Vote up the retired NHL players based on their overall careers.
All the NHL players who retire in 2022 will leave a lasting legacy that lives on. Whether they're finishing their careers as top hockey stars or calling it quits after a few up-and-down seasons, all these great NHL players retiring in 2022 have given the game their all. Look to this list regularly to see the best hockey players who retired in 2022, either because it was their time or because injuries cut a promising career short.
The first big name NHL hockey star to choose retirement in 2022 was longtime Minnesota Wild defenseman, Nate Prosser, who played for the Wild most of his career.
Take a look at the recently retired hockey players list below and vote up the NHL stars you'll miss most, or those you think contributed the most to the game.
Career Achievements: 3x NHL All Star (2004, 2007, 2009) 3x San Jose Sharks Player of the Year (2004, 2009, 2010) NHL all-time leader in games played Fourth player in NHL history to record 900 consecutive games played Third-last active player who played in the NHL in the 1990s One of five NHL players to play 1,400 games with one team Became the youngest player in NHL history to reach the 1,000-game mark with one team
Birthplace: Swift Current, Canada
Team: San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins
Career Achievements: Stanley Cup champion (2011) NHL All Star (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012) NHL First All-Star Team (2004, 2009, 2014) NHL Second All-Star Team (2006, 2008, 2011, 2012) NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition Hardest Shot Winner (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012) James Norris Memorial Trophy (2009) Mark Messier Leadership Award (2011) NHL All-Decade Second Team 2010–2019
Career Records: First NHL player born in the Eastern Bloc to captain an NHL team to the Stanley Cup (2011) Tallest player in NHL history at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall NHL All-Star Skills Competition hardest shot record – 108.8 mph Won the NHL All-Star Skills Competition hardest shot 5 times the most in NHL history Most game 7 Playoff appearances in NHL history Oldest defenceman in NHL history to score a game-winning goal in the Stanley Cup playoffs – 42 years and 30 days Oldest defenceman in NHL history to score a goal in the Stanley Cup Finals – 42 years and 83 days Most games played by a defenseman, in NHL history
Birthplace: Trenčín, Slovakia
Team: Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Washington Capitals
Career Achievements:
Stanley Cup champion (2011)
Vezina Trophy (2014)
NHL First All-Star Team (2014)
NHL All-Star Game (2017, 2020)
William M. Jennings Trophy (2020)
NHL Second All-Star Team (2020)
Winter Olympic bronze medal (2014)
Finnish ice hockey player of the year (2013)
Career Achievements: Stanley Cup champion (2010, 2013, 2015) NHL All-Star Game (2008, 2011, 2015, 2017) James Norris Memorial Trophy (2010, 2014) NHL First All-Star Team (2010, 2014) Conn Smythe Trophy (2015) NHL Second All-Star Team (2017) NHL All-Decade 1st Team (2010s)
Career Achievements: NHL All-Rookie Team (2011) James Norris Memorial Trophy (2013) NHL First All-Star Team (2013, 2015) NHL Second All-Star Team (2018) NHL All-Star Game (2016, 2017, 2018) EA Sports NHL cover athlete (2019) King Clancy Memorial Trophy (2022)
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Team: Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils
