The sun set a little further on one of the NHL’s great draft classes when Joe Pavelski announced his plans to call it a career following his elimination with the Dallas Stars.
Joe Pavelski was a 7th-round pick in the 2003 NHL Draft …
1,332 career NHL games played
475 goals
1,068 points
x4 NHL All-Star
Most playoff goals by an American-born player (74)
What an unbelievable story pic.twitter.com/OTsVQ2WSjM— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) June 4, 2024Pavelski follows in the path of Jeff Carter and Zach Parise as 2003 draftees who have also hung up their skates at the conclusion of this season.