Veteran ex-NHLer Dave Scatchard, who played for the Peoria Rivermen last season, announced his retirement from professional hockey Monday on the advice of doctors. Scatchard, 35, suffered multiple ...

St. Louis Blues’ Dave Scatchard, left, tries to get his stick on a loose puck as he is pinned against the boards by Colorado Avalanche’s Ben Walter during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey ...

Dave Scatchard’s hockey life admittedly was flipped skates-over-helmet during the first half of last season. Despite an Islanders revival, his role was reduced to that of a checking-line center. And ...

Nashville Predators center Dave Scatchard (38) runs into Dallas Stars left wing Loui Eriksson (21) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. (AP Photo ...

NASHVILLE – Dave Scatchard was never a role player before. Last season with the Islanders, he was one of the team’s leading scorers, a fixture on the power play and penalty kill, and one of the few ...

Is this the first time an NHL player retired via Twitter? Or that one broke the news on Twitter and then issued an explanation for it, tweet by tweet? Dave Scatchard, who played for six teams in 11 ...

Dave Scatchard was the Islanders’ hero after he scored two goals in a victory over Boston on Saturday night, helping the team get out of a five-game losing funk. But Scatchard, 23, is an even bigger ...

Dave Scatchard has heard this before. How this could be his breakout year, how he’s going to be counted on to do all sorts of nice things for the Islanders while captain Michael Peca is out and how he ...