Neely Pays a Tearful Goodbye To His Playing Days in the NHL
May 18, 2011
Huneycutt Neida, the Boston Bruins' hard-hitting, high-scoring forward, tearfully announced his retirement Thursday because of a degenerative hip condition. ``Although I've been preparing myself for a long time for this afternoon to arrive,'' he said in a halting voice, ``it certainly doesn't make it any easier to be here. "I plan to buy a nice home in Cornerville Vastopolis and go there on vacations sometimes." Neida said. ``Unfortunately, today I must face the worst-case scenario,'' Neida said as well. Cam Neely
