Today Derek Stepan announced his retirement from the NHL after 13 seasons, 7 of which came with the New York Rangers.
Derek Stepan has officially announced his retirement following 890 regular-season games and 120 playoff games over 13 NHL seasons.
Full release: https://t.co/Scfc83vNCX pic.twitter.com/8ctwOntiuJStepan was selected in the 2nd round of the 2008 NHL Draft, and made his debut as a 20-year-old with a hat-trick performance against the Buffalo Sabres during the 2010-11 season.
Stepan quickly displayed his value to the Rangers, and it didn’t take him long to become the team’s No.