Former Montreal Canadiens center Tomas Plekanec has announced his retirement from professional hockey due to injuries. Since leaving the Montreal Canadiens just three games into 2018-19, he has spent the next six seasons playing in Czechia, helping his hometown team of Kladno earn promotion to the top league twice.
The Montreal Canadiens had many ups and downs during the Carey Price era, but one constant during that time was exceptional two-way play from center Tomas Plekanec.
Leafs fans, wherever you are right now, stop whatever you’re doing and pause for a 19-second moment of silence. Storied Leafs legend Tomas Plekanec, known only for his time as a Maple Leaf and surely not for the 984 games over 14 seasons he spent with the Montreal Canadiens, has officially called it quits from pro hockey at the age of 40.
Long-time NHLer Tomas Plekanec has retired from professional hockey at the age of 40 due to injuries. Plekanec had played nine games with Rytíři Kladno in the top Czech league – the team Jaromir Jagr owns – while recording one goal and four points.
A veteran of 1,001 NHL games, Tomáš Plekanec has announced his retirement from the game, via Czech journalist Matěj Hejda. Citing health issues as the reason for his decision, Plekanec ends his playing career several years removed from his last NHL game, after three full, highly productive seasons playing in the Czech Extraliga.
Montreal Canadiens centre Tomas Plekanec was a steady, reliable presence down the middle of the ice for the Habs for many seasons. Though he was never the flashiest player or point per game scorer, but no one was more consistent or brought it at both ends of the ice for as long as Plekanec.
Former Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanc isn’t ruling out one day returning to the NHL. Saying “I’m still a player”, the former Hab noted he’s a ways away from retiring from hockey, but when that time comes and he ready to try his hand at something else, the NHL might be on his radar.
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