Washington Capitals fan favorite\u00a0TJ Oshie officially announced his retirement from hockey in June, ending an illustrious career that featured 16 seasons in the NHL, Olympic heroics, and a Stanley Cup championship.<\/p>\n
Oshie missed the entire 2024-25 season and parts of the previous campaign with chronic back pain, taking that time to rest and seek treatment<\/a>. Ultimately, he couldn\u2019t regain full health to make a return to NHL ice.<\/p>\n After coming to terms with the end of his playing days, the 38-year-old and his family decided to move back to his native Minnesota this summer to be closer to family<\/a>, a decision Oshie said was quite emotional.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s really tough. I mean, my wife cried for like a week when we were making the decision, and over the last year, I\u2019d say, when I wasn\u2019t playing and we had a good idea that my back wasn\u2019t gonna get good enough to come back and play,\u201d he said during an interview with the \u201cSpittin\u2019 Chiclets\u201d podcast<\/a>. \u201cThat was the decision we were wrestling with\u2026 It was a tough decision and one we didn\u2019t take lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n The Oshies listed their McLean, Virginia home for $9.85 million in July and, according to Zillow, it\u2019s still on the market.<\/p>\n But Oshie won\u2019t be gone from Capitals fans\u2019 lives entirely. He teased a possible recurring role with the team<\/a> but didn\u2019t provide any specific details.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m looking at doing a part-time thing with the Caps, so I should be going back and forth a little bit, which will be great,\u201d he said with a smile. \u201cThings are looking up.\u201d<\/p>\n