BOSTON, MA - MARCH 24: Johnny Boychuk #55 of the Boston Bruins plays against the Montreal Canadiens during the game at TD Garden on March 24, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
Former Boston Bruins Stanley Cup champion defensemen Johnny Boychuk retired Wednesday.
A key member of the Boston Bruins 2011 Stanley Cup championship team retired on Wednesday. The New York Islanders announced that defensemen Johnny Boychuk called it a career due to an eye injury he suffered during the 2019-20 regular season. Boychuk was injured against the Montreal Canadiens when he took a skate blade to his eye in a game on March 7.