2-time Stanley Cup champ Hornqvist retires

Patric Hornqvist decided to call it a career.

Two-time Stanley Cup champion Patric Hornqvist, who scored the Cup-winning goal for the Penguins in 2017, is retiring.

Hornqvist played in 901 career NHL games and also won a World Championship with Sweden in 2018. pic.twitter.com/CN2p4X3Uph

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 5, 2023

The winger, who triumphed with back-to-back Stanley Cup titles with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017, shared today that he is retiring after spending 15 years in the NHL.

The player from Sweden played for the Florida Panthers in the last 3 years but only took part in 22 matches in the past campaign, as he suffered from a head injury that he sustained in December in the clash vs. the Seattle Kraken.

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“I’m feeling better now, and hopefully, I can enjoy many good years ahead of me, and with my injury problems during my career, I don’t want to risk potential new ones,” the Swede shared.

Patric record in the NHL is 264 goals and 279 assists in 901 regular-season matches with Nashville, Pittsburgh, and Florida. The winger also notched 28 goals and gave 28 assists in 103 postseason matches.

Patric Hornqvist, who was the 230th and pick of the 2005 Draft, is calling it a career …

▪️901 NHL games played
▪️264 goals
▪️543 points
▪️2x Stanley Cup champion
▪️Scored the Cup-winning goal in 2017

What an unbelievable ride pic.twitter.com/YvmeceeTTY

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) July 5, 2023