One of the best players in Dallas Stars history has called it a career.
Former Stars forward Jere Lehtinen announced his retirement today after 14 seasons all spent with Dallas.
In 875 regular season games Letinen scored 243 goals and 514 points, and in 108 post-season games tallied 27 goals and 49 points. He would net 40 or more points eight times, including two seasons with 52 points, and would crack the 20-plus goal mark seven times, including 31 goals in 2002-03 and a career-best 33 in 2005-06.
Lehtinen was renowned as one of the best two-way forwards of his era, winning the Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward three times (1998, 1999, 2003) and was a key member of the Stars Stanley Cup championship in 1999. He finished his career with a career plus-minus of +176.
His physical defensive play took a toll upon his body as he never played a full NHL season. He would play two 80 games seasons in 2002-03 and 2005-06 plus four seasons of 70-plus games (but les...
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