Tyler Johnson has announced his retirement after playing 13 NHL seasons and winning the Stanley Cup twice with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Johnson called it a long career of messaging posted on social media on Monday. Johnson has been battling injuries in recent years and is expected to turn 35 on July 29th.
“As a short little town kid, I thought the chances of playing in the NHL were very slim,” Johnson wrote on Instagram. “But my family – my parents, Ken and Debbie, and my grandparents, believed in me when doubts clouded my heart. Their unwavering faith became that dream.”
Listed at 5 feet 8 pounds and 191 pounds, Johnson won the Calder Cup Championship in 2008 against his hometown Spokane Chiefs and in 2012 with the American Hockey League Norfolk, almost at a level.
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Since making its league debut in 2013, the NHL has brought more success as they skated in 863 regular seasons and playoff games, scoring 498 points. Johnson was part of the Lightning core when he reached the final in 2015.
Johnson finished in Chicago and played three seasons with the Blackhawks and Boston, signing with the Bruins following a training camp tryout earlier last season.
“After a lifetime of hockey devoted to life, I’m ready to do something like that,” Johnson said. “This moment is bittersweet, but I leave the game without regrets.”
