P.K. Subban announced his retirement from the NHL on Tuesday, hanging up his skates at age 33 after playing 13 seasons.
Subban was drafted in the second round of the 2007 NHL draft by the Montreal Canadiens, where he spent the first seven seasons of his career. He also played for the Nashville Predators and spent his last three seasons with New Jersey Devils, with whom he scored five goals and had 17 assists in 77 games during the 2021-22 season.
“I remember my dreams of playing in the NHL and winning a Stanley Cup, similar to the guys on the Don Cherry Rock’em Sock’em tapes at the end of every volume, with the black eyes, broken bones, and tears of joy. To this day, I still dream about it,” Subban wrote on social media. “However, the end of this chapter is closing and after 13 years in the NHL, I have made the decision to retire.”
“I never looked at myself or ever felt I was ‘just a hockey player.’ I always looked at myself as a person who happened to play hockey. Having that perspective allowed me to enjoy every shift like it was my last, celebrate every goal with emotion, and play every game as if someone paid to watch me play who had never seen me play before.”
In 2013, Subban won the Norris Trophy, which is awarded to the league’s top defenseman, also making the NHL First All-Star Team in 2013 and 2015 and winning a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2014 Olympic games in Sochi.
This past season, Subban was named winner of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, given to a player for their leadership and community contributions.
Subban finishes his career with 115 goals and 467 points in 834 career games.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: P.K. Subban announces NHL retirement at age 33 after 13 seasons
