Longtime NHL centre Stajan retires after time with Leafs and Flames

TORONTO — Matt Stajan has retired from pro hockey following 14 seasons in the National Hockey League.

The 35-year-old native of Mississauga had 413 points (146 goals, 267 assists) in 1,003 career NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames.

A centre, Stajan finished his career last season with EHC Red Bull Munich, which became the first German club to win a berth in the final of the Champions Hockey League.

Off the ice, Stajan has had deep ties to Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre following the death of his first-born child, Emerson, shortly after birth in 2014.

The hospital has renamed one of its emergency pods to honour Emerson and the Emerson Stajan Foundation also has been created.

“As a kid growing up in Mississauga ... it was my dream to one day play in the NHL,” Stajan said in a statement. “To have had this dream come true, and have been able to play the sport that I love so much for so many years, is something I feel extremely fortunate and grateful for. The memories that I have made will truly last a lifetime.”

Sens’ Borowiecki plays police officer in Vancouver

Ottawa Senators defenceman Mark Borowiecki fights crime on his days off from the rink.

Vancouver police have confirmed that the 30-year-old Borowiecki halted an attempted robbery on Sunday in the city while he was out for a walk.

Borowiecki witnessed an unidentified person breaking into a parked car. He confronted the individual before wrestling away the stolen property from the thief.

Vancouver police said on Monday that the thief got away, but “Mr. Borowiecki was able to retrieve the property,” which was returned to the original owners.

Vancouver police are investigating the incident. No arrests have been made.