HERSHEY, Pa. — Editor's note: The above video is from June 26, 2023.
A veteran of 400 games with the Hershey Bears over parts of nine seasons has announced his retirement from hockey.
Garrett Mitchell announced he's retiring from the game of hockey on Friday.
He made the announcement via an Instagram post:
Mitchell, 31, played exactly 400 games for the Bears, often serving in a leadership role for the club as the alternate captain or captain. He suited up in one contest for the team that won the Calder Cup in 2009-10.
Outside of Hershey, Mitchell also had professional stops with the South Carolina Stingrays and Reading Royals in the ECHL, HKM Zvolen in Slovakia, and most recently, the Laval Rockets and Rockford IceHogs of the AHL.
While serving as the IceHogs' captain in 2022-23, Mitchell played in 24 games and did not record a point.
In total, Mitchell played in 537 AHL games, recording 66 goals and 70 assists for 136 points.
He also skated in one NHL game, debuting with the Washington Capitals on April 9, 2017.