Fansided · Dec 11, 2015
Minnesota Wild D Keith Ballard Announces His Retirement
Minnesota Wild Defensemen Keith Ballard made the sad announcement that the hockey world expected that he would retire after 10 NHL seasons. His ending may be a story of the violent nature of hockey, but his journey in hockey is one that personifies the best parts of the game.
I think I was as sad as anyone today to see that former Gopher great and current Minnesota Wild Defensemen Keith Ballard decided officially to hang up his skates. It was something that everyone knew was probably going to happen after hearing that Ballard had suffered the fifth concussion of his ten-year NHL career, but still most of us were hoping that he might be able to pull it back together and make it back.