2x Stanley Cup Winner Announces Retirement After 17 Seasons
The 39-year-old Salt Lake City native posted a message on social media writing on what the journey meant to him.
"As a kid growing up in Utah, I could have never imagined this journey," Lewis wrote. "Playing over 1,000 games and winning two Stanley Cups. Those milestones aren't just numbers to me, they represent years of sacrifice, perseverance, and a deep love for the game."
Lewis last played in the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Kings, posting six goals and 12 points in 60 games before not re-signing for the 2025-26 season.
The Career in Full
Lewis was selected 17th overall by Los Angeles in the 2006 NHL Draft after a dominant USHL season with the Des Moines Buccaneers, where he put up 35 goals and 75 points in 56 games and won the league MVP, Gentleman of the Year, and USA Hockey Player of the Year awards.
Despite all that, he was considered a third-round talent by most outlets heading into draft night.
The Kings traded Pavol Demitra and acquired the 17th pick to take him, a move that looked like a significant reach at the time.
Trevor Lewis (@trevorlewis22) has announced his retirement from the @NHL after 17 seasons.
— NHL Alumni (@NHLAlumni) April 22, 2026
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Trevor spent two seasons playing junior hockey in Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States Hockey League (USHL), capturing a league championship in 2006.… pic.twitter.com/mgKZnwNYXD
It proved to be one of the better value picks of that era.
Lewis spent parts of three seasons in the AHL before becoming a full-time NHLer in 2010-11, settling into a bottom-six role he would fill exceptionally well for the next decade and a half.
He finished his career with 104 goals, 133 assists, and 237 points across 1,034 regular-season games with the Kings, Winnipeg Jets, and Calgary Flames, adding 28 points in 106 playoff games.
He holds the record for most NHL games played by a Utah-born player.
The Two Championships That Define the Legacy
Lewis was not a scorer, but he had a knack for showing up in important moments.
In the Kings' 2012 Stanley Cup run, he posted nine points in 20 playoff games, including two goals in the Cup-clinching Game 6 of the Finals.
Between 2010 and 2015, he accumulated 216 hits in 70 playoff games, the ninth-most among all NHL skaters in that span and second on the Kings only to Dustin Brown's league-leading 330.
He also holds the fourth-most hits, sixth-most playoff games, and seventh-most regular season games in Kings franchise history.
Trevor Lewis has retired from the NHL. #GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/odhN6mZUqM
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) April 22, 2026
The 2014 Cup added another ring, making Lewis one of the unsung cornerstones of what became a brief but legitimate Kings dynasty under head coach Darryl Sutter.
After leaving Los Angeles in free agency following 12 seasons, Lewis spent one year each in Winnipeg and Calgary before Sutter reunited with him on the Flames, where he produced back-to-back 16-point seasons across 162 games.
The Kings brought him home for his final two seasons, where he continued to contribute from a fourth-line role before stepping away at 39.
"I want to especially thank the Los Angeles Kings organization for believing in me from day one," Lewis said. "Hockey has given me more than I could ever ask for, brothers in the locker room, lessons that shaped me as a man, and memories that will last forever."
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