Former Washington Capital Stanley Cup champ and Team USA Olympic hero T.J. Oshie has retired from the NHL after 16 seasons, he announced Monday.

Oshie announced his retirement with a tear-filled speech at the Washington Harbour on Monday, the seventh anniversary of the Capitals players swimming in the fountains on the Georgetown waterfront after winning the Stanley Cup two days earlier -- June 7, 2018.

T.J. Oshie, who scored four shootout goals for the U.S. to beat host Russia at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and helped the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup in 2018, announced Monday he is retiring after playing 16 NHL seasons.