Zack Kassian introduced his retirement from the NHL after 12 seasons on Thursday. The 32-year-old forward had 2 helps and 50 fine mins in 51 ready the Arizona Coyotes last season. Kassian had 203 factors in 661 regular-season games from 2011-23 with the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers and Coyotes. His 913 fine minutes rank nine among skaters because he signed up with the NHL in 2011. He likewise had 9 factors in 45 Stanley Mug Championship game. "To play in the NHL is one thing, but to make a 12-year occupation of it is pretty unique," Kassian informed the NHL Gamers' Organization. "From trainers to equipment team and other gamers I have actually met along the method, I have actually made so lots of connections that are going to last a lifetime. " The staff on Zack Kassian announcing his retired life Kassian was selected by the Sabres in the very first round of the 2009 NHL Draft and made his NHL launching for Buffalo on Nov . 25, 2011. He played 27 ready the Sabres before they traded him to the Canucks on Feb. 27, 2012. Kassian played 171 games with Vancouver from 2012-15, racking up 59 points. Kassian was traded to the Montreal Canadiens on July 1, 2015, but never ever played a video game for them. He was then traded to the Oilers on Dec. 28, 2015. Kassian played the following 7 seasons with the Oilers, scoring 135 points in 412 video games from 2015-22. He established an NHL occupation high with 15 objectives in 79 video games in 2018-19 and matched it in 59 games in 2019-20, when he had 19 aids to establish an NHL job high with 34 points. He was traded to the Coyotes on July 7, 2022, and played his final season with them . Kassian was in training school with the Anaheim Ducks on a specialist trial run agreement yet was released prior to this period.