Jason Spezza
Jason Spezza gave the Toronto Maple Leafs everything he had to try and help his hometown team win a championship.
He did it all while earning the league minimum of $750,000., and making it known he’d retire rather than move somewhere on waivers.
The 19-year veteran recorded 12 goals and 13 assists for 25 points in 71 games. Spezza continued his amazing streak of winning over 50% of his faceoffs for the 15th year in a row.
During the 2022 playoffs, Spezza recorded one point in five games. He averaged just 8:04 of ice time, and though he did his best, it was clearly time to hang up the skates.
When taking a faceoff at even-strength during the 2022 playoffs, Spezza won an incredible 80.0% of them. The 80.0% at even strength and the 60.0% over faceoff winning percentages were both career highs.