Grandmaitre hangs them up

Forward Patrick Grandmaitre of the Crimmitschau Ice Pirates has decided to put an end to his playing career to concentrate on his future outside of hockey. This past season he had 10 goals and 18 assists for 28 points in 35 games with the Bundesliga team. Grandmaitre had also played for Kaufbeuren, Schwenningen and Bietigheim.