T.J. Oshie is calling it a career after 16 seasons in the NHL.
The forward, who spent nine seasons with the Capitals after seven with the Blues, announced his decision Monday.
“I would like to thank the Washington Capitals and the St. Louis Blues for giving me the opportunity to play the game I love, all of my teammates who battled with me every night, my coaches who challenged me to be better every day and the athletic trainers and equipment staff who got me ready to play,” Oshie said in a news release sent out by the National Hockey League Players’ Association.
“I also want to thank the fans – your energy and passion made every game memorable, and it was an honour to play in front of you.”
Oshie, 38, has his name etched on the Stanley Cup after winning it with Washington in 2018.
But the Everett, Washington native’s career will be best remembered for his heroics at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Oshie captivated the sports world by scoring four shootout goals on star goalie Sergei Bobrovsky in a 3-2 win over Russia, earning himself the apt nickname “T.J. Sochi.”
He made his announcement in front of hundreds of fans at Washington Harbour in D.C. – seven years to the day from when he and his teammates famously jumped into the Harbour’s fountains after winning the Cup.
The announcement was widely expected, since Oshie’s eight-year contract with Washington was expiring, and because he missed all of the 2024-25 season with a back injury.
That performance came during one of the most productive seasons of Oshie’s career – a 21-goal, 60-point campaign with St. Louis.
And Oshie remained an impactful player in his time with the Capitals, playing a key role on the cup-winning 2018 team and earning his lone All-Star appearance with Washington in 2019-20.
Oshie scored 302 goals and racked up 393 assists in 1,010 NHL games.
“Obviously, an unbelievable career. One of the best players to play in the NHL. One of the most skilled guys I’ve ever seen in the NHL,” Capitals general manager Chris Patrick told The Washington Post. “An unbelievable teammate, an unbelievable team guy. Just wants to win. To me, he changed the trajectory of this franchise.”
