Swedish goalie Lundqvist retires after 15 NHL seasons
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Henrik Lundqvist announced his retirement from ice hockey on Friday after a remarkable career during which he was one of the National Hockey League's (NHL) greatest goalies and also helped lead Sweden to an Olympic gold medal.
The 39-year-old Lundqvist, who set a slew of records during a 15-season stint with the New York Rangers, had open-heart surgery in January that forced him to miss the entire 2020-21 NHL season. "It's time," Lundqvist wrote on Twitter. "For the last 30 years, I have devoted my life to the game of hockey ... and now it's time to walk away from the game I love and begin a new chapter."More Related News