Almost three years after he last played an NHL game, goalie Jaroslav Halak is calling it a career. Halak, 40, is retiring from hockey with immediate effect, he told Tomas Prokop of Dennik Sport in his home country of Slovakia per a Friday morning social media post. The goalie spent 17 seasons in the NHL split between seven teams.

Jaroslav Halak’s career peaked in 2014-15 with the New York Islanders, where he set a franchise record with 38 wins in 59 starts.

Goalie had 295 wins, 53 shutouts, won Jennings Trophy twice in 581 games with 7 teams Jaroslav Halak announced his retirement from professional hockey Friday. The 40-year-old goalie was 295-189-69 with a 2.