from Adam Vingan of The Tennessean,

The career of arguably the most recognizable player in Predators history ended Thursday when captain Mike Fisher announced his retirement in an exclusive for The Tennessean.

Fisher played 1,088 NHL games across 17 seasons with the Predators and Ottawa Senators. The 37-year-old became synonymous with the Predators franchise during six-plus seasons, totaling 237 points in 413 games.

At the conclusion of the Predators’ season following a six-game loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Final, Fisher cited “faith, family and then hockey” as his personal priorities.

"Everyone wants to win in this game, no one probably more than me," Fisher said in June. "But there's other things. At the end of the day, this is a game. It's an important part of my life, but it's not everything."

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