Zac Dalpe Announces Retirement

Zac Dalpe Announces Retirement

Longtime minor-league forward Zac Dalpe, who appeared in parts of 12 NHL seasons with numerous clubs over the past two decades, has announced his retirement via an open letter published on the Charlotte Checkers’ website. Dalpe, 35, scored 16 goals, 16 assists, and 32 points with a -37 rating in 168 career regular-season games with the Blue Jackets, Panthers, Wild, Canucks, Sabres, and Hurricanes, who drafted him No. 45 overall back in 2008. He …

Checkers’ Dalpe announces retirement

Charlotte Checkers captain Zac Dalpe has announced his retirement.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Charlotte Checkers (@checkershockey) Dalpe, who missed most of the 2024-25 season due to injury, skated in 574 career AHL games with Charlotte, Cleveland, Iowa, Rochester, Utica and Albany, recording 220 goals and 173 assists for 393 points over 15 professional seasons, including six years as captain of the Monsters