The two-time Stanley Cup winner Ruslan Fedotenko has announced his retirement from the sport.
Official website of the Association of NHL players confirms the decision Fedotenko on the completion of a career – a 37-year-old Ukrainian, losing the opportunity to return to the strongest League of the world, not found the motivation to continue speaking.
“Remembering his career, I do realize how lucky I am to be at the highest level and win the Stanley Cup even not one but two times. In addition, I gained many friends.”
Would be eternally grateful to the club the Philadelphia Flyers, which gave me a chance to prove himself at this level. They believed in me and gave me the opportunity to reach these heights. I thank the other four NHL club, with whom I had the privilege to play,” said Fedotenko.
Ruslan Fedotenko made his debut in the NHL in the 2000-2001 season ten years in a row Fedotenko scored at least 10 goals and has scored at least 25 points on the system “goal+pass”.
In 2004 and 2009, Fedotenko took the Stanley Cup. Only in the NHL Ukrainian 863 played the match – on account of Ruslan 173 goals and 193 assists.
Managed Fedotenko to play in the ambitious project – two seasons of star hockey played in the KHL in the “Donbass”, and ended his career in the farm club “Minnesota”.