Jonathan Quick retires
Veteran NHL goalie Jonathan Quick announced his retirement after a decorated career that included three Stanley Cup championships and the 2012 Conn Smythe Trophy, and he leaves as the U.S.-born goalie with the most wins. (x.com)
Jonathan Quick said Monday that he is retiring after 19 National Hockey League seasons, with the New York Rangers’ game against the Florida Panthers set to be his last. (sportsnet.ca) Quick, 40, entered Monday with 404 career wins, which National Hockey League records list as 13th in league history and the most by a United States-born goalie. He broke Ryan Miller’s American-born wins mark in March 2024 and became the first American-born goalie to reach 400 wins in February 2025. (nhl.com) (hockey-reference.com) His career is tied most closely to Los Angeles, where he spent 16 seasons and backstopped Stanley Cup titles in 2012 and 2014. He added a third championship with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023 after a late-season trade from the Kings. (nhl.com) (sportsnet.ca) The 2012 playoff run made him one of the defining goalies of his era. Quick won the Conn Smythe Trophy as postseason most valuable player after leading the Kings, an eighth seed in the Western Conference, to the first Stanley Cup in franchise history. (nhl.com) (sports.yahoo.com) He also leaves as the Kings’ franchise leader among goalies in wins, games played and shutouts. National Hockey League records list Quick with 57 regular-season shutouts for Los Angeles, far ahead of Rogie Vachon’s 32. (records.nhl.com) (hockeyroyalty.com) Quick’s final stop was New York, where he signed in 2023 and gave the Rangers an experienced backup behind Igor Shesterkin. The Rangers re-signed him to a one-year extension in March 2025, and he finished his New York stint after 75 appearances across three seasons. (nhl.com) (amny.com) His résumé includes two William M. Jennings Trophies, awarded to the goalie or goalies on the team that allows the fewest goals in the regular season. He won those in 2013-14 and 2017-18, both with Los Angeles. (nhl.com) (sports.yahoo.com) Quick was drafted by Los Angeles in the third round, 72nd overall, in 2005, and he reached the National Hockey League after two seasons at the University of Massachusetts. He leaves the sport as one of the most decorated American goalies the league has produced, with his final start arriving 21 years after draft day. (hockey-reference.com) (sportsnet.ca)
