Scott Gomez said this week he is retiring from the NHL after 16 seasons.
He told the Alaska Dispatch News on Thursday that he has been contacting former teammates, coaches and trainers that he his career is over.
"This has been my life,'' he told the newspaper. "It's so weird to think I'm never going to play hockey again.
"People say, 'You'll find something.' But saying that, there will never be that feeling again, of even playing a preseason NHL game. You're playing at the highest level there is.
"But I'm done.