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.

After a career that has taken him across seven NHL teams, Jaroslav Halak has decided to hang up the pads for good.

Longtime NHL goalie Jaroslav Halák officially announced his retirement from hockey at the age 40 on Friday, according to TSN.