The Bulin Wall is hanging up the skates.
After spending 18 seasons in the NHL, former Blackhawks goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin officially announced Friday that he's ending his playing career with plans to move into a managerial role in the KHL.
"I can officially declare that I have completed a career hockey player," he told Russian news outlet Championat. "During the years of [my NHL] career I got a lot of experience, so I would like to use it for the good of hockey."
Khabibulin, 42, became the first Russian netminder to win a Stanley Cup in 2004 when he guided the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 16-7 postseason record.