Ex-Fleet Forward Finds ‘Peace’ In Retirement From Hockey Career

Gigi Marvin called it a career after an illustrious 14-year run with saw her become a household name in women’s hockey from representing the United States in the Olympics to skating in PWHL’s inaugural season for Boston.

Marvin, a three-time Olympian and one-time gold medalist, announced her retirement this month. The 37-year-old played college hockey at Minnesota, where she became a two-time national MVP finalist and although Marvin only got to enjoy the history-making PWHL environment for a single campaign in Boston, she feels no regret in now finding peace in the next chapter of her life moving forward.

“It does a number on your body and your mind, and I had just came to a point where I felt so much peace,” Marvin told NESN’s “Hockey Hub” podcast. “I’ve been fortunate enough to have an extremely long career. I was the oldest player in the league last year and I loved it, but I think I just felt like it was now the right time to hang up the skates. And I couldn’t have been more thrilled with how my career ended up taking place and how it panned out over the years. So I’m really grateful for that ability to be like, ‘Yeah, this the right time and I’m gonna choose to go out on my terms.’ And I felt a lot of peace and gratitude.”

Looking back at a decade-plus of professional hockey played, Marvin finished with 24 goals and 50 assists in 126 games in national contests and one goal with three assists in 24 games played for the Boston Fleet.

You can watch the full episode of NESN’s “Hockey Hub” here: