The former Minnesota Wild forward Pat Maroon announced on Saturday before the Chicago Blackhawks' game against the St. Louis Blues that he will be retiring after this season. 

Maroon, 36, announced on Saturday he would retire after this season and after the game, the Blues named him the first star of the game. Maroon got to hear the roar of the St. Louis crowd for one final time. He won a Stanley Cup with St. Louis in 2019. 

The 6-foot-3 forward played one season in Minnesota during 2023-24. He recorded four goals, 16 points, and 71 hits in 49 games for the Wild and was eventually traded to the Boston Bruins at the 2024 NHL trade deadline. 

He signed a one-year contract with the Blackhawks after the 2023-24 season and has five goals, 18 points, and 96 hits in 61 games.