from RDS (translated),

Steve Bégin has made the difficult decision to announce his retirement. The combative striker had to opt for this option for the sake of his health.

Although he had suffered a major injury to a hip training camp Calgary Flames Begin was once again hanging his hopes to continue his career.

However, his doctor told him Wednesday that he could not return to the game this season so he decided to put an end to his hockey career.

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