Sharks’ Logan Couture, citing injury, leaving hockey

After 16 seasons with one franchise, San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture He said on Tuesday that he was leaving hockey.

Couture, who turned 36 years, played only six games in the 2023-24 season and missed the entire 2024-25 campaign. According to the Cleveland clinic, he was displaced in negotiations related to osteitis pubis, which is an inflammation in the joint between left and real hair.

“Unfortunately, because of my injury I am no longer able to play hockey,” Couture said. “I am extremely grateful and proud to have been playing for 16 years in the best league in the world. I want to thank the Sharks organization and all my teammates during my career.

He will complete his career with 323 goals and 701 points in 933 games in regular season and 48 goals and 101 points in 116 postseason games.

Sharks chose Couture with the ninth selection of NFL design from 2007 and watched as he became a domestic talent that was the central point of their success when they achieved nine times the play -off Stanley Cup. This included the first franchise journey to the Stanley Cup finals in 2015, where they lost with Pittsburg penguins in six games. Couture scored 10 goals and a total of 30 points in a 24-game postseason run.

Couture helped Sharks to achieve the final of the Western Conference in 2019 and lost to the Stanley Cup eventual champion Louis Blues in six games. Couture scored 14 goals and had 20 points in these 20 postseason games.

This meant the latest franchise trip to the final of the conference when San Jose moved from veterans like Joe Pavelski and began to rebuild.

Couture, named Captain at the beginning of the 2019-2020 campaign, was part of an experienced group of players to help the franchise Usher in the new era.

During this time, sharks were able to build one of the strongest Agricultural NHL systems. Used a proposal to add Macklin Slavni With selection No. 1 in 2024, except Sam Dickinson, William Eklund and Will Smith.

San Jose also gained the highest goalie Yaroslav Askarov through the store.

In 20-49-12 sharks have the worst record in the NHL entering Tuesday and ensured the strongest chance of landing No. 1 selection in front of the NHL lottery draft.