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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 3060137" data-attributes="member: 2012">Bruins forward Tom Fitzgerald retiresTSN.ca Staff9/12/2006 3:04:33 PMBoston Bruins forward Tom Fitzgerald has announced his retirement as a National Hockey League player.''I'm very proud to retire as a Boston Bruin,'' said Fitzgerald. ''I came to Boston with an agenda, which was to play here and live out a childhood dream. I did that and I'm very lucky and very fortunate. I took a lot of pride in wearing that sweater and I'm walking away a very happy man.''Fitzgerald, a native of Billerica, MA, played in 17 NHL seasons with the Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and New York Islanders.''It is a tremendous achievement to play 17 seasons in the National Hockey League,'' said Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli. ''It shows not only a high level of talent, but of commitment and character as well. I know from talking to Tom recently how proud he was to wear a Bruins uniform and I can say that the Bruins were equally as proud to have him represent the team.''Fitzgerald scored 139 goals and dished out 190 assists in 1097 NHL games.  He was drafted out of Providence College by the New York Islanders in 1986 in the first round (17th overall).He scored a career high 18 goals with the Panthers in the 1993-94 season, the team's inaugural season.</blockquote>