Another Staal announces retirement!
Yes notice On Thursday, via NHL.com, the veteran defenseman Mark Staal He will retire from the league after 17 seasons.
But while Staal may no longer be an NHL player, he's not completely out of the league: Shortly after the news of his retirement, it was announced that Staal would join the New York Rangers as a player development assistant, the franchise where he spent the majority of his career. (RELATED: Leon Draisaitl signs historic $112 million contract extension with Oilers, becoming highest-paid player in NHL)
Staal's retirement, month Following his brother, EricHe signed a one-day contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, allowing him to retire with the team.
Staal played for the Rangers from the 2007-08 season until the 2020-21 season and appeared in the Stanley Cup Final in 2014. New York lost that series to the Los Angeles Kings.
Marc Staal retired after 17 NHL seasons and joined the Rangers as a player development assistant.https://t.co/0bBd7kvgvD
— NHL.com (@NHLdotcom) September 5, 2024
It's the perfect way for Marc Staal to end his playing career.
Retiring from the only thing you've ever known since you were a kid is definitely a pretty sad experience, so to end it all by taking a new job right away in the same sport, yeah, that's pretty cool. On top of that, he landed a job in New York City with a championship contender team that plays its home games at the iconic Madison Square Garden.
Great deal.
