Chickenspear Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 https://www.nhl.com/news/pekka-rinne-retires/c-325640590 Pekka Rinne announced his retirement from the NHL on Tuesday, ending a 13-season playing career, all with the Nashville Predators. "For more than 15 years, I've been on an incredible, life-changing journey with the Nashville Predators that has taken me to more places than I could have ever imagined and given me more than I could ever hope to give back," Rinne said. "This decision wasn't easy, but I know this is the right one at the right time." The 38-year-old goalie retires as Nashville's regular-season leader in games (683), starts (667), wins (369), shutouts (60), goals-against average (2.43) and saves (17,627). He is first among Finland-born goalies in regular-season games, starts, wins and shutouts, had a .917 save percentage, is tied with Tom Barrasso for 19th in NHL wins and ranks 19th in shutouts. Rinne's GAA is fourth among NHL goalies who won at least 350 games behind Hockey Hall of Famers Dominik Hasek (2.20), Martin Brodeur (2.24) and Jacques Plante (2.38). He's one of 12 with 350 wins and 60 shutouts. Eight are in the Hall of Fame. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnows Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 No doubt that 35 will be in the rafters. Great career, wish he got the cup in 2017. Wouldn't be surprised if he sneaks into the HHOF too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Incredible career. If he had been in a larger hockey market he would have probably got the spotlight he deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 End of an era. Rinne in the Players’ Tribune: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bounce000 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 One of the better goalies of his era. His combination of size and athleticism made him fun to watch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Great goalie. For sure HHOF. Nashville is going backwards, and in a hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginator Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 He had a hell of a career. Having a 1.5 year old myself I can see why he'd like to dedicate this precious time with his family. It goes quick and never comes back. Plus he never has to work again! Happy retirement Pekka! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Peter Piper picked a Pekka Another great player who's never won, nice career though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) Hell of a goalie. Hopefully he enjoys his retirement and family. Edited July 13, 2021 by King Heffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Great farewell letter to the Nashville fans. One of the best goalies of his era and pure class. Congrats on a great career Pekka and I hope you enjoy retirement with your family. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 One of the modern greats, too bad they couldn't have knocked off the Pens. Helluva career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Canucks Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) The best 8th round pick ever! Picked 31st in the 8th round. What a beauty, picked last but finished 1st in our hearts at some point. This is the start of the end of an era. We are now going to see stars pass on the game one at a time. Amazing Goalie even better human. Congrats on your career Pekka. Edited July 13, 2021 by #Canucks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhahoodlum Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Wish he could have gotten a Cup. He was one of the reasons I cheered for Nashville. Hope he enjoys retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petesake Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 2 hours ago, mll said: End of an era. Rinne in the Players’ Tribune: What an absolutely beautifully written thank you letter to Nashville! On a side note…his memories of the way he was treated by the organization are in such stark contrast to the stories told by Bure and his welcome to the Canucks. It’s the smallest of gestures, like Nick Beverly and his wife taking him out to dinner while he was waiting to be assigned to Milwaukee, that make a team into a family. The lasting impression made on him by veterans like Jason Arnott, Mike Fisher and Shea Weber are details that many here on CDC put no value on. I hope that these are lessons that this organization has learned over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggynucks Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Game two of the 2011 Canucks/Nashville series. Best live performance I’ve ever seen from a goalie. We stood up in our seats about 6 different times in OT because we thought the game was over. Several cross crease passes slid across his net only for him to make a miraculous save every time. Great career. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Hall of Fame? Dude only scored 1 goal. Congratulations Pekka. a shut out every 6.8 games is insane. And yes, Hall Of Fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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