After 21 seasons former NJ Devil, Brendan Shanahan, is retiring from the National Hockey League. He has not played this season, and decided to leave the Devils after being told that he did not have a spot on their top three lines. He made the announcement on Tuesday.

The 40-year-old NJ forward has had had many achievements throughout his career. He is ranked 11th on the NHL’s career goal list. With 656 regular-season goals, he is the only player to ever have 600 goals and 2,000 penalty minutes.

Brendan Shanahan is an 8 time All-Star who has won three Stanley Cup Championships with the Detroit Red Wings, a Canada Cup with Canada, and an Olympic gold medal.

His playing days may be over, but the NHL is not ready to say goodbye to him yet. It is a possibility that Shanahan could be a fit for the NHL Players’ Association. During the NHL’s 04-05 lockout Shanahan organized a summit which led to rule changes and a new agreement was reached.

The New Jersey Devils have started the season 14-5-1. Their next game is on Saturday, November 21 against the Dallas Stars.

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