Defenseman Hal Gill, who played 16 NHL seasons and won the Stanley Cup in 2009 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, has announced his retirement.
Gill was an eighth-round pick (No. 207) of the Boston Bruins in the 1993 NHL Draft. He played 1,108 games for the Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Penguins, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators and Philadelphia Flyers.
"I am so thankful to have played for such great organizations," Gill said in a statement released by the NHL Players' Association. "I was lucky to have made amazing friendships throughout my career and live in so many beautiful cities.