Goaltender Jonathan Quick has announced that he will be retiring from the National Hockey League after this season, following a 19-season career.
Quick, 40, was a third-round pick of the Kings in 2005 and debut in the NHL in 2007. He played parts of 16 seasons with the Kings, winning two Stanley Cups and the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2012. He also won two Jennings awards for lowest goals-against tandems in the NHL.
Quick was traded to the Golden Knights at the deadline in 2023, then spent the last three seasons as the Rangers' primary backup.
Quick has a career 2.51 GAA and .910 save percentage, while posting a record of 410-306-90 across 828 games played. Among U.S.-born NHL goalies, Quick leads in career wins, and goals against average, and trails only Connor Hellebuyck and Ryan Miller in save percentage. His 410 wins rank 12th all-time in NHL history.
Internationally, Quick played on the 2010 and 2014 U.S. Olympic teams. We was a silver medalist as the third goalie in 2010. As the No. 1 goalie in 2014, the team did not medal but Quick played well, posting a 2.17 GAA and .923 SV% in five games.
My take: The man lived up to his surname in goal, for sure. A remarkable career but one rarely mentioned except when he hit milestones or broke records (playing his prime on the West Coast had something to do with that, I'm sure). He'll be an interesting Hall of Fame candidate in a career very similar to Carey Price, except Quick has the two Cups.
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Quick retiring from NHL
Goaltender Jonathan Quick has announced that he will be retiring from the National Hockey League after this season, following a 19-season career.
Quick, 40, was a third-round pick of the Kings in 2005 and debut in the NHL in 2007. He played parts of 16 seasons with the Kings, winning two Stanley Cups and the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2012. He also won two Jennings awards for lowest goals-against tandems in the NHL.
Quick was traded to the Golden Knights at the deadline in 2023, then spent the last three seasons as the Rangers' primary backup.
Quick has a career 2.51 GAA and .910 save percentage, while posting a record of 410-306-90 across 828 games played. Among U.S.-born NHL goalies, Quick leads in career wins, and goals against average, and trails only Connor Hellebuyck and Ryan Miller in save percentage. His 410 wins rank 12th all-time in NHL history.
Internationally, Quick played on the 2010 and 2014 U.S. Olympic teams. We was a silver medalist as the third goalie in 2010. As the No. 1 goalie in 2014, the team did not medal but Quick played well, posting a 2.17 GAA and .923 SV% in five games.
My take: The man lived up to his surname in goal, for sure. A remarkable career but one rarely mentioned except when he hit milestones or broke records (playing his prime on the West Coast had something to do with that, I'm sure). He'll be an interesting Hall of Fame candidate in a career very similar to Carey Price, except Quick has the two Cups.
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