*Veteran C Dave Gagner announces retirement*
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TORONTO (Ticker) -- Center Dave Gagner, who played 15 seasons
with six different teams, today announced his retirement. 

The 34-year-old Gagner recorded 318 goals and 401 assists in 946
regular season games and 22 goals and 26 assists in 57 playoff
contests. He split last year with Florida and Vancouver,
totaling just six goals and 22 assists in 69 games. 

"I'm very fortunate to have made a living playing the game I
love," he said. "At this time, I would like to spend more time
with my family and pursue other interests." 

Gagner had his best seasons for the Minnesota-Dallas franchise,
averaging 77 points during four productive years with the North
Stars from 1989-93.  He had a career-high 82 points in 1990-91,
when Minnesota lost to Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup Finals. 

Gagner appeared in 609 games for the Minnesota-Dallas franchise,
registering 247 goals and 287 assists.  He ranks 10th on the
franchise's all-time list in games played, sixth in goals,
eighth in assists and sixth in points and is the only player in
franchise history to record six straight 30-goal seasons
(1988-94). 

A first round pick by the New York Rangers in 1983, Gagner was
traded to Minnesota on October 8, 1987 with Jay Caufield for
Jari Gronstrand and Paul Boutilier. 

Following the 1992-93 campaign, Gagner played for Team Canada at
the world championship tournament in Germany. On January 29,
1996, he was traded to Toronto for Benoit Hogue and Randy Wood. 

Gagner scored 60 points while playing in all 82 games for
Calgary in 1996-97 but his production dropped dramatically in
his last two seasons. 

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