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The Daily: Former Red Wings Goalie Greiss Retires; Sunny Days Return to St. Louis

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Former Red Wings goalie Thomas Greiss is retiring from the NHL.

Thomas Greiss spent two of his last three seasons with the Detroit Red Wings. He would prove to be a solid addition in 2020-21, posting two shutouts, a 2.70 goals-against average and .912 save percentage.

However, Greiss slumped badly in his second Detroit campaign. The German netminder would finish the 2021-22 season with a 3.66 GAA and .891 save percentage. Joining the St. Louis Blues last summer, things didn’t get any better for Greiss and on Wednesday, he was announcing his retirement from the NHL.

The first German-born netminder to post 100 NHL wins, teaming with Robin Lehner in 2018-19, Greiss won the Jennings Trophy with the New York Islanders.

However, Greiss is perhaps best remembered for his right-wing political views. He was a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, and a devout follower of Rush Limbaugh. In 2017, he liked a social media post that was drawing a comparison between Hillary Clinton and Adolf Hitler.

“Never arrested, never convicted, just as innocent as Hillary,” read the post accompanying a photo of Hitler.

In 2021, the German Ice Hockey Association announced it would no longer include Greiss as part of their national team program.

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