Finnish centre Petri Kontiola, a mainstay in the Leijonat system for two decades, today confirmed his retirement from hockey at the age of 38, following Ilves’ bronze medal victory over HIFK in the Liiga playoffs.
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๐บ๐ธ Megan Bozek Announces Retirement At Age 32
American defender Megan Bozek, a mainstay in both the premier North American women’s pro leagues and the Team USA roster for over a decade, today formally announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 32.
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Hockey Hall Of Fame Inducts Class Of 2022
The Hockey Hall Of Fame tonight inducted their 2022 Class, inducting five legendary players to their ranks with a number of tremendous international achievements.
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๐จ๐ฆ P.K. Subban Retires Following 13 Year Career
Canadian defender P.K. Subban, a powerful offensive defenceman who became one of the most outgoing personalities in the National Hockey League, today announced his retirement from hockey due to recurring injuries at the age of 33.
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๐จ๐ฆ Duncan Keith Retires From Edmonton Oilers At Age 38
Canadian ironman defender Duncan Keith today officially announced his retirement from the Edmonton Oilers, wrapping up a seventeen year NHL career highlighted by three Stanley Cups, along with a pair of Norris Trophies and Olympic Gold Medals.
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๐ธ๐ช ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ฎ Hockey Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2022
The Hockey Hall Of Fame today announced the newest members that will join as the Class of 2022 on 14 November, with a trio of Swedish forwards, anchored by a Finnish defender and a Canadian goaltender, with numerous International Hockey Lineal Championships between them, joining the ranks of the Hall in Toronto.
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๐จ๐ฆ Patrick Marleau Announces Retirement From Hockey At Age 42
Canadian ironman forward Patrick Marleau, who broke Gordie Howe’s longstanding record of most games played in an NHL career after nearly a quarter century in the NHL, today announced his retirement from hockey, signing a one-day contract with San Jose to retire officially as a Shark.
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๐จ๐ฆ Ryan Getzlaf Retires From NHL At Age 36
Canadian forward Ryan Getzlaf, the longtime captain of the Anaheim Ducks, tonight played his final NHL game after announcing his retirement following the end of the Ducks’ season, wrapping a seventeen year career highlighted by a number of team records, two Olympic titles and a Stanley Cup.
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๐ซ๐ฎ Recurring Injuries Force Tuukka Rask Into Retirement
After making a failed comeback attempt with the Boston Bruins this season, recurring hip injuries have forced Finnish goaltender Tuukka Rask into early retirement at the age of 34.
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IHLC Preview – 2022 Winter Olympics (Men’s)
For the second straight Olympics, the men’s hockey tournament will not feature NHL superstars (although this time due to COVID-19), making the Olympic tournament not necessarily a true “best on best,” but still a showcase of some of the world’s top talent looking to capture Gold and Olympic glory in Beijing.
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NHL Withdraws From 2022 Olympics Due To COVID Postponements
After having to cancel fifty games in the past week over protocols due to the new Omicron COVID-19 variant, the National Hockey League today officially announced that due to the material impact of these postponements on the 2021-22 season, they will be withdrawing their players from participating in the upcoming 2022 Beijing Olympic Games.
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๐ธ๐ช Long Live The King: Henrik Lundqvist Announces Retirement
Swedish goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, a Gold Medal winner at both the Olympics and World Championship, and the sixth winningest goaltender in NHL history after an illustrious 15-year career with the New York Rangers, today officially retired from hockey at age 39, after missing the 2020-21 NHL campaign after undergoing open heart surgery.
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๐ธ๐ช Niklas Hjalmarsson Retires From NHL, Tre Kronor At Age 34
Swedish stay-at-home defender Niklas Hjalmarsson, one of the best defensive defencemen of the modern era, a three-time Stanley Cup champion and Olympic Silver medalist for Sweden, today confirmed his retirement from hockey at age 34.
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๐จ๐ฟ Jiลรญ Novotnรฝ Retires From NLA At Age 37
Czech centre Jiลรญ Novotnรฝ, a journeyman forward whose career took him across a dozen teams on three continents over a twenty year career, today announced his retirement from pro hockey at the age of 37, after his third and final season in the Swiss National League A.
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๐บ๐ธ Multiple Gold Medallist Kacey Bellamy Retires From Team USA
American defender Kacey Bellamy, one of the most decorated medallists in American hockey history, today announced her retirement from hockey at the age of 34, leaving the sport behind with a staggering 23 medals to her name.
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๐จ๐ฆ Hip Injury Forces Brent Seabrook Into Retirement
After a multitude of injuries, including surgeries on a shoulder and both hips, today Canadian defender Brent Seabrook announced his injuries will force him into retirement at the age of 35, ending his illustrious career with the Chicago Blackhawks, spanning fifteen seasons, three Stanley Cups and World Junior and Olympic Gold.
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๐ท๐บ Alexander Svitov Announces Retirement At Age 38
Russian forward Alexander Svitov, known for his grinding style and aggressive physicality, today announced his retirement from pro hockey at age 38, after spending his final season in 2019-20 with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Continue reading
๐จ๐ฆ Dan Hamhuis Retires From NHL After 16 Seasons
Canadian defender Dan Hamhuis today announced his retirement from pro hockey at the age of 37, following his Nashville Predators’ elimination from the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs bubble in Edmonton.
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๐จ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐น NHL, NHLPA Agrees To Olympic Return In 2022 & 2026
With both the National Hockey League and NHL Players Association today ratifying both their return to play proposal to complete the 2019-20 NHL season, as well as extend their latest Collective Bargaining Agreement, one major clause of the plan is the return of NHL players to the Winter Olympics, marking the return of the world’s top professional players for the first time since 2014, pending IOC and IIHF approval.
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๐ธ๐ช Jimmie Ericsson Announces Retirement Following Failed Achilles Rehab
Swedish winger Jimmie Ericsson, a longtime member ofย Tre Kronorย and a standout in the Swedish Hockey League, today announced that after failing to rehab an injured Achilles tendon, he would retire from hockey at the age of 39.
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