South Surrey-raised NHL goaltender Andrew Hammond has called it a career.

The 34-year-old 91裸聊视频淗amburglar91裸聊视频� announced his retirement from hockey in Monday (Dec. 19), blaming an ankle injury he suffered while playing for Montreal Canadiens last season.

91裸聊视频淚 won91裸聊视频檛 be able to make a full recovery,91裸聊视频� Hammond posted.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 excited for more time stopping pucks at home with Cal, Carson and Harlow.91裸聊视频�

Hammond first signed a NHL contract with Ottawa Senators on St. Patrick91裸聊视频檚 Day 2013.

91裸聊视频淥ne dream came true,91裸聊视频� he wrote. 91裸聊视频淚 was an undrafted free agent signing out of college. I thought things couldn91裸聊视频檛 get better than that. I was wrong91裸聊视频� my career was a series of unbelievable and unexpected memories. I met some of the best people I know and I can honestly say I had the best 91裸聊视频榡ob91裸聊视频� in the world.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频� Andrew Hammond (@andrewhammond30)

While in Ottawa, during the team91裸聊视频檚 improbable run to the playoffs that spring. Senators fans threw hamburgers on the ice in salute to the Hamburglar, who compiled a 20-win, one-loss record in relief of the injured Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner.

The White Rock-born Hammond grew up playing for teams with Semiahmoo Minor Hockey Association and graduated from Earl Marriott Secondary.

91裸聊视频淚 always was the kid who at age six was begging my parents to take shots on me in the driveway,91裸聊视频� . 91裸聊视频淚 was hooked on hockey after that 91裸聊视频�94 Canucks (playoff) run and always dreamed about being in the NHL.91裸聊视频�

As a teen he played 32 games for Surrey Eagles and began to doubt whether he wanted to continue playing hockey.

91裸聊视频淭hings weren91裸聊视频檛 going for him and he wasn91裸聊视频檛 playing much, so he was going to hang them up,91裸聊视频� Sean Murray, his longtime goaltending coach, said in 2015.

During the 2007-08 season, Hammond was dealt to Vernon Vipers of the BCHL.

91裸聊视频淗e wasn91裸聊视频檛 sure he was going to go,91裸聊视频� Murray recalled. 91裸聊视频淚 said to him, 91裸聊视频楯ust go play, you never know what91裸聊视频檚 going to happen, right?91裸聊视频� So he went up there and all of a sudden he won the RBC Cup (national championship) with them. He finally got the chance to play, and with a decent team, and he just took off from there.91裸聊视频�

to see Hammond91裸聊视频檚 career stats on eliteprospects.com.

Hammond played at Bowling Green State University from 2009 to 2013. During his NHL career, Hammond signed with six teams, including Ottawa, Montreal, Colorado, Buffalo, Minnesota and New Jersey. Over the years he bounced around the AHL minor league, too, and ended his pro days this year with a pair of games in the Russian KHL league, with Traktor Chelyabinsk.

91裸聊视频淚 would like to thank my wife first and foremost,91裸聊视频� Hammond tweeted Monday. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e had probably 20 addresses we91裸聊视频檝e called home throughout my career. She91裸聊视频檚 been there for all of it; good games, bad games and everything in between. I would also like to thank my parents for making the sacrifices along the way that allowed me to live out my dream.91裸聊视频�

Appropriately, he signed off with a hamburger emoji.

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