Former San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski said Tuesday that he’s retiring as an NHL player
SAN JOSE, CA – JANUARY 10: Former San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski answers questions from the news media at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Pavelski spent 13 seasons with the Sharks before he signed a three-year contract with the Dallas Stars on July 1, 2019. The Sharks will take on the Stars Saturday at SAP Center. Former San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski made official what had already been believed for weeks — that he’s retiring as an NHL player.
“I think I’m ready to step away from the game on the playing side of things and go from there,” Pavelski said Tuesday on NHL Network radio on SiriusXM. “There’s no plan to play. I didn’t want to use the ‘r’ word, I guess, right away. Just for the fact that there isn’t … nothing set in stone, but that is the plan that we’re not playing. I wanted just a little bit of extra time to think about it.
Pavelski finished his career with 476 goals and 592 assists in 1,332 regular-season games. Pavelski is 60th on the NHL’s all-time games played list, and 71st in points scored.Pavelski also had 143 points in 201 playoff games, and his teams qualified for the postseason in 16 of his 18 seasons.
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