Former Carolina Hurricanes forward Riley Nash has announced his retirement from professional hockey after 12 seasons in the NHL.
A 2007 Edmonton Oilers first-round pick, Nash broke into the league with Carolina in 2011 after he was acquired in a trade a year earlier.
Nash made his debut against the Phoenix Coyotes (Dec. 21, 2011) and registered his first NHL point two days later against the Ottawa Senators.
He scored his first career goal against the Florida Panthers on March 2, 2013 and his three-point night helped lead the team to a 6-2 win.
The two-way centerman played 242 games with the Hurricanes and spent six seasons with the organization before leaving in free agency in 2016.
Nash, 35, played 626 regular-season games for seven different franchises over the course of his career, registering 63 goals and 176 points in that span.
Nash is the second former Hurricane to announce their retirement this month, joining Zac Dalpe who announced his retirement a few days prior.
Riley Nash has announced his retirement. pic.twitter.com/1MbhsxACry
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) July 10, 2025
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