The Minnesota Wild defenseman is hanging up his skates after 17 NHL seasons.
“I think I’ve known for a while,” Goligoski said. “Do you hang around and see if some team wants to throw some money at you? I have no desire to move my family. No desire to go by myself and do all that. That’s the most amazing thing about finishing in Minnesota. It makes it easier to say, ‘Hey, I’m good.'
Goligoski, 39, appeared in 1,078 NHL games for the Wild, Arizona Coyotes, Dallas Stars and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 87 goals and 475 points throughout his career. “Oh my gosh, it was so exciting,” his wife Amanda said. “I was so proud of him. We got one of the pictures of right when it happened and he’s sitting on the ice with the biggest smile on his face. That was a moment he needed. After the season and how it went, he needed that moment. Sucking it up the whole year, being a good sport, having a smile on his face. That was really exciting to see.”
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