ST. LOUIS (AP) 鈥� Patrick Maroon said he is retiring after this season.
Maroon, who turns 37 next month, made the announcement in a pre-game television interview before he and the Chicago Blackhawks played at .
鈥淪ometimes you鈥檝e got to give up everything you know and everything you dreamed of your whole life,鈥� Maroon told Darren Pang on Chicago Sports Network. 鈥淚 just know it鈥檚 time for me and it鈥檚 time for my family to go start a new chapter in our lives.鈥�
Maroon helped the Blues win their first championship in franchise history in 2019. He then joined the Tampa Bay Lightning and in 2020 and 鈥�21.
Maroon became the fourth player in NHL history and first since 1964 to win the Cup three years in a row with two different teams. It was not a coincidence he revealed that he's calling it a career while in St. Louis with family in attendance.
鈥淚t鈥檚 tough,鈥� Maroon said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 hard to go through things like this. You can鈥檛 really process it, but I think it鈥檚 special for me and my family to go start a new chapter.鈥�
Maroon has played 1,002 regular-season and playoff games with Anaheim, Edmonton, New Jersey, St. Louis, Minnesota, Boston and Chicago after getting drafted in the sixth round in 2007 by Philadelphia.
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