Hartnell retires from NHL after 17 years

"Seventeen years in the NHL was the best job anyone could ever ask for,"
Hartnell tweeted. "The games, the fans, the travel, the hotels, the food, the
pregame soccer games, are just some of the things that I will always remember
and miss."

Hartnell, 36, was the No. 6 overall pick of the Nashville Predators in the
2000 NHL Draft. In his career, he played with the Predators, the Philadelphia
Flyers and Columbus Blue Jackets, tallying 707 points (327 goals, 380 assists)
in 1,249 games.

Last season, he scored 24 points (13 goals, 11 assists) in 62 games in
Nashville and had four shots on goal in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

He was an unrestricted free agent.

--Field Level Media