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JUST IN: NATHAN MACKINNON SURPRISES FANS WITH AN UNPREDICTABLE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WILL LEAVE THEM SPEECHLESS

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April 4, 2025
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JUST IN: NATHAN MACKINNON SURPRISES FANS WITH AN UNPREDICTABLE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WILL LEAVE THEM SPEECHLESS

IN A STUNNING TURN OF EVENTS THAT HAS TAKEN THE HOCKEY WORLD BY STORM, COLORADO AVALANCHE SUPERSTAR NATHAN MACKINNON HAS MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT NO ONE SAW COMING — AND IT’S LEAVING FANS ABSOLUTELY SPEECHLESS.

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IN A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD EARLIER TODAY AT BALL ARENA IN DENVER, MACKINNON STOOD BEFORE MEDIA, TEAMMATES, AND SHOCKED SUPPORTERS TO REVEAL THAT HE WILL BE TAKING AN INDEFINITE LEAVE FROM THE NHL — NOT DUE TO INJURY, TRADE, OR RETIREMENT — BUT TO PURSUE AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY IN THE WORLD OF SPACE EXPLORATION.

“IT SOUNDS CRAZY, I KNOW,” MACKINNON SAID WITH A GRIN. “BUT I’VE BEEN SELECTED TO JOIN A CIVILIAN ASTRONAUT PROGRAM NEXT YEAR, AND AFTER A LOT OF THOUGHT, I DECIDED TO GO FOR IT.”

THE 2024 STANLEY CUP WINNER AND FORMER FIRST OVERALL PICK STUNNED EVEN HIS CLOSEST CONFIDANTS WITH THE DECISION. HE WILL TEMPORARILY STEP AWAY FROM THE AVALANCHE AFTER THE 2024–25 SEASON TO JOIN A PRIVATE SPACE EXPEDITION SET TO LAUNCH IN EARLY 2026. MACKINNON CONFIRMED THAT HE WILL BE UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE TRAINING WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS LATER THIS YEAR.

THE MISSION, ORGANIZED BY A LEADING AEROSPACE COMPANY, AIMS TO SEND A TEAM OF CIVILIANS INTO LOW EARTH ORBIT FOR A 10-DAY JOURNEY. IT’S PART OF A NEW INITIATIVE TO RAISE AWARENESS AROUND SCIENCE, ATHLETIC ENDURANCE IN SPACE, AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.

“IT’S ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE TO DO SOMETHING BIGGER THAN HOCKEY,” MACKINNON SAID. “WHEN THIS OPPORTUNITY CAME UP, I KNEW I HAD TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. I WANT TO INSPIRE KIDS TO DREAM BEYOND THE ICE.”

FANS WERE QUICK TO FLOOD SOCIAL MEDIA WITH ASTONISHMENT, PRAISE, AND PLENTY OF QUESTIONS. MANY EXPRESSED ADMIRATION FOR HIS COURAGE, WHILE OTHERS WORRIED ABOUT HIS ABSENCE FROM THE ICE. THE AVALANCHE ORGANIZATION RELEASED A STATEMENT SHORTLY AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT, VOICING THEIR SUPPORT FOR MACKINNON’S DECISION AND EMPHASIZING THAT THE DOOR REMAINS OPEN FOR HIS RETURN.

“WHILE WE WILL MISS NATHAN ON THE ICE, WE’RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF HIS COURAGE TO PURSUE THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE,” THE STATEMENT READ. “HE WILL ALWAYS BE PART OF THE AVALANCHE FAMILY.”

MACKINNON’S STUNNING REVEAL HAS SPARKED A GLOBAL CONVERSATION, WITH ANALYSTS ALREADY CALLING IT ONE OF THE MOST UNEXPECTED MOMENTS IN MODERN SPORTS HISTORY. FROM NHL MVP TO FUTURE ASTRONAUT, NATHAN MACKINNON HAS ONCE AGAIN PROVEN HE’S NOT JUST A STAR ON THE ICE — HE’S A FORCE OF NATURE.

AS FOR WHAT’S NEXT? MACKINNON SAID HE’LL BE “TRAINING HARD, ON AND OFF THE PLANET,” AND PROMISES TO BRING HIS STANLEY CUP SPIRIT TO THE STARS.

ONE THING’S FOR SURE: THIS IS A JOURNEY HOCKEY FANS — AND SPACE ENTHUSIASTS — WILL NEVER FORGET.

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