Jonathan Quick, a goaltender for the UMass hockey team from 2005-07, announced his retirement from the NHL after a 19-year career on Monday.
Quick suited up for the last time in the New York Rangers’ 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla.
“[Monday] will be my last game in the League, and I am looking forward to it,” Quick told reporters following Monday’s morning skate. “My wife (Jaclyn) flew down with the kids, my parents will be here. I am looking forward to this last one, try to get one more win here. … When I knew what the decision was going to be, it just felt right. Felt like the right time. I put some thought into it.”
Quick closed out his career as one of the most decorated goalies of this generation, winning three Stanley Cups, plus earning the most wins (410) and shutouts (65) of a U.S.-born goalie in NHL history.
The Milford, Conn., native also won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2012, given to the most valuable player in the NHL playoffs. Quick led the Los Angeles Kings to a pair of Stanley Cups as the starter in 2012 and 2014, before serving as a backup on the Vegas Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup victory in 2023.
Quick’s accolades stretched to the international stage too as a member of the U.S. men’s Olympic squad in 2010 and 2014, winning silver in 2010.
At UMass, Quick was instrumental in the Minutemen’s first NCAA Tournament berth as a Division I program during the 2006-07 season. UMass won 21 games that season and was a win away from reaching the Frozen Four. In 37 games played as a sophomore, Quick totaled a 2.16 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage.
Quick also set Minutemen single-season records in wins (19), appearances (37), saves (1,046) and minutes played (2,224).
Quick was drafted by the Kings in 2005 in the third round with the 72nd overall selection.
