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The NFHL has handed out the SMJ Cup and tonight,
they handed out the rest of the trophy case,
highlighted by Mario Lemieux's Hart Trophy win.
However, that was all overshadowed by news coming
out of Columbus and broken first by Ice Shoppe News.
Glenn Anderson, former Hart Trophy winner and 2-time
Art Trophy winner, announced his retirement from the
NFHL, effective immediately. The news caught all of
the league off guard as he had just completed
another stellar season in which he scored 45 goals
and 68 assists for 113 points, good for 2nd in
league scoring. He also finished 3rd in Hart
Trophy voting. For his career, Anderson played
in 1,210 games, scoring 554 goals and 845 assists
for 1,399 points. His points are 10th in
league history, he is 16th for goals and 9th in
assists. Anderson joins Peter Stastny as
superstars leaving the NFHL this year. Stastny
finished his NFHL career in 2nd place in scoring in
NFHL history, notching 1,734 points on 693 goals
(2nd) and 1,041 assists (2nd). Both players
will surely exit the league and immediately enter
the Hall of Fame.
Almost lost in the news was that Peter's brother,
Anton Stastny, had also announced his immediate
retirement, leaving Philadelphia to head back to
Slovakia with his brother. In 1,083 games, Stastny
finished with 343 goals, 611 assists and 954 points.
A very good career. |
