Anze Kopitar is retiring after the 2025-26 season, finishing a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Kings. He announced this plan in September 2025 and is set to end his NHL career after this upcoming season.[1][3][6]
Key details:
- Career highlights: two-time Stanley Cup champion (2012, 2014), franchise leader in games played, and a long-time captain for the Kings.[6][1]
- Final season: 2025-26, after which Kopitar plans to retire.[1][6]
If you’d like, I can pull together a concise timeline of Kopitar’s career milestones and a quick summary of his regular-season and postseason point totals up to retirement.
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Kopitar is a two-time Stanley Cup champion and the first native of Slovenia to play in the NHL.
www.nytimes.comKopitar will bring his career to a close at the end of what will be his 20th season in the NHL
www.cbssports.comThe 38-year-old Anze Kopitar made the announcement at a news conference with his family following the first practice of training camp.
www.nbcsports.comKings captain Anze Kopitar, who helped lead Los Angeles to Stanley Cups in 2012 and 2014, says he will retire after the 2025-26 season.
www.espn.comAs the Colorado Avalanche completed the sweep against the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs, it is not only the end of the Kings' season, but also of Anze Kopitar's NHL career.
thehockeynews.comLos Angeles Kings legend Anze Kopitar announced that he will retire at the end of 2025-26, which will be his 20th season in the NHL.
thehockeywriters.comKings captain Anze Kopitar says he will retire after the upcoming season, ending a 20-year NHL career spent entirely in Los Angeles.
www.startribune.comThe 20th season of Anze Kopitar's storied career will be his last in the NHL.The Los Angeles Kings captain will retire at the end of the 2025-26 campaign, he announced Thursday.Kopitar, 38, helped the Kings capture Stanley Cups in 2012 and 2014. He ranks first in franchise history in games played (1,454) and second in points (1,278). He sits 29 points behind Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne on the Kings' all-time list.He enters his final season ranking 40th on the NHL's all-time list in points and...
www.thescore.comCaptain leads franchise in games, assists; won Stanley Cup in 2012, 2014
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