NHL Fans Left Emotional After “Horny” Penguins Legend Calls It Quits After 901 Games

After last appearing in an NHL match in December of 2022, NHL legend Patric Hornqvist calls it quits. This led NHL fans through an emotional journey, as they reflect on his glorious career.

Patric “Horny” Hornqvist Calls it a Day

After 901 games, playing for Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers, the hockey legend decided to hang up his boots on the 5th of July 2023.

NHL’s twitter handle posted a tweet “901 games later, Patric Hornqvist is hanging them up. Congratulations on an incredible career, Patric”

Replies flew in to this tweet, almost as soon as it was posted, with fans recollecting some famous moments from his career.  George Gaich, for instance, loved when Horny played for the penguins and scored a goal against his former team, Nashville Predators.

Some commented on how fast time seems to fly, and that they’d have never guessed the penguins legend played more games as a pen than a pred.

The Panthers, Patric’s last official team, also posted a tweet appreciating the man for an incredible career.

Fans were hoping for the Panthers to hire him back in the prospect development department, where he would be able to “instill his mindset and work ethic into all Panthers prospects.

Emotional memories were running wild, as fans shared their favorite memories of the legend. One fan in particular named him “one of the most underrated players the game ever saw.”

Penguins Joins In

Patric played a huge role in Pittsburgh Penguins back to back, and the club expressed their gratitude as well, along with a montage of some of his best plays.

It is during his time with the Penguins that the nickname “Horny” stuck with him. Fans called out for their favorite legend, stating how much they love him.

The Swede was picked last in the ’05 draft. Since then, he has scored 543 points, and 2 cups. This was aptly summarized by a Canadian fan, Jay.

Others were gushing with pride about buying a “Hornqvist Jersey” and appreciated him for his ability to “play with pace and also muck it up in the crease on the boards”

Some witty fans took the horny nickname too seriously, and made great puns out of this.

What was your favorite moment of Patric? Will you miss him? Why don’t you take to Twitter and show your love for the legend.

Congratulations on the retirement Patric. Thank you for an incredible career, and we hope that the next part of life is as successful as your hockey career.

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