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24 Year Old Hockey Player Shockingly Announces Retirement at Young Age After Earning Gold Medal

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Graham Montgomery
November 18, 2024  (10:30)
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Irish hockey player Thomas Carpenter announced his retirement today at the age of 24 after winning a gold medal with his countrymen.

The 24-year-old made the announcement on his personal Instagram page. He technically remains under contract with HC Prilly Black Panthers of the Swiss 1st division league for the remainder of the season, but he has failed to appear in even a single game this year.

Now it appears as though his time with the team is official done.

News of his retirement spread around the hockey world quickly. Carpenter was considered to be a rising star in Irish Hockey, having made numerous appearances representing the nation in official IIHF events.

Carpenter spent the majority of his career playing in Switzerland as that is where he was born and raised, despite his Irish heritage.

The past few seasons were spent primarily in the Swiss 1st Division, a developmental league for the NL.

Over the past three seasons, Carpenter appeared in 29 games at that level, putting up three points.

Unfortunately, injuries largely derailed his career as he missed the entire 2021-22 season which was a big setback for him.

However, he did have more luck on the international scene, where he appeared in 23 games for Ireland across several seasons playing in the IIHF Development Cup.

In those games he recorded 12 goals and 23 points. This year, he lead the team with 2 goals and 6 points en route to a Gold Medal finish.

Now Ireland will have to find someone to replace the team veteran. Despite his young age and the fact that he played mainly in Switzerland, he was one of the team's best players as they do not have a particularly large sample size to choose from.

Hopefully, a new star will emerge shortly.

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