Life-changing news strikes NHL legend Pat Maroon just days after retiring from hockey
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Three-time Stanley Cup Champion forward Pat Maroon officially retired from hockey after playing his final game just last week with the Chicago Blackhawks, and the real reason behind his retirement may have just come out.
Longtime veteran Patrick Maroon made a unexpected retirement announcement on March 22nd, emotionally revealing that it's his time to hang up the skates.
"It's tough. Sometimes you've got to give up everything you know and everything you've dreamed of your whole life," Maroon told Blackhawks analyst Darren Pang prior to Chicago's game against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. "I just know it's time for me and it's time for my family to go start a new chapter in our lives."
Just days after playing his final game in the NHL, it appears Maroon really meant it when he stated his departure from the league was to start a new chapter of his life.
Wife Francesca Maroon shared that they have welcomed baby Estelle Marie Maroon into their family.
"Retirement gift came early
Estelle Marie Maroon 4-17-2025"
Estelle Marie Maroon 4-17-2025"
Maroon tallied three Stanley Cups in his career, playing a vital role on various contending teams' fourth line, which is crucial for the playoffs.
While his 323 career points in 848 career games played in the National Hockey League is not exactly Hall of Fame worthy, his veteran leadership certainly is.
Sadly for Maroon, he was healthy scratched in the final stretch of his career by the Blackhawks coaching staff.
He still managed to make the most out of it before embracing life away from hockey and as a full-time father.
Congratulations on a great career and your recent off-ice celebration of a new little one!
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