Pat Maroon (Perry Nelson-Imagn Images)EDMONTON – Some people just can’t stay away.
Often, when an NHL player retires, they move in to another aspect of hockey.
Edmonton Oilers fans are more than familiar with this concept. Wayne Gretzky went on to be an NHL head coach, Kevin Lowe was the GM of the Oilers at one point, and Paul Coffey currently serves on Kris Knoblauch’s coaching staff.
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But former Oilers forward Pat Maroon appears to be going the route of Oilers legend Mark Messier.
It was announced on Wednesday morning that the NHL on TNT broadcast would be gaining a few special guests in the next week.
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Former Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet will join the broadcast for Friday and Saturday’s slate of games. Maroon will join for Monday’s games.
Considering how Maroon has been in interviews and media scrums, it’s not surprising that he would be drawn to broadcasting. Additionally, Monday is an interesting day to hop aboard.
There are two games slated for Monday. Game 4 of the Washington Capitals series against the Carolina Hurricanes and Game 4 between the Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights.
Maroon announced his retirement from hockey in the past month. He had a long career and played with many NHL teams. In 848 career games he recorded 323 points and 1087 penalty minutes.
Maroon’s most successful offensive season came while with the Oilers. In the 2016-17 season, he recorded a 27-goal, 42-point season while playing 16:44 a game.
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