Announcement: Injury Forces Sharks Center Logan Couture into Retirement from Playing Career

San Jose Sharks leader Logan Couture will declare on Tuesday that he is unable to continue his NHL career after battling a frequently painful injury for nearly two years, as reported by multiple sources on Monday.

Couture, 36, initially began experiencing difficulties with osteitis pubis before the start of the 2023-24 season.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, osteitis pubis is irritation in the joint between the left and right pubic bones and is commonly caused by repetitive use of the hips, pelvis, and groin, making it a common injury among athletes.

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Couture ultimately only played in six games that season, missing the final three-plus months. He has not played since.

In the sixth year of his eight-year, $64 million contract, Couture is still owed $13 million over the next two years.

He will reportedly hold a joint press conference with Sharks general manager Mike Grier on Tuesday afternoon at SAP Center, where it is expected that he will announce his inability to continue playing, but not his retirement.

This would allow the Sharks to place Couture on either injured reserve or long-term injured reserve. While his salary cap hit will still count for the next two seasons, the Sharks would avoid a costly cap recapture penalty from the league.

Selected ninth overall by the Sharks in the 2007 NHL Draft, Couture has accumulated 701 points (323 goals, 378 assists) and 255 penalty minutes in 933 games, all with the Sharks over 14-plus seasons. He ranks fourth in points, third in goals, and fifth in assists all-time for the Sharks.