Eye Injury Forces Carl Hagelin To Retire

from Tom Gulitti of the NHL/s website, Carl Hagelin announced his retirement Wednesday after 11 NHL seasons. Hagelin, who won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017, hasn't played since sustaining a left eye injury when he was struck with a stick blade during practice with the Washington Capitals on March 1, 2022. The 35-year-old forward also twice underwent surgery on his left hip while spending all of last season on long-term injured reserve with Washington. "It's been an amazing ride but it ends here," Hagelin posted on Instagram. "Unfortunately, my eye injury is too severe to keep playing the game I love. I'm extremely grateful for all the memories hockey has given me and I've loved every single day of it." continued