A former Montreal Canadiens goalie is officially hanging up the skates.
While speaking with Dennik Sport's Tomas Prokop, former Canadiens goalie Jaroslav Halak shared that he has officially retired.
Halak, 40, has not played in each of the last two seasons, as his last NHL campaign was in 2022-23 with the New York Rangers. Now, his career is officially over, and it was a very good one.
Halak was selected by the Canadiens with the 271st overall pick of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. From there, he spent his first four seasons in Montreal and was excellent. In 101 games as a Hab from 2006-07 to 2009-10, he had a 56-34-7 record, a .919 save percentage, and a 2.62 goals-against average.
Halak also memorably appeared in 18 playoff games for the Canadiens during their 2010 run, posting a 9-9 record, a .923 save percentage, and a 2.55 goals-against average. Following this outstanding post-season performance, Halak was traded to the St. Louis Blues, as the Canadiens opted to go with Carey Price as their full-time starting goalie.
In 581 career games over 17 seasons split between the Canadiens, Blues, Washington Capitals, New York Islanders, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, and Rangers, Halak had a 295-189-69 record, a .915 save percentage, and a 2.50 goals-against average.
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