Former first-round pick of the Oilers, Riley Nash, who never actually suited up for them and eventually played for the Jets and other teams, has now retired at 36. Veteran center Riley Nash has <a href='https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/centre-riley-nash-officially-retires-at-36-after-13-nhl-seasons-1.2332885' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>called it a career from the professional game of hockey</a>. Riley Nash, 36, was an unrestricted free agent, having been under contract for the 2024-25 season with the New York Rangers. <img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/577501.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /> He did sit out the season as he recovered from a number of knee injuries he suffered the previous season playing with AHL Hartford. He stayed on the non-roster list for the season. Initially drafted 21st overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 2007, the Albertan native never suited up for his local team. After winning an ECAC title with Cornell in 2010, his rights were traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, where he signed soon after. Riley Nash played six years with the Hurricanes franchise, scoring 81 points in 242 games prior to hitting the open market as a free agent in 2016. <h3>Nash was under contract with a total of nine NHL teams in his career</h3> He spent the remainder of his vagabond NHL career, taking detours through Boston, Columbus, Toronto, Winnipeg, Tampa Bay, Arizona, and New York. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1942972798869319898'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> His best season was in 2017-18 with the Bruins, when he set career bests in goals (15), assists (26), points (41), and plus-minus (+16). Between 2013 and 2021, <a href='https://www.nhl.com/player/riley-nash-8474062' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Nash</a> was an everyday NHLer, anchoring bottom-six lines for multiple teams. He later became a leader in the AHL, serving as an alternate captain for the Charlotte Checkers in 2022-23 and finishing out his final healthy season in Hartford in 2023-24. Nash finished with 628 career games in the NHL, tallying 63 goals and 113 assists for 176 points. He provided 193 points in 312 games in seven seasons in the AHL.