18-year NHL Veteran Ferraro Retires, Joins ESPN
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Center Ray Ferraro, who overcame his small stature to become a star in the NHL, retired Friday after 18 seasons to join ESPN as a hockey broadcaster. Ferraro, who was an unrestricted free agent, ended last season with St. Louis after Atlanta traded him in March to give him a chance to finish his career with a playoff team. The 37-year-old Ferraro, drafted in 1982 by the Hartford Whalers as a 5-foot-9, 165-pound prospect, scored 408 goals and had 490 assists in 1,258 career games with six NHL teams. Ferraro had at least 50 points in nine seasons, his best coming with the New York Islanders in 1991-92, when he scored 40 goals and had 40 assists. Ferraro also played for the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings. Before join-ing the Blues, Ferraro had missed the playoffs during the previous three seasons — twice with the Thrashers, once with the Kings — and worked as an analyst for ESPN's playoff coverage.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Center Ray Ferraro, who overcame his small stature to become a star in the NHL, retired Friday after 18 seasons to join ESPN as a hockey broadcaster. Ferraro, who was an unrestricted free agent, ended last season with St. Louis after Atlanta traded him in March to give him a chance to finish his career with a playoff team. The 37-year-old Ferraro, drafted in 1982 by the Hartford Whalers as a 5-foot-9, 165-pound prospect, scored 408 goals and had 490 assists in 1,258 career games with six NHL teams. Ferraro had at least 50 points in nine seasons, his best coming with the New York Islanders in 1991-92, when he scored 40 goals and had 40 assists. Ferraro also played for the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings. Before join-ing the Blues, Ferraro had missed the playoffs during the previous three seasons — twice with the Thrashers, once with the Kings — and worked as an analyst for ESPN's playoff coverage.