Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Ian Laperriere
announced his retirement on Tuesday.
Laperriere was forced to sit out the past two seasons due to concussion-
related symptoms.
The 38-year-old Laperriere was struck by a puck above his right eye in a
first-round playoff series against the New Jersey Devils in 2010. Despite
suffering a concussion and fractured orbital bone, Laperriere returned a
little more than a month later to appear in the Eastern Conference Final
against Montreal and Stanley Cup Final versus Chicago.
Since his injury, Laperriere has remained in the Flyers organization helping
with draft picks and prospects.
In his only season with the Flyers, Laperriere had three goals and 17 assists
in 82 games. He added one assist in 13 playoff contests.
"It was my shortest time here compared to the other teams I played for, but
that's probably one of my regrets, not having a chance to play longer than
that in this great organization," Laperriere said. "I'm just glad I had a
chance to wear the orange and black. It's something I would have missed, just
to play for a team that cares so much about their fans and cares so much about
their players. I'm not saying that everywhere else I played, they didn't care
about their players, but nothing compared to what the Flyers are."
Over 1,083 career NHL games with the Blues, Rangers, Kings, Avalanche and
Flyers, Laperriere recorded 121 goals, 215 assists and 1,956 penalty minutes.
He also tallied three goals and 10 assists in 67 playoff contests.
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