Mathieu Perreault retires after 13 years on skates

Mathieu Perreault has retired after 13 NHL seasons.

The 34-year-old spent last season with the Montreal Canadiens and the team acknowledged his recent retirement on its Twitter account on Thursday.

"Wishing Mathieu Perreault a happy retirement and congratulations on a 13-season NHL career," the Canadiens said.

Perreault is joining a show on Canadian-based TVA Sports, the network announced earlier Thursday.

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