Hate to see him hanging up the skates. A true class act on and off the ice. Still have fond memories of seeing Got Milk? ads up in Toronto near the Hockey Hall Of Fame with Gilmour doing the famous milk mustache act.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=1611441
Monday, September 8, 2003
Associated Press
TORONTO -- Doug Gilmour retired Monday after an NHL career in which he played 20 seasons and won a Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames in 1989.
The 40-year-old forward, coming off a knee injury, made the announcement at a news conference at a Toronto restaurant.
"As an athlete, we all knew this day was going to come," he said. "As a player in the National Hockey League after all this time, you never want it to come."
Gilmour played for seven teams, totaling 450 goals and 964 assists. He was dealt to Toronto from Montreal at last season's trade deadline but sustained a season-ending knee injury in his first game back with the Maple Leafs.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=1611441
Monday, September 8, 2003
Associated Press
TORONTO -- Doug Gilmour retired Monday after an NHL career in which he played 20 seasons and won a Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames in 1989.
The 40-year-old forward, coming off a knee injury, made the announcement at a news conference at a Toronto restaurant.
"As an athlete, we all knew this day was going to come," he said. "As a player in the National Hockey League after all this time, you never want it to come."
Gilmour played for seven teams, totaling 450 goals and 964 assists. He was dealt to Toronto from Montreal at last season's trade deadline but sustained a season-ending knee injury in his first game back with the Maple Leafs.
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