Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron announced his retirement after 19 NHL seasons in a letter published to the team's website on Tuesday.
“It is with a full heart and a lot of gratitude that today I am announcing my retirement as a professional hockey player,” Bergeron wrote in the heartfelt essay.
“As hard as it is to write, I also write it knowing how blessed and lucky I feel to have had the career that I have had, and that I have the opportunity to leave the game I love on my terms.