Calgary Flames veteran goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff has reportedly decided to retire. According a report from Finnish news agency STT-Lehtikuva tweeted Tuesday by Vancouver-based NHL hockey writer Juha Hiitela, the 36-year-old has told the Finnish national team hes done with his NHL playing career. "Kiprusoff has told to Finnish national team that he is retiring," read the tweet. "If Calgary has not announced it, you guys can do that. #Flames #Kipper" The Finnish national team also named its candidates for the 2014 mens hockey team for the Sochi Olympics on Tuesday and Kiprusoff is not on the list. "As we indicated when we addressed the media on June 14, having just spoken with Miikka at that time, we realized that if pushed for an answer Miikka would have said that he was finished with his professional career," the Flames said in a statement on Tuesday. "In light of our most recent meeting with him, the statement attributed to him by the Finnish National Team does not come as a surprise. However, as we have said consistently, we will continue our dialogue with Miikka." Kiprusoff played in 623 career games with the San Jose Sharks and Flames, going 319-213-71 with a .912 save percentage and a 2.49 goals-against average. He led the Flames out of the first round of the playoffs only once, backstopping the team all the way to the 2004 Stanley Cup Final. This past season, he was limited to 24 games by injury and performance, and he finished 8-14-2 with a 3.44 goals-against average and .882 save percentage. Kiprusoff was drafted by the Sharks in the fifth round (116th overall) of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Cheap Nike Daybreak . The team made the announcement after Saturdays 6-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. RHP Kenny Giles will be called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to fill Adams spot on the roster. 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James Harden missed 12 of his 18 shots but scored a team-high 21 points and the Rockets pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 105-93 win over the short- handed Cavs. It was a game where they were going to put two on the ball and take the ball out of James hands, said Houston coach Kevin McHale. He had nine assists. I told him this was going to be one of those nights. We stayed with it. Dwight Howard finished with 17 points and a season-high 19 rebounds and Josh Smith scored 16 points off the bench, including seven in the fourth quarter when the Rockets outscored the Cavaliers 32-19 on the way to their third win in five games. Corey Brewer had eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter and Trevor Ariza ended with 13 in the victory. The Rockets beat the Knicks in Houston on Nov. 24 and have won 10 straight in this series. Houston has won four in a row in MSG and is 9-1 as the visitor versus the Knicks. ' ' '