NHL winger Rick Nash announced his retirement Friday at the age of 34.
TSN's Darren Dreger tweeted the following statement made by Nash's agent, Joe Resnick, on behalf of the 15-year NHL veteran:
Darren DregerStatement from Joe Resnick of Top Shelf Sports Management Inc. @Topshelf_TSSM on behalf of his client Rick Nash https://t.co/rc7wu3wZNE
Nash decided against signing with a team during the offseason in an attempt to recover from a concussion he suffered last season.
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