Scott Niedermayer calling it a career

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06/22/2010 - Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Niedermayer has reportedly decided to announce his retirement after an 18-year NHL career.

The Anaheim Ducks have scheduled a press conference for Tuesday afternoon and the Orange County Register reported that Niedermayer will make it official at that time.

Niedermayer spent the past five seasons with the Ducks after 12 full seasons and part of another with the New Jersey Devils. He won three Stanley Cup titles with New Jersey and led the Ducks to the 2007 championship while winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

The Edmonton native will turn 37 years old in August and had previously hinted at retirement. He considered calling it a career after the Ducks' title run and again in the summers of 2008 and 2009, but in 2009-10 played in 80 games with Anaheim and registered 10 goals with 38 assists for 48 points.

Selected by the Devils with the third overall pick of the 1991 draft, behind Eric Lindros and Pat Falloon, Niedermayer made his NHL debut during the '91-92 season at age 18 and became a mainstay of the New Jersey blue line the following year. He helped the Devils to Stanley Cup titles in 1995, 2000 and 2003 and played one more season in New Jersey, winning his only Norris Trophy as the league's best defenseman in 2004, before moving on to Anaheim.

In addition to his Cup triumphs, Niedermayer also won an Olympic gold medal with Canada at the 2002 Games and has been a part of title teams at the World Championship, World Cup, Memorial Cup and World Juniors -- making him the only player in history with all six championships.

Niedermayer was selected to the All-Star Game six times, missing one contest because of injury, and was a First-Team NHL All-Star in 2004, 2006 and 2007 with a Second-Team selection in 1998.

In 1,263 regular-season games, Niedermayer scored 172 goals and added 568 assists for 740 points. He added 25 goals and 73 assists for 98 points in 202 playoff games.

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