Mule

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Chris Chelios announced his retirement as a player on Tuesday and rejoined the Detroit Red Wings, in a front office capacity.

Chelios, 48, played games in 26 NHL seasons. He had hinted at such a move in early August.

The defenceman scored 185 goals and 763 assists for 948 points in 1,651 career NHL games. He was drafted by Montreal in 1981 and played over six seasons with the Canadiens, followed by nine with the Chicago Blackhawks (1990-99).

Man, Warrior, LEGEND.

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#2 08-09-2010 12:59am
StevoTG

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What a career! Now that he's retired he can expect the induction to the hall of fame.

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#3 26-09-2010 1:52am
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What a legend.

Loved the article Tom Humphries (I think) did about him a few years back, about sitting next to him on a flight.

A great advert for the NHL.

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