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Article: NHL Star Brett Hull Hangs Up Skates
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- October 16, 2005
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BOB BAUM, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
10-16-2005
Dateline: GLENDALE, Ariz.
Phoenix Coyotes right winger Brett Hull wipes away a tear as he announces his retirement during a news conference prior to the game between the Coyotes and the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
Brett Hull choked back emotion and thanked "everyone who ever touched my life in the game," announcing his retirement on Saturday from a career that left him the third-leading goal scorer in NHL history.
"I wish no one had to do this because it's so hard, it's hard because you never think you're going to grow older and be unable to live up to the expectations you set for ...