Zdeno Chara isn’t the only Norris Trophy-winning defenseman to hang ’em up today.
PK Subban announced his retirement on social media as well. Subban was one of the best defensemen and most entertaining players of this generation.
In his announcement, Subban teased “exciting opportunities to come.” At the end of last year, Subban contributed to ESPN’s coverage of the NHL and also debuted a show called PK’s Places.
As the NHL currently celebrates Hockey Fights Cancer month, Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle spent October raising awareness on his own. Partnering with hockey equipment company CCM, Yandle used a rose-gold metallic stick to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Yandle was easy to notice on the ice during games and it wasn’t just because of his defensive abilities. The specially-wrapped stick, which was reminiscent of the pure gold twig the NHL gave Alex Ovechkin to celebrate his 500th goal, is eye-catching and one-of-a-kind.
By Cara Bahniuk 5 years ago
Update: Nick Kypreos of Rogers Sportsnet reports that Matt Cooke has been suspended by the NHL for the rest of regular season and the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
During Sunday’s Penguins vs. Rangers game, Matt Cooke was up to his old tricks. The 32 year-old former Capital delivered an elbow to the head of a defenseless Ryan McDonagh. The Ranger player went down like a sack of potatoes but fortunately was uninjured. Cooke received a five minute major for elbowing on the play and a game misconduct. As Daniel Tolensky points out, Cooke has played in 881 NHL games yet has only been suspended a total of ten matches in his career. The League obviously deserves some of the blame for allowing Cooke’s dirty play to continue without significant consequences for his actions.
A month ago, Pens owner Mario Lemieux criticized the NHL for being too soft on the Islanders’ players that participated in the mega-brawl between New York and Pittsburgh. Just a week ago, Sidney Crosby said the NHL needed to fight deliberate head-shots. But now their own player, Matt Cooke, is once again under Colin Campbell’s review. Below, we’ve chronicled Cookie’s dirty deeds throughout the years.
