OTTAWA - Clarke MacArthur has returned to the ice at the Canadian Tire Centre because he’s not ready to shut the door, throw in the towel or extinguish the fire that burns deep inside to pull on his No. 16 jersey again.
Unable to get clearance in January to return this season four months after he suffered his fourth concussion in the past 18 months in training camp, the 31-year-old MacArthur travelled to Fort Myers to actually give retirement a shot.
In his first interview since he was denied clearance to play, MacArthur told Postmedia on Sunday that as hard as he tried, he couldn’t walk away and that’s why he’s back in an attempt to see if he can resume his career but, as far as the team is concerned, the status quo remains that he won’t be back this season.