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Saw Stephens mention Boll had retired and was now part of Columbus' coaching team, I dug up an article about his decision to retire from the Athletic. It was a nice read and for anyone interested: One of the NHL's toughest, busiest fighters, Jared Boll, is...
Sounds like he was very well liked guy and Hitch was quite high on him when he entered the league. Fun fact that his first game was against the Ducks where he also ended his career. Some nice fighting stories in that article too as well as his parents relieved reaction to his decision to retire. While initially I was surprised to learn he had retired since he was still pretty young, it only took a split second to realize why. There's really no place for him in the league anymore. He played the past few years with a bad back, which likely made him even less needed in today's NHL. He didn't really seem to do much enforcing anymore with the Ducks. His back was operated during the summer. Good on him to hang them up before he made it any worse for him.
While I was definitely not a fan of his during his time with the Ducks, gotta wish good retirement from active playing for him and enjoy life with his wife and newborn and good luck with coaching. Seems like a really nice guy and well respected by his peers.
Sounds like he was very well liked guy and Hitch was quite high on him when he entered the league. Fun fact that his first game was against the Ducks where he also ended his career. Some nice fighting stories in that article too as well as his parents relieved reaction to his decision to retire. While initially I was surprised to learn he had retired since he was still pretty young, it only took a split second to realize why. There's really no place for him in the league anymore. He played the past few years with a bad back, which likely made him even less needed in today's NHL. He didn't really seem to do much enforcing anymore with the Ducks. His back was operated during the summer. Good on him to hang them up before he made it any worse for him.
While I was definitely not a fan of his during his time with the Ducks, gotta wish good retirement from active playing for him and enjoy life with his wife and newborn and good luck with coaching. Seems like a really nice guy and well respected by his peers.