BREAKING: NHL Veteran of 800 Games Announces Retirement in a Surprising Way

We've seen some odd retirement announcements over the years, but this one might take the cake in terms of the most unique.

Thompson Announces Retirement

Nate Thompson recently announced his retirement from professional hockey in a rather unique way. The NHL veteran was on a podcast recently, where he let it slip that he was officially done playing in the NHL.




The podcast hosts asked Thompson if he'd announced this yet, to which he replied that he hadn't. Announcing your retirement via podcast is certainly an off way to approach it but to each their own.

Thompson released an official statement following the clip's release.


Thompson played 844 NHL games over the course of his career for nine different NHL teams. He was a true journeyman and showed players everywhere that there are all sorts of ways to make it to the show.

Thompson has always been a class act, and we hope he gets to enjoy his retirement.

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