Carl Gunnarsson, who helped the St. Louis Blues to their first ever Stanley Cup Championship announced his retirement from the game after twelve seasons.
A knee injury sustained by the 34-year-old defenseman ended his season and his career on February 22 against the Los Angeles Kings. He was limited to 2 assists in 12 games this year and is in the final year of two contract that was signed on June 27, 2019.
“I would like to thank all of my former teammates and head coaches for making my career possible especially to everyone from the St. Louis Blues organization. It’s been a wild ride with some ups and downs, but it was great!” said Gunnarsson.
A veteran of 629 games in the NHL, the Orebro Sweden native scored 30 goals to go with 108 assists and 138 points with the Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Gunnarsson has been with the Blues as part of a trade that sent Roman Polak to Toronto.
His goal in Game two of the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals will certainly never be forgotten for some time.
| Date | Source | Injury | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-19 03:10 | CBS | Knee | Expected to be out until at least Sep 1 |
| 2021-04-11 17:46 | USA | Knee | I-R: Gunnarsson has wound up on the injured reserve list with a knee injury, and he will miss the remainder of the 2020-21 season.. |
| 2020-01-14 02:10 | ESPN | Arm | Coach Craig Berube said Gunnarsson (arm) is healthy but won’t play in Monday’s game versus the Ducks, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports. |
| 2019-12-14 01:40 | ESPN | Upper Body | Gunnarsson has been placed on injured reserve due to an upper-body injury. |
| 2019-12-02 03:10 | ESPN | Undisclosed | day-to-day |
| 2019-10-29 02:40 | ESPN | Undisclosed | day-to-day |
| 2019-10-21 18:40 | ESPN | Lower Body | Gunnarsson (lower body) isn’t expected to play in Monday’s game against the Avalanche, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports. |
| 2019-05-14 02:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Gunnarsson (lower body) has been ruled out for Game 2 against San Jose on Monday, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports. |
| 2019-03-26 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Gunnarsson (lower body) will return the the lineup against Vegas on Monday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports. |
| 2019-02-24 02:40 | ESPN | Lower Body | Gunnarsson (lower body) remains on the sidelines for Saturday’s game against the Bruins, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports. |
| 2019-02-15 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Gunnarsson (lower body) won’t rejoin the lineup against Arizona on Thursday, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports. |
| 2019-02-08 02:40 | ESPN | Lower Body | Gunnarsson will miss Thursday’s game against the Lightning due to a lower-body injury, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
| 2019-01-16 02:10 | ESPN | Undisclosed | Gunnarsson (illness) will not play in Tuesday’s game against the Islanders, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
| 2019-01-01 03:10 | ESPN | Upper Body | Gunnarsson (upper body) remains on injured reserve ahead of Monday’s home game against the Rangers, per the NHL’s official media site. |
| 2018-12-12 03:10 | ESPN | Upper Body | Gunnarsson (upper body) will miss Tuesday’s matchup with Florida, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports. |
| 2018-12-04 01:40 | ESPN | Upper Body | Gunnarsson (upper body) won’t practice Tuesday, likely ruling him out for Wednesday’s match with Edmonton, reports Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. |
| 2018-11-20 03:10 | ESPN | Upper Body | Gunnarsson (upper body) will miss at least the Blues’ next four outings. |
| 2018-10-30 03:10 | ESPN | Hip | Gunnarsson (hip) was brought back from his conditioning stint with AHL San Antonio on Monday. |
| 2018-10-04 03:10 | ESPN | Arm | Gunnarsson (hip) will not be available until November, according to general manager Doug Armstrong. |
| 2018-09-19 03:10 | ESPN | Hip | Gunnarsson — who revealed he underwent hip surgery during the offseason — won’t play in Tuesday’s preseason matchup with Dallas, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
| 2018-09-07 03:10 | ESPN | Knee | Gunnarson (knee) is skating with teammates but he may not be ready to take contact early in training camp, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports. |
| 2018-04-04 03:10 | ESPN | ACL | Gunnarsson underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL on Tuesday; he’ll be reexamined in six months. |
| 2018-03-24 08:10 | NBC | ACL | Torn ACL (day-to-day) |
| 2018-03-06 03:10 | ESPN | Undisclosed | Gunnarsson missed practiced Monday with an illness, Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
| 2017-12-21 22:40 | ESPN | Upper Body | Gunnarson (upper body) won’t play Thursday against the Oilers, Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
| 2017-10-26 03:10 | ESPN | Undisclosed | Gunnarson will miss Wednesday’s game against Calgary after becoming a father, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic St. Louis reports. |
| 2017-04-04 09:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Gunnarsson (lower body) practiced Monday but the Blues are unsure if he’ll be able to play Tuesday against Winnipeg, Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
| 2017-01-16 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Gunnarsson (lower body) is no longer listed on injured reserve, per the NHL’s official media site. |
| 2017-01-08 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Gunnarsson (lower body) still has an injury designation leading up to Saturday’s game against the Stars, per NHL.com. |
| 2016-12-16 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Gunnarsson (lower body) will be sidelined for Thursday’s matchup with New Jersey, Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
| 2016-10-21 03:10 | ESPN | Upper Body | Gunnarsson (upper body) took part in Thursday’s game-day skate, but will not suit up against the Oilers, Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
| 2016-04-22 03:10 | ESPN | Upper Body | Gunnarsson (upper body) will play in Thursday’s Game 5 against the Blackhawks, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports. |
| 2016-04-02 23:40 | ESPN | Upper Body | Gunnarsson (upper body) may rejoin the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Avalanche, Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
| 2016-03-19 09:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Gunnarsson (lower body) didn’t skate Friday, but could still be available for Saturday’s game in Vancouver, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
| 2016-01-21 03:10 | ESPN | Upper Body | Gunnarson (upper body) won’t play Wednesday against the Red Wings, Tom Timmerman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
| 2016-01-12 03:10 | ESPN | Upper Body | Gunnarsson (upper body) has been ruled out on a week-to-week basis, Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. |
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