THREE former STAR defenceman announce their retirement today

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Ryan
September 20, 2022 (11:47)

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If you're a true hockey fan, over the past 10-20 years, these names have been all over hockey as some of the best defenceman in the game.

Today three defenceman who have been a cornerstone of the league for a long time announced that their time is done.

First, Keith Yandle who was once a highly sought after offensive defenceman announced he was retiring. Last season we saw him be healthy scratched which ended his NHL record iron man streak:

Keith Yandle announced via @spittinchiclets that he is calling it a career! 👏 pic.twitter.com/CoJiEs53Gw� Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 20, 2022

Next, Zdeno Chara who make him entry into the league all the way back in 1997 announced his retirement:

Zdeno Chara is signing a one day contract to retire a Bruin 🥺🥺 pic.twitter.com/cH7tIy8QPA� Marina Maher (@marinakmaher) September 20, 2022

Then lastly P.K Subban at the young age of 33 announced he will be stepping away from the game. Subban is the more interesting one as he believed he still had a lot to offer the game, and it wasn't too long ago that he was considered one of the top 5 best defenceman in the league.

Thank You! pic.twitter.com/rpyePEKvyG� P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1) September 20, 2022

Keith Yandle, Zdeno Chara and P.K. Subban all announced their retirements today.

They played a combined 54 seasons and 3,977 NHL games (regular season and playoffs) .

Congratulations to all three players on their outstanding careers 👏� CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) September 20, 2022