Washington Capitals forward Carl Hagelin, who won two Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins, is retiring after 11 seasons in the NHL because of a “severe” eye injury that has sidelined the veteran winger for more than a year.
Hagelin, 35, announced his decision on Instagram Wednesday.
“It’s been an amazing ride, but it ends here. Unfortunately, my eye injury is too severe to keep playing the game I love,” he wrote in a post.