WASHINGTON — After 16 historic seasons in the NHL, Washington Capitals winger T.J. Oshie is hanging up the skates.
Oshie announced his retirement from professional hockey on Monday in front of hundreds of fans gathered at the fountains at Washington Harbour in Georgetown, where he and his teammates swam after winning the Stanley Cup in 2018.
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Fittingly, it was on this day seven years ago that he and his teammates pulled off that historic celebration.
The 38-year-old did not play this past season amid ongoing complications with his back that have kept him off the ice. He had previously said he wouldn’t return unless he found a permanent solution to his issues. His final NHL game was on April 28, 2024, a 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers in Game 4 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Oshie cemented his legacy as a “glue guy” and key member of the Capitals’ core following his trade to D.C. on July 2, 2015.
Over nine years with the Capitals, Oshie posted 192 goals and 193 assists for 385 points, the ninth-most in franchise history, and his 76 power-play goals are the fifth-most in franchise history. He put up 21 points in 24 games during the team’s playoff run in 2018 to help lead Washington to its first and only Stanley Cup.