3x Stanley Cup champion Pat Maroon to RETIRE and “start a new chapter” following 2024-25 season

Veteran forward Pat Maroon will retire from the NHL at the end of the 2024-25 season after spending 14 years in the league.

3x Stanley Cup champion Pat Maroon to RETIRE and “start a new chapter” following 2024-25 season

Pat Maroon won the Stanley Cup in 3 successive seasons (Image via St. Louis Game Time)

In a major development on Saturday, 3-time Stanley Cup champion Pat Maroon announced his retirement. The Chicago Blackhawks forward will hang up his skates and “start a new chapter” following the 2024-25 season.

Maroon, a St. Louis native, informed about this decision before the Blackhawks took on the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center. The 36-year-old is currently in the 14th season of his career and his first with the Blackhawks after joining them as an unrestricted free agent last year.

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Maroon was selected as a sixth-round pick by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2007 draft. He though never made an appearance for them and made his league debut in 2011 while appearing for the Anaheim Ducks.

After spending two seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, he had a brief stint with the New Jersey Devils. He then joined his hometown team and won the Stanley Cup for the first time during his lone season with them.

Maroon later joined the Tampa Bay Lightning and spent four years with them. During his stay, the Lightning would go back-to-back in the 2019-20 and the 2020-21 season to give him two more Stanley Cups. Following another brief stints at the Minnesota Wild and Boston Bruins, he joined the Blackhawks.

Sometimes you’ve got to give up everything you know and everything you’ve dreamed of your whole life. I just know it’s time for me and it’s time for my family to go start a new chapter in our lives.

Pat Maroon told Blackhawks analyst Darren Pang

The announcement of Maroon comes after the Chicago Blackhawks were officially eliminated from Stanley Cup contention. The 3-1 loss against the Los Angeles Kings confirmed the elimination of the 6-time Stanley Cup champions.

St. Louis Blues drop 5-word reaction for Pat Maroon following announcement of retirement

After Pat Maroon informed about his decision to retire at the end of the season, the fans inside the Enterprise Center were left emotional. His former team would later drop a 5-word reaction regarding this.

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Pat Maroon (Image via Chicago Blackhawks Insider)

Despite being born and raised in St. Louis, Maroon only spent one season with his hometown team. That one season was magical though as the Blues went from being bottom of the division to Stanley Cup champions in the space of five months. Maroon finished the playoffs with seven points as his team hoisted the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history.

After he announced his retirement, the Blues would pay tribute to him and claimed that they loved their “hometown hero”.

We love our hometown hero.

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They would also play a special video tribute to him. The video featured his special moments during the franchise’ one and only Stanley Cup triumph so far and thanked him for his contributions.

Pat Maroon admits being left shock with what Blues did to him after announcing retirement

Pat Maroon’s decision to call it day on his career left many fans shocked. After the announcement, his hometown team St. Louis Blues decided to pay tribute to him and named him the 1st star of the game. Following the game, the 36-year-old admitted that he was shocked with what they did for him.

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Pat Maroon (Image via Yardbarker)

In the press conference, the veteran forward also expressed that he had accomplished everything he wanted and had no regrets over the decision. He then thanked the club for making it a wonderful night for him and his family.

I was shocked what the Blues did for me tonight. They didn’t have to do that…I want to thank the St. Louis Blues organization for making this night really special for me and my family.

Pat Maroon told the reporters in the post-match conference

In his 840 regular season games for them, the forward picked up 320 points (125 goals and 195 assists). 16 of them have come this season in the 60 games he has played this season (4 goals and 12 assists).

While the Blackhawks have already been eliminated from contention, the Blues are right in the mix. The 4-1 win on Saturday was their 5th successive win. With a 36-28-7 record, the St. Louis-based outfit has 79 points from 71 games and are currently in the second spot in the Western Conference wild card standings.