Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara (L) and Shane Hnidy drink from the Stanley Cup as they celebrate defeating the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff in Vancouver, British Columbia, June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Ben Nelms (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara (L), Shawn Thornton (C) and Shane Hnidy spray champagne on each other after their team defeated the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff in Vancouver, British Columbia, June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Ben Nelms (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara (L) and Shane Hnidy celebrate
with champagne in front of the Stanley Cup after they defeated the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff in Vancouver, British Columbia June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Ben Nelms (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Montreal Canadiens defenseman James Wisniewski (20) and Boston Bruins defenseman Shane Hnidy fight during the second period in Game 2 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final hockey game in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Montreal Canadiens defenseman James Wisniewski (L) and Boston Bruins defenseman Shane Hnidy fight during the second period in Game 2 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final hockey game in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Minnesota Wild's Shane Hnidy (L) and Edmonton Oilers' Ryan Jones tangle during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Edmonton April 5, 2010. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber (CANADA - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Vancouver Canucks center Kyle Wellwood (42) falls as he battles for the puck with Minnesota Wild defenseman Shane Hnidy (L) in the Minnesota end during the first period of their NHL hockey game at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, February 14, 2010. REUTERS/Eric Miller (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Edmonton Oilers Ryan Stone (C) and Zack Stortini (46) tangle with Minnesota Wild Shane Hnidy (34) and Guillaume Latendresse (48) during the third period of their NHL hockey game in the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, December 23, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Miller (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Boston Bruins defenseman Mark Stuart (45) and teammate Shane Hnidy (34) defend against Carolina Hurricanes Patrick Eaves (44) and Ryan Bayda (18) as Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas (L) looks on during second period action in Game 7 of their NHL Eastern Conference semi-final playoff hockey series in Boston, Massachusetts May 14, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Carolina Hurricanes forward Eric Staal (2nd R) collides with Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas and P. J. Axelsson (R) as teammate Shane Hnidy (34) defends on the play during first period action in Game 7 of their NHL Eastern Conference semi-final playoff hockey series in Boston, Massachusetts May 14, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas, along with teammates Chuck Kobasew (L) and Shane Hnidy stop the Carolina Hurricanes' Jussi Jokinen short of the goal during Game 6 of their NHL Eastern Conference semi-final hockey series in Raleigh, North Carolina May 12, 2009. REUTERS/Ellen Ozier (UNITED STATES SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas (30) and Shane Hnidy (34) keep Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (C) and the puck away from the net in the third period of their NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 30, 2008. REUTERS/ Jason Cohn (UNITED STATES) 

Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas (30) makes a save on a shot by New Jersey Devils winger David Clarkson (L) as he's guarded by Bruins defenseman Shane Hnidy (34) in the second period of their NHL hockey game in Newark, New Jersey, Dcember 23, 2008. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES) 

Dallas Stars' Mike Modano (L) is checked off the puck by Anaheim Ducks' Shane Hnidy during their NHL hockey game in Anaheim, California November 5, 2007 . REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES) 

Edmonton Oilers' Dustin Penner (L) is hit against the boards by Anaheim Ducks' Shane Hnidy (R) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, California October 28, 2007. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES) 

Los Angeles Kings' Dustin Brown (2nd R) dives for the puck between the Anaheim Ducks' Francois Beauchemin and Shane Hnidy (R) during their National Hockey League match in London September 30, 2007. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN) 

Anaheim Ducks' Shane Hnidy (R) and Los Angeles Kings' Jack Johnson (L) and Derek Armstrong battle for the puck during their National Hockey League match in London September 29, 2007. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN) 

Buffalo Sabres center Derek Roy (9) gets entangled with Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Shane Hnidy in the third period of their NHL ice hockey game at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, March 18, 2007. REUTERS/Erik S. Lesser (UNITED STATES) 

Atlanta Thrashers wing Keith Tkachuk (R) celebrates with teammates Pascal Dupuis (C) and Shane Hnidy (34) after Tkachuk scored the winning goal against the Buffalo Sabres in overtime of their NHL ice hockey game at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, March 18, 2007. REUTERS/Erik S. Lesser (UNITED STATES) 

Montreal Canadiens center Steve Begin (L) struggles against Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Shane Hnidy to get to the puck in the third period of their NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Georgia March 8, 2007. REUTERS/Tami Chappell (UNITED STATES) 

The Boston Bruins Stanislav Chistov (L) and the Atlanta Thrashers Shane Hnidy fight for the puck in the second period of their NHL hockey game in Boston, Massachusetts February 26, 2007. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES) 

Edmonton Oilers' Petr Sykora celebrates a goal in front of Atlanta Thrashers' Shane Hnidy (top L) and goaltender Johan Hedberg during second period NHL action in Edmonton February 11, 2007. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber (CANADA) 

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Antero Niittymaki (R) blocks the goal as the puck hit by Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Shane Hnidy bounces off the side of the net in the second period at their NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Georgia February 3, 2007. REUTERS/Tami Chappell (UNITED STATES) 

Philadelphia Flyers right wing Sami Kapanen (R) steals the puck from Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Shane Hnidy in the first period of their NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Georgia February 3, 2007. REUTERS/Tami Chappell (UNITED STATES) 

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Yutaka Fukufuji (L) making his first start, makes a save as Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Shane Hnidy tries to score in the first period at their NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Georgia January 16, 2007. Fukufuji is the first Japanese player to play in the National Hockey League. REUTERS/Tami Chappell (UNITED STATES) 

Phoenix Coyotes center Yanic Perreault (R) skates past Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Shane Hnidy on his way to scoring the winning goal in overtime during their NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Georgia January 5, 2007. REUTERS/Tami Chappell (UNITED STATES) 

Buffalo Sabres left winger Jochen Hecht (L) tries to swat at the puck after he finishes his check on Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Shane Hnidy (R) during third period NHL hockey action in Buffalo, New York December 30, 2006. The Sabres beat the Thrashers, 4-1. REUTERS/Gary Wiepert (UNITED STATES) 

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (R) battles with Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Shane Hnidy in the third period of their NHL ice hockey game in Atlanta, Georgia December 21, 2006. REUTERS/Tami Chappell (UNITED STATES) 

Atlanta Thrashers' Shane Hnidy (34) shoves Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals (R) away from the goal crease as Thrashers goalie Johan Hedberg (L) watches during the first period of their NHL game in Washington November 22, 2006. REUTERS/Joe Giza (UNITED STATES) 

Washington Capitals players Jakub Klepis (38), Matt Pettinge and Jamie Heward (6) celebrate Pettinger's goal against the Atlanta Thrashers as Thrashers goalie Johan Hedberg (L) kneels on the ice after allowing the goal during the first period of their NHL game in Washington November 22, 2006. Thrashers defenseman Shane Hnidy (34) skates past the Capitals players. REUTERS/Joe Giza (UNITED STATES) 

Atlanta Thrashers Shane Hnidy (34) checks Montreal Canadiens Alexander Perezhogin (42) into the boards during first period NHL action in Montreal, November 18, 2006. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA) 

Atlanta Thrashers Brad Larsen (C) celebrates his first period goal against Montreal Canadiens with teammates Jaroslav Modry (44) Shane Hnidy and Vyacheslav Kozlov (13) during their first period NHL action in Montreal February 11 , 2006. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi 

Atlanta Thrashers Brad Larsen (C) celebrates his first period goal against Montreal Canadiens with teammates Jaroslav Modry (44) Shane Hnidy and Vyacheslav Kozlov (13) during their first period NHL action in Montreal February 11 , 2006. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi 

Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Darcy Tucker (16) battles with Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Shane Hnidy during first period NHL action in Atlanta, Georgia December 1, 2005. REUTERS/Tami Chappell 

Ottawa Senators defenseman Shane Hnidy crashes into the boards with New Jersey Devils winger Brian Gionta (14) in the third period of their NHL game in East Rutherford, New Jersey, January 13, 2004. The two were given roughing penalties in the Senators 4-0 win. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine RFS 

Shane Hnidy of the Ottawa Senators punches Bill Lindsay of the Atlanta Thrashers, in a second period fight during their NHL game in Ottawa, December 28, 2003. REUTERS/Chris Wattie CW/GN 

Ottawa Senators defenseman Shane Hnidy (L) hauls down Toronto Maple
Leafs forward Alexei Ponikarovsky during first period pre-season NHL
action in Toronto, October 1, 2003. The Maple Leafs Ponikarovsky was
given a interference penalty and the Senators Hnidy was given a
roughing penalty on the play. REUTERS/Andrew Wallace

ANW 

Washington Capitals' Trent Whitfield (REAR) celebrates his goal with
teammate Peter Bondra (12) as Ottawa Senators' Shane Hnidy (34) skates
by during second period NHL action in Ottawa, March 28, 2003.
REUTERS/Jim Young

JY 

Ottawa Senators Shane Hnidy (34) checks Boston Bruins Marty McInnis
into the boards during first period NHL action in Ottawa, March 11,
2003. REUTERS/Jim Young

JY/ME 

Ottawa Senators' Shane Hnidy (34) upends Florida Panthers' Peter
Worrell during second period NHL action in Ottawa, February 20, 2003.
No penalty was called on the play. REUTERS/Jim Young

JY/HB 

New York Rangers Bobby Holik (16) jumps on the back of Ottawa Senators
Shane Hnidy (34) during second period NHL action in Ottawa, February
17, 2003. REUTERS/Jim Young

JY 

New York Rangers Dan LaCouture (L) collides with Ottawa Senators Shane
Hnidy during first period NHL action in Ottawa, February 17, 2003.
REUTERS/Jim Young

JY 

Montreal Canadiens' Andreas Dackell (24) tries to get the puck around
Ottawa Senators' defenceman Shane Hnidy (34) and Senators' goalie
Patrick Lalime (40) during third period NHL action in Ottawa, December
27, 2002. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle

PD 

Ottawa Senators Steve Martins (R) celebrates his goal against the San
Jose Sharks with teammate Shane Hnidy during second period NHL action
in Ottawa, December 19, 2002. The Senators defeated the Sharks, 9-3.
REUTERS/Jim Young

JY 

The Los Angeles Kings Brad Chartrand (R) checks the Ottawa Senators
Shane Hnidy into the boards during first period NHL action in Ottawa,
November 8, 2002. REUTERS/Jim Young

JY 

Ottawa Senators' Shane Hnidy (L) collides with Detroit Red Wings' Jason
Williams during second period NHL action in Ottawa, November 2, 2002.
REUTERS/Jim Young

JY/SV 

Montreal Canadiens Joe Juneau (90) collides with Ottawa Senators Shane
Hnidy (34) during the first period of NHL action in Montreal, October
26, 2002. REUTERS/Shaun Best

SB 

Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Shayne Corson (L) is upended by Ottawa
Senators defenceman Shane Hnidy during second period action in Game 7
of their Eastern Conference semifinal in Toronto, May 14, 2002.
REUTERS/Mike Cassese

PJ/ME 

Toronto Maple Leafs' Alexander Mogilny (R) scores on Ottawa Senators
goaltender Patrick Lalime as Senators Shane Hnidy looks on during the
third period of Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal in Ottawa,
May 12, 2002. The goal proved to be the game winner in the Leafs 3-2
victory over the Senators. The best-of-seven series is now ties at
three games apiece. REUTERS/Dave Chan

SB/SV 

The Ottawa Senators' celebrate a goal against theToronto Maple Leafs'
during Game 3 of the NHL Eastern Conference semifinals in Ottawa, May
6, 2002. From left to right are Curtis Leschyshyn, Magnus Arvedson,
Martin Havlat, and Shane Hnidy. The best-of-seven series is tied at one
game a piece. REUTERS/Jim Young

JY 

Montreal Canadiens' Shaun Van Allen (L) celebrates his goal with
teammates Sergei Berezin (95), and Bill Lindsay (22) as Ottawa
Senators' Shane Hnidy skates by during NHL action in Ottawa, April 7,
2002. REUTERS/Jim Young

JY 

Ottawa Senators' Shane Hnidy (L) dumps New York Islanders' Roman
Hamrlik during first period NHL action in Ottawa, March 16, 2002.
REUTERS/Jim Young

JY 

Ottawa Senators defenseman Shane Hnidy (34) holds back Minnesota Wild
center Richard Park (18) as Park goes for the puck during the second
period of their NHL game in the Xcel Energy Arena in St. Paul,
Minnesota, March 12, 2002. REUTERS/Eric Miller

EM/ME 

Ottawa Senators defenseman Shane Hnidy (34) keeps the puck from Phoenix
Coyotes center Daymond Langkow (11) in the Senators goal area during
the third period in Phoenix, Arizona, March 9, 2002. The Senators lost
to the Coyotes 3-2. REUTERS/Jeff Topping

JBT 

Ottawa Senators' Shane Hnidy (L) roughs up Pittsburgh Penguins' Kevin
Stevens during first period NHL action in Ottawa, October 18, 2001. No
penalty was called on the play. REUTERS/Jim Young

JY/ME 

Ottawa Senators' Shane Hnidy (34) checks Montreal Canadiens' Patrick
Poulin (37) into the boards during first period NHL action in Ottawa,
October 4, 2001. REUTERS/Jim Young

JY/jp 

Ottawa Senators defenseman Shane Hnidy (34) looks on as Senators goalie Jani Hurme stops a shot on goal by the San Jose Sharks in the first period at the San Jose Arena March 22, 2001.

LD/RCS