Ales Hemsky announces retirement after 15-year career

Former Edmonton Oilers forward Ales Hemsky has retired from pro hockey after 15 seasons, the team announced Friday.

Hemsky played 11 seasons with the Oilers from 2002-2014 and ranks eighth in franchise history with 477 points recorded in 652 games. He posted a career-high 77 points during the 2005-06 campaign and added six goals and 17 points in 24 playoff games during the Oilers' run to the Stanley Cup Final that spring.

The Czech winger is also responsible for scoring one of the most memorable regular-season goals in NHL history when he took advantage of Dallas Stars forward Patrik Stefan's infamous empty-net blunder in 2007.

After leaving Edmonton, Hemsky spent half of a season with the Ottawa Senators and three with the Dallas Stars before playing his final seven games as a member of the Montreal Canadiens in 2017-18.

He finishes his NHL career with 174 goals and 572 points in 845 games.

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