Longtime Rangers legend has officially retired from the National Hockey League

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Hunter Bowman
June 23, 2024 (10:33 PM)

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Longtime NHL veteran has just announced his retirement from professional hockey at 36 years old.

After 16 seasons in the National Hockey League a former 6th overall pick of the 2006 NHL Draft, Derick Brassard has been forced to retire after suffering a torn ligament in his ankle.

The incident that left Brassard injured happened during a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 30th, 2023.

Brassard released a statement on why he finally made the decision to retire from the National Hockey League:

«I was starting to find [playing] heavy. I was often on the therapist's table playing as many matches as possible. It's frustrating when you're not 100% for your match. I still scored 13 goals [in 63 games] my final year. I could have pushed, but with the ankle, it was enough. I didn't want to risk another operation.»

Definitely a tough decision but an understandable one, probably one of the worst ways for a player to end their career is due to an injury.

However Brassard would see his best years with the New York Rangers, with a career high of 60 points in the 2014-15 season and managing to total 44 points in 59 postseason games during his four years with the organization.

Unfortunately his time was cut short with the Rangers in 2016, Brassard started to bounce around the league throughout his remaining seasons with the Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche, and Edmonton Oilers.

His career now ends with 215 goals, 545 points, and 465 penalty minutes across 1,013 games.