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Nicknamed "the Finnish Flash", Selanne was named MVP at this
year's Sochi Olympics where he led Finland to a bronze medal.
"The career is over for sure," Selanne told Finnish TV station
MTV on Monday.
"I have distanced myself from ice hockey. I've been to some NHL
games (and) I have followed my sons' games. It feels good to be
living without a timetable."
After a successful career with Jokerit in Finland, the speedy
right winger crossed the Atlantic to join the Winnipeg Jets in
1992.
By the time he played his last NHL game, a playoff defeat by the
Los Angeles Kings in May this year, he had notched 684 goals and
made 773 assists in the league.
He made 96 appearances for his country but never won a gold
medal, settling for one Olympic silver and two bronzes and a
silver and a bronze at the world championships.
(Reporting by Philip O'Connor, Editing by Ed Osmond)
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