Dawes announced his retirement from professional hockey Wednesday.

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Dawes, who was selected by the Rangers in the fifth round of the 2003 Entry Draft, hasn't played in the NHL since 2010-11, when he picked up one assist through 13 games split between the Thrashers and the Canadiens.

Nigel Dawes scored a goal and registered an assist in Barys Astana 5-4 loss to Amur Khabarovsk in KHL play Saturday. Dawes continues to show well in Russia and now has 17 goals and 25 points in 40 games. Dawes could land a job as a fourth liner in the NHL if everything falls his way.

Nigel Dawes scored two goals in Barys Astana's 5-4 overtime win over Torpedo Novgorod in KHL action Sunday. It was the former Hamilton Bulldog's 15th and 16th goals of the season. Dawes has been playing very well in Russia and is amongst the KHL's top goal scorers just behind the likes of Alexander Radulov, Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeny Malkin. We wouldn't be surprised if his performance to date earns him a third or fourth line job once the NHL resumes play.

Former Montreal Canadien farmhand Nigel Dawes registered an assist in Barys Astana's 5-1 win over Spartak Moscow in KHL action Saturday. He has been on fire to start the KHL season with 13 points in 17 games. Dawes may actually be making a case for a third-line job in the NHL once the lockout ends.

Nigel Dawes scored twice in Barys Astana's 3-1 win over Atlant Mytishi in KHL action Saturday. The former Hamilton Bulldog is really lighting it up in the KHL and beat Bruins backup goaltender Anton Khudobin in the contest. Former Flyer and Ranger Nikolay Zherdev, who now plays for Mytishi, was held off the scoresheet.

Former NHL winger Nigel Dawes scored Mettallurg Novokunznetsk's only goal in a 5-1 loss to Barys Astana in KHL action Saturday. Dawes last played in the NHL in 2010 with Atlanta and Montreal. He registered an assist in 13 games. Former Habs' farmhand Dustin Boyd picked up an assist on Dawes marker. Current NHLers Nikolai Antropov and Victor Hedman did not contribute to Novokuznetsk's offence.