Why P.K. Subban announced his retirement 😓😓😓

Legendary Ice hockey player P.K. Subban announced his retirement on September 20

Pic credit: sport illustrated By Mitali Dwivedi

Subban had played in the NHL for past 13 seasons with different teams

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Subban has played for Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators and New jersey devil

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Subban has played some 834 games in his career with 115 goals and 352 assists

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For first seven years in the NHL Subban played as a top defensemen for Montreal’

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During the 2012-13 season subban had even won Norris Trophy as the best defensemen

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In 2014 Subban became the highest paid defenseman of the season with a $72 million contract

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In 2016 Subban was traded for Shea Weber for the Nashville Predators

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After 3 years subban was shifted to the New Jersey Devils in 2019

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However his game slicked after that with only 17 goals and 42 assists in his scorecard

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Subban announced his retirement in a twitter post with a gratitude message for his fans and fellow players

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