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 Kubina
retires after 13 seasons
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[December 21, 2013]
(Reuters) — Czech defenseman Pavel
Kubina, a Stanley Cup champion, All-Star and three-time Olympian has
announced his retirement from the National Hockey League after 13
seasons, the players association said on Friday.
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 "Making my way to the NHL and playing in the best league in the
world for 13 seasons has been a dream come true," said Kubina in a
statement released by the NHLPA.
"I will be forever grateful for the experiences and friendships that
I have gained over the course of my career, including capturing the
Stanley Cup in Tampa in 2004."
Taken by Tampa Bay in the seventh round of the 1996 draft, Kubina
played 970 NHL games with the Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs,
Philadelphia Flyers and Atlanta Thrashers, scoring 110 goals and
making 276 assists.
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The big defenseman also played in three Olympics for the
Czech Republic winning a bronze at the 2006 Turin Winter Games.
He was also a member of three gold medal-winning teams at the
world championships.
(Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto; editing by Ed Osmond)
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