Kyle Clifford, a two-time Stanley Cup Champion with the Los Angeles Kings , has announced his retirement . While he had not played in the league since 2022, he was holding out hope for another contract. But his enforcer play style is of a woebegone era, and he never got the chance. Even with the Kings beefing up their roster this offseason , he could not get a veteran's minimum contract.

Clifford spent the 2024-25 season with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. According to MayorNHL on X, formerly Twitter, he will join the Maple Leafs in a player development role. He played the final 25 games of his NHL career with the Leafs and is an Ontario native.

Clifford is most known for his time with the Kings, where he won two Stanley Cups. He was there for ten seasons as a fourth-line forward,

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