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    Selanne retires from international competition

    QUEBEC CITY
    Sat May 17, 2008 8:39pm EDT
    Finland's captain Ville Peltonen (L) and Teemu Selanne pose following their win over Sweden in the bronze medal game at the 2008 World Hockey Championships in Quebec City, May 17, 2008. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

    QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - Finlands' Teemu Selanne announced his retirement from international ice hockey following their bronze medal win over Sweden at the world championships on Saturday but left the door open to continuing his NHL career.

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    "It's time to move on," Selanne told reporters. "As far as NHL, it's up in the air."

    Selanne, who retired after helping the Anaheim Ducks to a Stanley Cup in 2007 then returned to the team midway through last season, said he would decide on his NHL future before July 1.

    Selanne helped Finland to a silver medal at the 2006 Turin Olympics where he was named top forward. He has also won an Olympic bronze, and silver and bronze world championship medals.

    The first round pick (10th overall) of the Winnipeg Jets in the 1988 draft Selanne scored 76 goals in his first NHL season in 1992, capturing the Calder trophy as the league's top rookie.

    The 37-year-old has scored 552 NHL goals and 1,158 points.

    (Writing by Steve Keating, editing by Greg Stutchbury)
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