Ex-Rangers Defenseman and Longtime NHL Veteran Leaves The NHL For Good After Signing New Contract Overseas
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Longtime NHL veteran and former New York Rangers defenseman has made the ultimate decision to leave the National Hockey League for good.
Just last month reports surfaced that suggested, former New York Rangers defenseman and NHL veteran Calvin de Haan could be leaving North America as he wasn't interested in playing in the AHL.
However, according to reports on Friday, former New York Rangers defenseman and NHL veteran, has finally made the decision to leave the NHL as he signed a new contract overseas with the SHL's Rögle BK.
NEWS: New York Rangers' unrestricted free agent (UFA) D Calvin de Haan has signed a one-year contract with Rögle (SHL).
The 34-year old defenseman's tenure in the the National Hockey League hasn't quite ending on the note he was hoping for, after he was acquired by the New York Rangers in a trade that sent Jimmy Vesey and Ryan Lindgren to the Colorado Avalanche.
Calvin de Haan Leaves The NHL On A Bad Note
Calvin de Haan made it clear that he was upset with the way the New York Rangers treated him once he joined the organization. Considering he only managed to play three games with the Rangers.
"How about the way I've been treated here? It's f**ked,"
The veteran then quickly took to social media and expressed his frustration further:
"I said what I said because I am frustrated, and any competitor who says that they would be happy in this position would be lying to you. After playing 3 games for the team and going 2-0-1, I thought I maybe would have got an opportunity to jump into the lineup and help win some games."
Unfortunately, de Haan will be wrapping up his NHL career after playing 679 games played, 1,344 hits and 1,317 blocked shots, in 18:27 average ice time. Split between several organizations such as the Carolina Hurricanes (twice), the Chicago Blackhawks, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and finally last season split between the Colorado Avalanche and the New York Rangers.
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