Pekka Rinne #35 of the Nashville Predators. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
After 15 seasons and 683 career NHL games, Pekka Rinne has announced his retirement from the NHL and will go out as a member of the Nashville Predators.
Rinne’s 683 career games is 31st all-time in the NHL, and he’s all over the all-time records list in many different statistical categories. Most importantly, he’s just genuinely one of the nicest people you will meet by all accounts of people who have been lucky enough to interact with him.
The Nashville Predators announced a “major press conference” for Tuesday morning, which caught many of us off guard.