After 17 seasons in the NHL, former Boston Bruins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/boston-bruins] goaltender Jaroslav Halak has officially announced his retirement. Halak confirmed the news to Tomas Prokop of Dennik Sport [https://x.com/Lewysko/status/1946076931121611041]. With the Bruins needing to lower star goalie Tuukka Rask's workload, the Original Six club signed Halak to a two-year, $5.5 million contract during the 2018 NHL off-season. This proved to be a very good move by the Bruins, as Halak ended up working marvelously as the Bruins' backup during his time with the club. In 90 games over three seasons with the Bruins, Halak posted a 49-23-14 record, a .918 save percentage, and a 2.40 goals-against average. He also won the William M. Jennings Trophy with Rask during the 2019-20 season. In 19 games that season for the Bruins, Halak had an 18-6-6 record, a .919 save percentage, and a 2.39 goals-against average. While Halak won the William M. Jennings Trophy in 2019-20, this was not even his best season as a Bruin. During the 2018-19 campaign with Boston, he had a 22-11-4 record, a .922 save percentage, and a 2.34 goals-against average in 40 appearances. With numbers like these, Halak was an excellent pickup for the Bruins and gave them one of the league's best goalie tandems in the process. Halak's time with the Bruins ended after the 2020-21 season, as he signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks that following summer. From there, he spent his last season in the NHL with the New York Rangers in 2022-23. Overall, Halak was a very good goaltender during his time with the Bruins and provided them with some much-needed insurance between the pipes. NHL Trade Rumors: Bruins Have New Intriguing Target To Consider [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/deb589fa-2124-4b8c-af72-340c6fef6c9e.webp] NHL Trade Rumors: Bruins Have New Intriguing Target To Consider The <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/boston-bruins">Boston Bruins</a> have made multiple additions to their roster this off-season. A few of them include Viktor Arvidsson, Tanner Jeannot, Sean Kuraly, Matej Blumel, and Alex Steeves. With this, they have given their forward group a bit more depth, which was needed. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/boston-bruins/latest-news/nhl-trade-rumors-bruins-have-new-intriguing-target-to-consider] Photo Credit: © Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
