Former Leafs sniper officially retires

Former Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals and New York Islanders forward Mikhail Grabovksi officially announced his retirement from professional hockey earlier today in a personal message shared to Youtube. 

Check it out:

The 35 year old Belarussian hasn’t played since the 2015-16 season with the Islanders, but in his message above Grabovski makes it clear that his heart is still in Toronto. He personally thanks the Leafs fans and the city of Toronto for “making his heart grow.”

In 534 career NHL games, Grabovski tallied 125 goals and 296 points. 

All the best in retirement, Grabo!