As expected, Nabokov announced his retirement as an NHL player on Wednesday, the Sharks' official site reports.Nabokov was traded by Tampa Bay to San Jose on Monday so that he could retire as a member of the Sharks' organization. The 39-year-old goalie played 14 NHL seasons, including his first 10 with San Jose, setting several franchise goaltending records in the process, including: games played (563), wins (293) and shutouts (50). In 697 career NHL games overall, Nabokov recorded a 353-227-29-71 record, with a 2.44 goals-against average, a .911 save percentage and 59 shutouts.