The Winnipeg native was selected second overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2017 and was picked ahead of Miro Heiskanen, Cale Makar and Elias Pettersson, who went 3, 4 and 5 respectively.
Patrick went on to appear in 222 games in the National Hockey League between the 2017-18 and 2021-22 seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers and Vegas Golden Knights. In those 222 games, Patrick had 77 points (32 goals, 45 assists), 83 penalty minutes and was a minus-36.
It always sucks to see a player retire at such a young age, but it's understandable to see why Nolan Patrick made that decision and hopefully he'll be able to find a way to stay in the game of hockey if he wishes.
