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Associated Press
Jun 9, 2025, 06:15 PM ET
WASHINGTON -- T.J. Oshie, who scored 4 shootout goals for the U.S. to bushed big Russia astatine the 2014 Sochi Olympics and helped the Washington Capitals triumph the Stanley Cup successful 2018, announced Monday helium is retiring aft playing 16 NHL seasons.
Oshie shared his quality successful beforehand of hundreds of fans gathered astatine the fountains astatine Washington Harbour successful Georgetown, 7 years to the time of 1 of the astir memorable Cup celebrations successful hockey past erstwhile helium and respective teammates jumped into the fountains and took a dip.
The announcement had been expected for rather immoderate time, with Oshie's declaration expiring. The 38-year-old did not play this past play due to the fact that of a nagging backmost wounded that sidelined him disconnected and on, going connected semipermanent injured reserve instead.
"I would similar to convey the Washington Capitals and the St. Louis Blues for giving maine the accidental to play the crippled I love, each of my teammates who battled with maine each night, my coaches who challenged maine to beryllium amended each time and the diversion trainers and instrumentality unit who got maine acceptable to play," Oshie said successful a quality merchandise sent retired by the NHLPA.
Oshie said successful the outpouring of 2024 helium would lone instrumentality to the Capitals if helium recovered a imperishable solution oregon hole to the issue. His last crippled was astatine location connected April 28 past twelvemonth against the New York Rangers, a 4-2 nonaccomplishment successful the archetypal circular that eliminated Washington successful a sweep.
Taken 24th successful the 2005 draught by St. Louis, Oshie played 1,116 regular-season and playoff games successful the league with the Blues and Capitals since making his debut successful 2008. He had 336 goals and 428 assists for 764 points, including 29 goals during Washington's Cup run.
Oshie made an planetary sanction for himself astatine the Olympics, earning the nickname "T.J. Sochi" for going 4 for 6 successful shootout attempts against Sergei Bobrovsky during the U.S.-Russia preliminary circular crippled successful that tournament.
In the NHL, his biggest interaction came aft helium was traded from the Blues to the Capitals successful 2015. Oshie took connected an contiguous enactment relation arsenic a cardinal summation to the halfway of Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson, helping the squad marque the playoffs successful 8 of his 9 seasons successful the nation's capitals.
Oshie's 76 power-play goals successful D.C. are the 5th astir successful franchise history. He scored 49 times successful the shootout, tied for 3rd each clip since it was implemented successful 2005.
