Subban announces retirement from NHL at age 33

Former Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators start PK Subban announced his retirement from the NHL on Tuesday.

The 33-year-old scored five goals and had 22 points in 77 games last season with the New Jersey Devils as the team missed the playoffs. He made the announcement on social media.

"I remember my dreams of playing in the NHL and winning a Stanley Cup, similar to the guys on the Don Cherry Rock’em Sock’em tapes at the end of every volume, with the black eyes, broken bones, and tears of joy. To this day, I still dream about it," Subban wrote in a post on Twitter and Instagram. "However, the end of this chapter is closing and after 13 years in the NHL, I have made the decision to retire.

"I never looked at myself or ever felt I was “just a hockey player.” I always looked at myself as a person who happened to play hockey.  Having that perspective allowed me to enjoy every shift like it was my last, celebrate every goal with emotion, and play every game as if someone paid to watch me play who had never seen me play before.

Congratulations on an amazing career! Merci pour tout, Subby