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Reuters
4 days ago
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Canes' Jesper Fast announces retirement from professional hockey
June 3 - Eleven-year NHL veteran Jesper Fast announced his retirement from professional hockey earlier today. Fast, 33, played his final four seasons in Carolina and was a playoff hero for the Hurricanes in the spring of 2023. He sustained a neck injury in the final regular season game of the 2023-24 season vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets and did not compete in Carolina's recently-concluded campaign. Fast was one of several prominent veteran players who did not dress for any games during the season due to injury. Torey Krug (St. Louis), T.J. Oshie (Washington) and Tucker Poolman (Colorado) were also on long-term injured reserve in 2024-25. Fast spent his first seven seasons in the NHL with the New York Rangers and earned their alternate captain sweater from 2017-20. "I never took for granted the privilege of playing in the best league in the world," said Fast. "I am grateful for all of the teammates, coaches, staff and fans from the Rangers and Hurricanes who made my time in the NHL so special, and for my family for everything they did to help me achieve and live my dream." The native of Nassjo, Sweden was an unheralded sixth-round draft pick by the Rangers in 2010 (157th overall), but surpassed a vast majority of more celebrated members of that draft class, currently ranking 24th with 94 goals and 248 points in 703 career games. Fast debuted with the Rangers in October of the 2013-14 season, but did not record his first point until dishing out an assist in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals vs. Philadelphia. He scored 55 goals and added 92 assists for the Rangers from 2013-20 and came up clutch in the playoffs, tallying three goals in both the 2014-15 and 2016-17 post-season. Fast was a five-time recipient of the Rangers' Players' Player Award from 2015-2020. He signed with the Hurricanes as a free agent ahead of the 2020-21 season. Fast played in all 82 games that season and produced career highs in goals (14), points (34) and plus/minus (+24). Canes' players tabbed him as the winner of the Steve Chiasson Award for that season. The award honors "the player who best exemplifies determination and dedication while proving to be an inspiration to his teammates through his performance and approach to the game." In his final playoff appearances in 2023, Fast became just the fourth player in Carolina franchise history to produce multiple overtime winners in a single postseason. He scored in overtime in Game 2 of Carolina's first round series vs. the New York Islanders and found the net again in the series-clinching Game 5 of the Canes' second round victory over the New Jersey Devils. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
08-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Colorado Avalanche Return Goaltender Kevin Mandolese To Colorado Eagles
Torey Krug: Small Man, Enormous Heart, No Matter Whether He Returns To The NHL Or Not St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong suggested on Wednesday that defenseman Torey Krug isn't expected to play in the NHL again due to an ankle injury that won't allow him to perform in the best league in the world.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
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- Yahoo
NHL Star Forced Into Sudden Retirement After Devastating Injury
The St. Louis Blues were one overtime period away from playing in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They entered Sunday's Game 7 against the Winnipeg Jets coming off a big 5-2 win to force the winner-take-all showdown at the Canada Life Centre. And when they began the third period of that game with a two-goal lead, they likely felt good about their chances of advancing. Advertisement However, a goal from Vladislav Namestnikov with two minutes left in regulation, and an improbable goal from Cole Perfetti with just three seconds left forced an extra period. Adam Lowry ended the Blues' season 16 minutes into the second overtime, forcing them to start their offseason early. And when general manager Doug Armstrong spoke with reporters on Wednesday during St. Louis' end-of-season press conference, he dropped quite a bombshell about one of his star players. St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug (47) and Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95) battle for control of the puck during the second period at the American Airlines Miron-Imagn Images Armstrong revealed that defenseman Torey Krug is likely being forced to retire due to a severe ankle injury he suffered back in September that forced him to miss the entire season. Advertisement 'I'm not expecting him to play again,' Armstrong said. 'Now, he's hoping that I'm wrong, I'm hoping that I'm wrong and he's pushing, but the surgery that he had, it was very, very invasive. 'I don't really think there's much uncertainty with Torey. I talked to him. He was at the rink the other day. He's just getting almost normal, day-to-day living with his leg, his ankle.' Krug, a 34-year-old former All-Rookie Team selection, is five seasons into the seven-year, $45 million contract with the Blues back in 2021. He spent his first nine seasons with the Boston Bruins, who signed him as an undrafted free agent back in 2012. He was named one of the top 100 Best Bruins Players of all time, and he was the first player in franchise history to record four points in a single game in the Stanley Cup Final. Advertisement 'Thirty-three years old and when you miss a whole year of hockey, obviously those things (retirement) cross your mind,' Krug said in September. 'I don't want to look too far ahead, but those are things you definitely think about. … It's tough, but the mental side of it's just going to be just as tough as the physical side.' Related: Matthew Tkachuk Sparks Outrage After Mitch Marner Video Surfaces
Daily Mail
07-05-2025
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- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS NHL star forced into shock retirement by serious ankle injury
Longtime NHL defender Torey Krug is not expected to play in the league again due to a serious ankle injury, St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said Wednesday. Krug last played in an NHL game in 2024, and missed the current season with this major ankle ailment. Krug is best known for his long stays with the Blues and the Boston Bruins in his more-than-dozen year professional hockey career.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
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Krug's Career Likely Over In NHL
ST. LOUIS – Defenseman Torey Krug's career in the NHL is likely over. The 34-year-old missed the entire 2024-25 season for the St. Louis Blues after having left ankle surgery. The Blues announced on July 16, 2024 that the defenseman was diagnosed with pre-arthritic changes in his left ankle and would be re-evaluated in 6-8 weeks once Krug worked to rehabilitate the injury through non-surgical interventions over that time. But it was evident he needed a major procedure done and it was immediately known then that his career would be in jeopardy. Advertisement The injury is a cumulative result of a bone fracture suffered earlier in his career with the Boston Bruins. "I don't really think there's much uncertainty with Torey," Armstrong said at Tuesday's end-of-season media availability. "I talked to him. He was at the rink the other day; he's just getting almost normal, day-to-day living with his leg, his ankle. I'm not expecting him to play again. Now, he's hoping that I'm wrong, I'm hoping that I'm wrong and he's pushing, but the surgery that he had, it was very, very invasive." Krug spoke on Sept. 4 prior to training camp and was emotional about the potential of his career being over. Advertisement 'Thirty-three years old and when you miss a whole year of hockey, obviously those things cross your mind," Krug said at the time. "I don't want to look too far ahead, but those are things you definitely think about. "I've always wanted to see my kids watch me play and see how hard I work. I don't think regardless of what you're doing, they're going to see, even if it's away from the rink, how hard I work, being a parent, working on the house, doing stuff in the yard, they're going to see that. I just think it's in your DNA. It's tough but the mental side of it's just going to be just as tough as the physical side." Krug has played 13 seasons in the NHL, the first nine with the Boston Bruins before he signed a seven-year, $45.5 million contract ($6.5 million average annual value) with the Blues on Oct. 9, 2020. He played 778 regular-season games and has 483 points (89 goals, 394 assists) and played in two Stanley Cup Final series with the Bruins, losing to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games in 2013 and losing to the Blues in seven games in 2019. "You want to win a Stanley Cup and I've had a chance to compete for ... I went to two finals and you make the playoffs so many times and you understand what comes with the job, all the injuries," Krug said. "There's other things that obviously come into play that I can make a living for a family and set up your kids. You don't want to trade that. A lot of great memories for sure." Krug still has two years remaining on his contract but will need to remain on long-term injured reserve for the Blues to have his $6.5 million cap hit to spend at their disposal.
