Three-time Stanley Cup champion Alec Martinez retiring

Veteran defenseman Alec Martinez, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, has called it a career.

In an interview Saturday prior to Chicago's home finale against Winnipeg, Martinez announced it would be his final NHL game. The Blackhawks, who are out of the playoff picture, finish the season on the road but Martinez will not make the trip.

Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round of the 2007 NHL Draft, the Miami (Ohio) alum made his NHL debut Oct. 3, 2009, and played in four games that season.

The 37-year-old became a regular the following year and won his first Stanley Cup with the Kings in 2011-12. He won another in 2013-14, recording 10 points during the playoff run.

Martinez was dealt to Vegas in February 2020 and won his third Cup with the Golden Knights in 2022-23.

This was his lone season with the Blackhawks, who signed him as a free agent.

Saturday was Martinez's 862nd career game. Entering Saturday's play, he owned 88 goals and 201 assists for his career along with 1,883 blocked shots, 1,040 hits and a plus-73 plus/minus rating.

--Field Level Media