B.C. hockey hero, Scott Niedermayer is announced he's hanging up his skates after an 18-season NHL career.

A news conference was held Tuesday afternoon at the Honda Centre in Anaheim.

Niedermayer leaves the game with a host of championship titles and hardware to decorate his trophy case.

The Cranbrook, B.C. native is a four-time Stanley Cup Champion, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and a Memorial Cup winner.

Arguably one of the most offensively skilled defenceman in the NHL, Niedermayer was drafted in the first round during the 1991 NHL Draft by the New Jersey Devils.

He scored 11 goals and 40 points in his rookie season and took home the NHL Rookie of the Year title.

Niedermayer won his first Stanley Cup with the Devils in 1995 sweeping the Detroit Red Wings. The Championship was also a franchise-first for New Jersey.

The 50-point marker was eclipsed by Niedermayer in the 1997-98 season when he scored 57-points.

He won another Stanley Cup with the Devils in 2000 against the Dallas Stars and broke the record for most shorthanded goals scored by a defenceman in the playoffs. The record was previously held by Larry Murphy and Paul Coffey.

Niedermayer won a third Championship ring in 2002-03, tying his teammate Jamie Langenbrunner for playoff scoring leader.

The following season Niedermayer stepped into the role of captain for the Devils and won the Norris Trophy for league's top defenceman.

Post NHL-Lockout, Niedermayer joined his brother, Rob, with the Anaheim Ducks. He scored a whopping 69-points in the 2006-07, leading the franchise to its first ever Stanley Cup Championship.

Niedermayer, who turns 37 in August, ends his career having won nearly ever major hockey title: The Stanley Cup, Memorial Cup, World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, Olympic gold and the World Cup.

Vancouver fans will remember Niedermayer most recently from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics where he wore the "C" for team Canada.

Team Canada struck gold with Niedermayer manning the blue-line. The team won 3-2 in overtime against their American rivals at Canada Hockey Place in Vancouver.

The Vancouver Olympics put the gold lining on a remarkable career for Niedermayer.

Winning Olympic gold, in Canada, at home in B.C., in front of thousands of ecstatic fans scripted the perfect, Hollywood ending for B.C.'s hometown hero.