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'Marc Staal announces retirement, joins Rangers as assistant for player development'

'Marc Staal Hangs Up Skates, Joins Rangers as Assistant for Player Development'


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Defenseman Marc Staal announced his retirement after 17 seasons in the National Hockey League on Thursday and joined the New York Rangers as a player development assistant.

In his new role, Staal will assist in the development of defensemen throughout the organization. His retirement as a player comes about a month after his older brother, Eric, officially retired after 18 seasons in the NHL.

At 37 years old, Marc Staal spent his first 13 seasons with the Rangers after being selected by the team with the 12th overall pick in the 2005 NHL Draft. He played a total of 892 games with New York, which is the sixth most in franchise history. He follows only Hall of Fame members Harry Howell (1,160), Brian Leetch (1,129), and Rod Gilbert (1,065), as well as Ron Greschner (981) and Walt Tkaczuk (945).

The Rangers expressed their congratulations to Marc on his impressive career and welcomed him back as the new #NYR Player Development Assistant.

Last season, Marc Staal recorded five points (one goal, four assists) in 35 games with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Throughout his career, he accumulated a total of 234 points (53 goals, 181 assists) in 1,136 games with the Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, and Flyers. He also added 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) in 128 playoff games.

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