Mark Recchi Mark Louis Recchi ( born February 1 , 1968 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 22 years in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins , Philadelphia Flyers , Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens . Having previously announced that he would " sail off into the sunset " if Boston were victorious in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final , he announced his retirement in the post - game celebration after Boston ' s Stanley Cup championship . Playing career . Recchi played his junior hockey for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League . His number 8 was retired by the team shortly after he left for the NHL . He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins , first playing in the NHL 1988 , and was a key player on their Stanley Cup winning team in 1991 . The following season he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers as part of a deal that brought Rick Tocchet and Kjell Samuelsson to Pittsburgh . He played for Philadelphia from 1992 to 1995 as part of the " Crazy Eights " line , including a 53 - goal , 70 - assist , 123 - point season in 1992 – 93 , still the Flyers single - season point scoring record . In 1995 , he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in a deal for Éric Desjardins , Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair , but was reacquired by the Flyers for the 1998 – 99 season , and was consistently among their top scorers . During the 1999 – 2000 season , he was a finalist for the Lester B . Pearson trophy as NHLPA MVP and he finished third in scoring , only 5 points behind Jaromír Jágr . In 2000 and 2004 , the Flyers would make the Eastern Conference Finals but they would bow out of each series in seven games . In 2000 , he was named " Kamloops Male Athlete of the 20th Century " , and had a street named " Mark Recchi Way " in his honour . In August 2004 , Recchi rejoined the Penguins as a free agent , signing a two - year contract with a two - way option for a third year . The first year was eventually nullified by the NHL lockout ; in the second year , with the Penguins languishing at the bottom of the NHL standings , Recchi waived his no - trade clause to be sent to the Stanley Cup - contending Carolina Hurricanes at the deadline for minor - league forward Krystofer Kolanos , left wing Niklas Nordgren , and a 2007 2nd round pick . Recchi won his second Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes that season , and subsequently re - signed with the Penguins during the summer of 2006 off - season . On January 20 , 2007 , he scored his 7th career hat trick against the Toronto Maple Leafs , and just under a week later , Recchi scored his 500th career goal on January 26 , 2007 , on the power play against the Dallas Stars . During the summer of 2007 off - season , Recchi re - signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins for a one year contract that amounted to $ 2 million , but on December 4 he was placed on waivers and assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate , the Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Penguins , on December 6 . The Penguins then placed Recchi on re - entry waivers the next day , where Recchi was claimed by the Atlanta Thrashers . In his first game against his former team , he scored the game winning goal in a shootout . On July 7 , 2008 , Recchi then signed a one - year deal as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning . After scoring 45 points in 62 games with the Lightning in the 2008 – 09 season and with the Lightning out of playoff contention , Recchi was traded at the trade deadline , along with a second round pick in 2010 to the Boston Bruins for Mārtiņš Karsums and Matt Lashoff , on March 4 , 2009 . Recchi scored his first two goals for the Bruins three days later on March 7 , as the first and third Bruins goals in a 5 - 3 home ice defeat of the visiting Chicago Blackhawks . On July 2 , 2009 , Recchi re - signed with the Bruins to a one - year deal . At the time , Recchi had stated that the 2009 – 10 season would be his final year . With the retirement of Joe Sakic in the summer of 2009 , Recchi became the leader in points and assists among active players . Recchi would serve as an alternate captain during the season while Marc Savard was injured and out of the line - up , playing 81 of 82 games in the 2009 – 10 season . During the 2010 playoffs , Recchi became the third oldest player to score a playoff goal , behind Chris Chelios and Gordie Howe , and also became the oldest player to have a multi - goal game in the playoffs , when he scored two goals in a 5 - 4 OT loss to Philadelphia in Game 4 of the second round . After suffering defeat in the Eastern Conference semi - finals against the Philadelphia Flyers , instead of retiring Recchi re - signed with the Bruins for a further year . In the 2010 – 11 season on November 24 , 2010 , Recchi scored twice against the Florida Panthers to get his 1 , 500th career point . In Game 2 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals , Recchi became the oldest ever player to score a goal in a Stanley Cup Final , doing so at the age of 43 . In Game 3 of the Finals , he scored the final two goals of his career . On June 15 , 2011 , Recchi became a three - time winner of the Stanley Cup and joined Frank Foyston , Jack Walker , Mike Keane and Joe Nieuwendyk in winning three Stanley Cups with three different teams , as the Bruins defeated Vancouver in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals . Recchi also led the team in scoring during the Finals . During an interview with Ron MacLean of Hockey Night in Canada after winning the Cup , Recchi announced his retirement as an NHL player , finishing his career 4th all - time in games played and 12th all - time in points . Recchi was the last player active in professional hockey who had played in the NHL in the 1980s . Personal life . Mark is married to Alexa . They have three children together ; daughter Christina and sons Cameron and Austin .