The man they call The Hamburglar is calling it time on his professional hockey career, announcing his retirement on twitter today. The reason for his retirement seems to be a nagging ankle injury that he won't be able to make a full recovery from.
The 34 year old, played four games for the Canadiens last season before ending up on injured reserve and getting traded to the New Jersey Devils. He played two games in the KHL this year with Chelyabinsk Traktor, then terminated his contract and returned to North America.
Hammond finishes with a career .916 save percentage, and a 27-14-6 record in the NHL. Notorious for his 20-1-2 run with the Ottawa Senators in 2014-15. A young, undrafted netminder took over the net when Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner were on the shelf, leading them into the playoffs.
