Bouwmeester retires from NHL after 17 seasons

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueJay Bouwmeester retired from the NHL on Tuesday after 17 seasons."I don't know, for me, right or wrong, I've been around the game long enough, it's a wheel that never stops turning," the 37-year-old defenseman said in remarks published by The Athletic on Monday. Chosen by the Florida Panthers with the No. 3 pick in the 2002 NHL Draft, he scored 424 points (88 goals, 336 assists) in 1,240 NHL games for the Blues, Panthers and Calgary Flames, and had 13 assists in 75 Stanley Cup Playoff games. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, the Stanley Cup Final logo, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and Stanley Cup Qualifiers name and logo, NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL.