The Stanley Cup winner retired at the age of 30

Moscow, December 31 – Canadian hockey player Devante Smith Bailey, who won the Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals, has announced his retirement at the age of 30.

The striker’s last team was the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League, where he played 24 games and scored 8 points (4 goals + 4 assists) in the 2021/22 season.

In the regular NHL season, Smith-Bailey played 395 matches, scoring 101 points (44 + 57). He played with Anaheim, Montreal, New Jersey and Washington, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2018. Also in the 2019/20 season, he played for the Chinese Kunlun Red Star team in the Continental Hockey League, scoring 11 points (8 + 3) in 36 games.

Smith Bailey was a member of the Canadian national team and won the bronze medal at the World Youth Championships.