OFFICIAL: Former 1st Round Pick Retires At 30

A 2011 lottery pick has officially retired from hockey after struggling with his health.

Baertschi Retires

A few weeks ago, it was reported that Sven Baertschi would be retiring. Today, the NHL Alumni Association made it official.

Sven Baertschi has officially announced his retirement from the
@NHL.

Sven was drafted 13th overall to the @NHLFlames in 2011. Since then, he's played in 292 regular-season games for the Flames, the @Canucks, and @GoldenKnights, and scored 138 points as a left winger.

Known in Calgary as «The Swiss Can't-Miss», Baertschi made his mark when he scored his first goal in a 4-3 victory over Minnesota just two days after his NHL debut.

Congratulations, Sven on a great career and welcome to the #NHLAlumni Association!

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Baertschi has struggled with injuries over the past couple of seasons registering only 81 games over the past two years.

His most successful season came with the Canucks in 2017-18 where he scored 18 goals and 35 points in 68 games.

We wish him the best in his post-playing career and applaud an amazing NHL career.

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