COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Kevin Dineen, one of just eight players in NHL history with 300 goals and 2,000 penalty minutes, announced his retirement Tuesday.
Dineen, 39, was in his 19th season and third with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He will remain with the organization in a hockey operations capacity and retires with 355 goals, 405 assists and 2,229 penalty minutes.
Dineen had 12 penalty minutes in four games this season. He bowed out after Sunday's game, in which he played on a line with former Hartford Whalers teammates Andrew Cassels and Geoff Sanderson, taking two shots and collecting six penalty minutes in a 3-2 home win over Buffalo.
A native of Quebec, Dineen joins Mike Foligno, Dale Hunter, Scott Mellanby, Gary Roberts, Brendan Shanahan, Rick Tocchet and Pat Verbeek as the only players with 300 goals and 2,000 penalty minutes. He was an All-Star in 1988 and 1989 with Hartford and played for Team Canada in the 1984 Olympics, 1987 Canada Cup and the 1985, 1989 and 1993 World Championships.
At the 1984 Olympics, Dineen played for current Blue Jackets coach Dave King.
Dineen played for Hartford, Philadelphia, Ottawa and Columbus. Playing for his father, Bill Dineen, he had his best NHL season in 1992-93 with Philadelphia, collecting 35 goals, 28 assists and 201 penalty minutes.
As a player, Bill Dineen won Stanley Cups with Detroit in 1954 and 1955. Kevin Dineen's brothers, Gord and Peter, also played in the NHL. Peter Dineen is a scout for the Blue Jackets.
