http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2006/09/08/langdon-retires.html

Darren Langdon — one of the NHL's toughest enforcers for more than a decade — has decided to hang up his skates and watch his kids grow up in his hometown in western Newfoundland.

Langdon, 35, said he knew it was time to go last year, when a groin injury benched him during most of his one season with the New Jersey Devils.

"There's a lot more younger guys coming up, and you know when your time is done," Langdon told CBC News Friday from his home in Deer Lake.

"It was all fun for the 12 years I've been around, but I'll be 36 in a few months, [and it was hard] just trying to pack them up all the time and moving back and forth …. The plan now is to stay home and watch the kids go to a school."

A left winger renowned for crushing opponents on the boards, Langdon made his name playing for the New York Rangers. He also played for the Montreal Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes.

Langdon said he will be looking for a new career, but the high salaries of professional hockey have given him a bit of a cushion while he figures things out.

"Obviously, my gig was a little different than most people's gigs … but I know I can't be sitting around the house all day, either," he said.

As for his other plans, he said he may play hockey in Newfoundland's amateur senior league.

"[But] I'm going moose hunting first," he joked.