10.31.23 Stas

RALEIGH, NC. - Former Carolina Hurricanes forward Paul Stastny has decided to call it a career, per Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic.

A 17-year veteran of the National Hockey League, "Stas" joined the Canes for the 2022-23 season, playing in 73 regular-season games with the team.

Scoring the overtime winner on Long Island during Game 6 of the first-round playoff series against the Islanders, the moment will not soon be forgotten by fans in North Carolina.

Stastny's pro career began in 2006 with the Colorado Avalanche and he would go on to play a total of 1,145 games in the league.

Skating with St. Louis, Winnipeg, and Vegas before coming to Carolina, the now 37-year-old finishes third among all players drafted in 2005 with his 822 points.  Only Sidney Crosby (1,512) and Anze Kopitar (1,149) have produced more.