Longtime Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask announced Wednesday he is retiring.
The 34-year-old Rask, who signed a one-year deal to return to Boston in January, was 2-2 with a 4.28 GAA this season. Rask, who underwent offseason hip surgery, last played Jan. 24 against Anaheim.
Rask issued a statement on social media.
“Today is a day that I hoped would never come. But now that it’s here, I feel I owe it to everyone to hear it from me. When I made the decision to have surgery on my hip last summer, I did so knowing that the road to recovery would be challenging.