Fans Left Heartbroken As Pat Maroon Announces Retirement

Saturday, March 22, 2025 ,


Chicago Blackhawks winger Pat Maroon is in his 14th NHL season, but it will also be his last. The veteran forward announced during today’s pregame show on CHSN that he plans to retire at the end of the season.

Maroon, who joined the Blackhawks this season on a one-year, $1.3 million contract signed in free agency last summer, has embraced a mentoring role while contributing on the fourth line. In 59 games this season, he has recorded 16 points, 95 hits, and 81 penalty minutes, averaging 11:37 of ice time per game.



At 36 years old, Maroon was considered a potential trade candidate ahead of this month’s deadline, as teams often seek experienced depth for playoff pushes. However, he expressed his desire to stay with Chicago rather than being traded for the second consecutive deadline.

Drafted 171st overall by Philadelphia in the sixth round of the 2006 NHL Draft, Maroon spent four seasons in the Flyers’ farm system but never played for the NHL team. He was traded to Anaheim in 2010, where he eventually became a regular during the 2013-14 season at age 25. 

After five years with the Ducks, he was traded to Edmonton at the 2016 deadline, where he enjoyed his most productive offensive stretch, tallying 86 points in 154 games over parts of three seasons.

Maroon was later traded to New Jersey in 2018 before signing with St. Louis the following summer. With the Blues, he won his first Stanley Cup in 2019. He then joined Tampa Bay, where he added two more championships in consecutive seasons. Over time, Maroon transitioned from a second-line contributor in Edmonton to a gritty, energetic bottom-six forward. He spent four seasons with the Lightning before being acquired by Boston at last year’s trade deadline.

Throughout his career, Maroon has played for eight different teams, amassing 125 goals, 195 assists, 1,583 hits, and 1,071 penalty minutes in 839 regular-season games. He has also appeared in 163 playoff games, ranking him among the top 75 in NHL history, with 53 postseason points and three Stanley Cup titles.

While Maroon has a few more weeks to add to his regular-season totals, his career has been a remarkable journey for a late bloomer who worked his way up from a lengthy stint in the minors to become a respected NHL veteran and three-time champion.


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