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From NHL.COM:
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Ziggy Palffy has announced his retirement, effective immediately, due to personal reasons.


Ziggy Palffy
Palffy, 33, ranked second on the Penguins this season in scoring with 42 points (11+31) in 42 games.

The native of Skalica, Slovakia played 12 NHL seasons with the New York Islanders, the Los Angeles Kings and the Penguins. In 684 career games, he had 329 goals and 384 assists for 713 points.

Palffy was drafted by the New York Islanders in the second round (26th overall) of the 1991 Entry Draft. He played six seasons with the Islanders (1993-1999), recording 331 points (168+163) in 331 games. Palffy scored 40 or more goals in three straight seasons with the Islanders (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98).

Palffy was traded to Los Angeles on June 20, 1999 and played five seasons with the Kings (1999-2004), recording 340 points (150+190) in 311 games.

John" We'll miss you Ziggy You entertained us for 13 years "Reuter

[njdevs+nygiants=FAN]

He truely was a great player. Pittsburgh was just starting to shop him around to.

[NYR]

This was the right decision for him, as he said, his injuries were becoming an issue, and he did not want to risk his health by continuing to play. His best days were behind him, anyway, in LA.