After Marian Hossa announced his retirement, Chicago Blackhawks fans knew it was only a matter of time until he was moved to help clear up cap space. Hossa contacted a skin condition which made it impossible for him to wear the hockey equipment needed to play the game. There was medication, but it became unhealthy in the quantity he was taking it. Marian’s body was 39, but Marian himself? Timeless.
In his last season — playing at age 38 — Marian Hossa put up 45 points on 26 goals and 19 assists. On a career, he played in a whopping 1,309 NHL games.