Chicago forward Maroon announced his retirement at the end of the NHL season.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Maroon, a three-time Stanley Cup winner, announced his retirement at the end of the current National Hockey League (NHL) season on Saturday, March 22.

"Sometimes you have to give up everything you know and everything you've dreamed of all your life. I just know that it's time for my family to start a new chapter in our lives," the league's press service quoted Marun as saying.

For the 36-year-old, this is his 14th NHL season and his first with the Blackhawks, with whom he signed a contract on July 1, 2024.

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Earlier, on January 18, five-time Olympic champion Norwegian 31-year-old biathlete Johannes Boe announced his retirement. At the World Championships, Bo reached the highest step of the podium 20 times, won silver 12 times, and won bronze medals five more times. Be has won the World Cup five times.