The San Jose Sharks are holding a press conference on Tuesday for Captain Logan Couture to announce his retirement. General Manager Mike Grier will also be in attendance.
Only media will be allowed to participate in the press conference, but it will be streamed on all Sharks platforms.
The #SJSharks are holding a press conference for the media tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 p.m. with GM Mike Grier and captain Logan Couture. Per the release, the conference will be streamed live "on Sharks digital platforms, including the Sharks+SAP Center app and the Sharks Audio…— Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) April 14, 2025
Couture played just six games last season and hasn’t been able to join the Sharks in any capacity on the ice in 24-25 due to a deep groin injury. Reports confirm that Couture will announce his retirement. On Monday, no official announcement was made about Couture’s status before releasing press conference details.
Can confirm #SJSharks captain Logan Couture will announce his retirement tomorrow at a press conference in San Jose due to his health. Difficult way for a highly accomplished player to go out.
Couture had a hell of a career.
First to report: @frank_seravalli— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) April 14, 2025
The forward has played his entire career with the San Jose Sharks and recently made small headlines after unfollowing the team on Instagram.
As stated in that story on Sharks Hockey Digest, actions like that cannot be followed because they lack context. Even with the news of tomorrow’s media availability, Couture’s social media actions still don’t have context.
In January, Grier told reporters that Couture would remain the San Jose Sharks captain for as long as he was here.
“I mean, Couture is the captain. As long as he’s here, he’ll be the captain, and I’m not someone who’s going to go out and feel like there’s a need to name a new captain the next day,” Grier said. “All that stuff is earned over time, and people lead in their own ways. I think we have a good group.
#SJSharks GM Mike Grier on Logan Couture: "[Couture] is rehabbing. It is a fair question but it's not really something for me to get into. You know? I think right now, it's more about Logan the person than Logan the hockey player. He's around the group. He's helping our young…— Max Miller (@Real_Max_Miller) January 29, 2025
SHD will attend tomorrow’s proceedings and provide all the details and news following the event.
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