Stanley Cup champion and 11-year NHL veteran officially calls it a career and retires

After his 651 NHL games, Alex Chiasson, at 34 years old, has officially retired from professional hockey.

Chiasson played with the Dallas Stars, Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, and Washington Capitals throughout his 11-year career spending the most time in Edmonton where he had a career year in 2018-19 scoring 22 goals and 38 points in 73 games.

Additionally, Chiasson signed a PTO with the Boston Bruins in 2023 but was unfortunately released from it. This past year, Chiasson earned another PTO with the Detroit Red Wings but was also released from it.

Chiasson, standing at 6'4", was one of the first NHL players to take the USHL route to get into professional hockey. A native of Quebec, most of Chiasson's teammates likely went to the QJMHL and tried to get to the NHL from there. However, back in 2008, Chiasson joined the Des Moines Buccaneers and would then head to Boston University where he played for three years before coming to the NHL with the Dallas Stars, who drafted him in the second round of the 2009 NHL draft.

While it is not public if Chiasson finished getting his education at Boston University, he now only has a year left and could complete his degree so he is best set up for life after hockey and get a job away from pro sports entirely.

We wish Chiasson the best as he begins this new chapter of his life and hope that he can further replicate the success he found in the NHL.