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The Los Angeles Kings organized one “Great announcement” live stream On September 18, and on stage, Anze Kopitar and his family were. He announced that the 2025-26 season will be its last and that will be He will retire.

Anze Kopitar will retire after the NHL season of 2025–26, he announced 🥹

Kopitar will take its 20th season, all of whom have been to the kings 👑 pic.twitter.com/ZSG1JQM4X6

– Sportsnet (@sportsNet) September 18, 2025

Kopitar will take his 20th season with the Kings after he has been generally selected in the NHL entry in the 2005, and has been the captain for what will be 10 years at the end of the season. Kopitar has not only been a great attacking talent, but he has also been an eternal Selke Trophy candidate. He played a key role in the two Stanley Cup runs that the kings had in the years 2010.

Kopitar is on his way to becoming the 39th player in the NHL history to achieve 1,300 points, because he is only 22 shy in this last season.

Kopitar stated that he spoke with Dustin Brown about the idea of ​​retirement, and Brown’s response was that he was surprised that Kopitar signed a two-year-old deal in 2023. Kopitar, now 38 years old, still consistently performed an elite level, including 67 points last season and nine play points in just six games.

Kopitar was part of a wave of players who defined an era of Hockey. During the beginning of the years 2010, when the Chicago Blackhawks and Kings dominated the Western Conference and the League, Kopitar made the headlines almost every evening.

Kopitar is close to the top in all the attacking records for the kings, which is especially impressive given the rich past of talent they have had. He is third in goals with 440, first in assists with 838, and second in points (1,278) while he follows Marcel Dionne (1,307) with only 29 points.

There is no doubt that Kopitar is one of the greatest Kings players in history, and after 20 excellent seasons with the kings, he now hangs the skates.