Brian Ralfalski retires...

Brian Ralfalski announced his retirement yesterday,with saying that it came down to priorities,"serving God,serving my family,and serving others... with hockey not at the top,of the list,it is time to move on"... he won two Stanley Cups,one with New Jersey,and one with Detroit,and two Olympic silver medals,as a player... he cited Scripture:Romans 8:28,as one of the reasons for his jersey number-number 28-and he actually left $6 million,and one more year on the table... Red Wings' general manager Ken Holland said that in a closing private meeting with each player,it became obvious to him that,after ten minutes,Brian Ralfalski had basically made his mind about retiring,and it was time for a press conference... Ralfalski is intensely private,and always has been,and,i guess,with one of his sons going to high school,his priorities switched to family,and not hockey... he has played,since high school,without his ACL(anterior cruciate ligament),in his knee... he had 79 goals and 436,assists,for 515 points,in 833 games,with another 29 goals,and 71 assists,for 100 points,in 165 career playoff games... he is one of the players in NHL,that i have always admired,even when he played in New Jersey,and i loved to see him play for the Winged Wheel,in Detroit,for the last four years-his hometown team,and he was born in Dearborn,Michigan... great career,Mr. Ralfalski... to me,people who have had great careers deserve to honored that way....