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Joe Pavelski said goodbye on Monday.
Pavelski already had made it known that he was retiring after the Dallas Stars were beat by the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference Finals in June.
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The 40-year-old released a statement via the Stars:
Of course, as much as Pavelski meant to Dallas fans, he means every bit of that, and more, to Sharks fans.
San Jose selected him in the seventh round of the 2003 NHL Draft, and he became one of the most beloved players in franchise history, captaining the team to their first Stanley Cup Final in 2016.
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So, Pavelski couldn’t say goodbye without talking about his time with the Sharks, which ended in 2019 when he signed with the Stars.
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