Goaltender Jaroslav Halak officially announced his retirement from the NHL after 17 seasons on Friday, more than two years removed from his last game.

Almost three years after he last played an NHL game, goalie Jaroslav Halak is calling it a career. Halak, 40, is retiring from hockey with immediate effect, he told Tomas Prokop of Dennik Sport in his home country of Slovakia per a Friday morning social media post. The goalie spent 17 seasons in the NHL split between seven teams.

Goaltender Jaroslav Halak is officially hanging up the skates. On Friday, the 40-year-old announced his retirement after 17 seasons in the NHL. Halak's last game was in 2023 as a member of the New York Rangers.

EL SEGUNDO — Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams told the team he planned to retire rather than continue his standout NFL career after eight seasons, a club spokesman confirmed while the opening day of training camp was underway Thursday morning. Williams spent seven of his eight years in the NFL with the Chargers.

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams has retired from the NFL at age 30. His agent, Tory Dandy, told general manager Joe Ortiz on Wednesday night, hours before the Chargers became the first NFL team to open training camp Thursday.