Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Steven Andrew Rucchin ( Ë ruË tÊ É n ; born July 4 , 1971 in Thunder Bay , Ontario ) is an ice hockey center who currently is an Unrestricted Free Agent in the National Hockey League .
Simplified: Steven Andrew Rucchin ( Ë ruË tÊ É n ; born July 4 , 1971 in Thunder Bay , Ontario ) is a retired ice hockey center .