{"id":91746,"date":"2020-11-25T13:04:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T18:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=91746"},"modified":"2021-03-11T23:27:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T04:27:45","slug":"johnny-boychuk-forced-retire-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/11\/25\/johnny-boychuk-forced-retire-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Boychuk Forced To Retire Due To Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/islanders\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Islanders<\/a> defenceman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/boychjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johnny Boychuk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has been forced to retire due to an eye injury suffered during the 2019-20 NHL season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Isles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Isles<\/a> News: After numerous and extensive medical exams, New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk\u2019s career has come to an end, due to an eye injury suffered during the 2019-20 regular season.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HqUt4e0Se0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/HqUt4e0Se0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYIslanders\/status\/1331651647634857984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Johnny Boychuk&#8217;s Career Comes to a Close<\/h2>\n<p>Boychuk has been an integral piece of the Islanders&#8217; defensive unit for the last six seasons. A second-round draft selection by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/avalanche\/\" target=\"_self\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a>, Boychuk did not make the NHL until he turned 24 years old. While some would consider him a bust at that stage in his career, he proved otherwise. He turned into one of the NHL&#8217;s best defensive defenders. Stout defence was his strongest skill. He brought a physical dynamic to the blue line that could turn away the most skilled forwards.<\/p>\n<p>After his playing just four games in his first season of NHL action with the Colorado Avalanche, Johnny Boychuk was traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/bruins\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston Bruins<\/a>. Although he would not crack the NHL roster for more than one game in his first season with the Bruins, he broke out the following season. Boychuk developed into a top-four defenceman. His skill in the defensive zone helped Boston turn into a competitor year in and year out. He was a member of the Stanley Cup-winning team in the 2010-11 season. Boychuk would play in Boston until 2014 when the Bruins would hit the reset button and start a short rebuild. He was traded to the New York Islanders.<\/p>\n<p>Boychuk spent six seasons in Long Island and played more games with the franchise than any other team in his career with 404 out of 725. In the 2019-20 season, Boychuk was hit in the face with a skate near his eye. The injury was one of the most terrifying the NHL has seen in recent memory. Thankfully, Boychuk was able to make a recovery and retain his vision. 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