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Scott Niedermayer looked up from his thank-you list after finishing the several-page roll of seemingly everyone he'd known during his 18-season NHL career.
He stared forward, looking at his wife, Lisa, and his four sons, seated in the front row of the news conference Tuesday where the Ducks' captain and future Hall of Famer announced his retirement.
He started thanking them, but his tears wouldn't let the words come easily: "No matter how things were going …you made my life richer …it was always great seeing you when I got home from the road."
He stopped. The moment was too much. "I didn't think I would do this," he said, tears in his eyes as he tried to gather himself.
He stared forward, looking at his wife, Lisa, and his four sons, seated in the front row of the news conference Tuesday where the Ducks' captain and future Hall of Famer announced his retirement.
He started thanking them, but his tears wouldn't let the words come easily: "No matter how things were going …you made my life richer …it was always great seeing you when I got home from the road."
He stopped. The moment was too much. "I didn't think I would do this," he said, tears in his eyes as he tried to gather himself.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-ducks-...0,7749401.story
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