Pascal Leclaire announced his retirement last night on the RDS program L'antichambre. He had hoped to make a comeback this year following three hip operations over the summer, but he was unable to fully recover. Leclaire played only parts of seven seasons in the NHL in a career that was largely beset by injuries. In 173 career appearances with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Ottawa Senators, he posted a 61-76-15 record with a 2.89 goals-against average, a .904 save percentage and 10 shutouts.