Stanley Cup champion, 19-year NHL veteran, announces immediate retirement
Jonathan Quick, the active games played leader among active NHL goalies, announced that his April 13 game in net for the New York Rangers will be his last. Quick was the first to leave the ice after the Rangers’ morning skate in Florida. The game against the Panthers is the penultimate game for the Rangers this season.
At 33-38-9, they have already been eliminated from playoff contention. For Quick, the game will cap a decorated 19-year NHL career that began in Los Angeles and saw him lead the Kings to Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and 2014. MORE: Oilers fan swats down viral story about giving birth at NHL game The Kings’ two Cup victories — the first two in the team’s history — marked the pinnacle of Quick’s career, but there were many highlights.
Quick, 40 made two All-Star Game appearances and finished in the Top 10 Vezina Trophy vote-getters on six occasions. Quick recently passed Glenn Hall for 12th all-time on the NHL’s list for career wins by a goalie. He also ranks among the career leaders in games played (828, 15th), games played by a goalie (15th), wins (410, 12th), shutouts (65, 17th), saves (20,315, 18th), goals-against average (2.
51, 39th). Quick all active goaltenders in games played, shutouts, and saves, and trails only Sergei Bobrovsky (456) among the active wins leaders. His adjusted goals-against average of 2.
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