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Pernell-Karl Sylvester Subban
MSC
[1]
(
SOO
-ban
; born May 13, 1989) is a
Canadian
former professional
ice hockey
defenceman
. He played a total of 13 seasons in the
National Hockey League
(NHL). He played for the
Montreal Canadiens
,
Nashville Predators
, and the
New Jersey Devils
. He has also played for Team Canada and won a gold medal with them at the
2014 Winter Olympics
in
Sochi
.
He currently does work as a broadcast analyst for the
NHL on ESPN
panel.
[2]
Before playing in the NHL, Subban played 4 years with the
Belleville Bulls
of the
Ontario Hockey League
(OHL). Subban was drafted with the 43rd overall pick by the
Montreal Canadiens
in the
2007 NHL Entry Draft
. He made his NHL debut with the Canadiens on February 12, 2010, in a 3?2 loss to the
Philadelphia Flyers
.
[3]
During the game, he assisted on a
Glen Metropolit
goal for his first point in the NHL.
[4]
On April 26, 2010, Subban played in his first NHL playoff game. He also recorded his first NHL playoff point when he assisted on a
Michael Cammalleri
goal.
[5]
He scored his first goal on April 30, 2010, in game one of Canadiens' second round series against the
Pittsburgh Penguins
.
[6]
On September 20, 2022, Subban announced that he was retiring from playing professional ice hockey
[7]