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Senators’ former No. 1 pick Phillips retires
- Updated: May 26, 2016
9:51 PM ET
OTTAWA, Ontario — Senators defenseman Chris Phillips is closing out his career with the only NHL team he has ever known.
Drafted first overall by the Senators in 1996, the 38-year-old Phillips announced his retirement Thursday. He had 71 goals and 217 assists in 1,179 career regular-season games but missed this past season because of back issues.
“Nineteen years of professional hockey takes a toll on a body,” Phillips said. “I prided myself on playing through a lot of ailments, but because of back …
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