For TJ Oshie, the Washington era has reached its conclusion.
The veteran shared on Sunday that his household had pulled up stakes and returned to Minnesota, posting images from the relocation to his Instagram account.
His spouse, Lauren, used a post of her own to reflect on the relocation as well as the years the family logged in the capital. Writing in her post, she described pulling up roots after ten years as among the most difficult choices the couple had ever confronted. The city, she noted, had served as their base through a stretch of cherished life milestones — weddings, the arrival of kids, friendships formed, and memories that would stay with them always. To finish, she nodded to the familiar adage holding that once the capital has been your residence, the Washingtonian label sticks no matter where you go.
The clan put in nearly a decade living near the capital, a span during which three of the couple's four kids were born while Oshie wore Washington's colors. A Zillow entry shows the family's McLean, Virginia, property carrying an asking price of $9.85 million.
Now 38, Oshie announced he was hanging them up this June, having missed the full 2024-25 campaign as he contended with a lingering back issue. His 16 years in the NHL — nine spent with Washington — produced 1010 career games alongside 695 points, the product of 302 goals and 393 assists. On the global stage he earned acclaim wearing the Team USA jersey, and nothing stands out more than the shootout he delivered against the Russians at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.
The move trails a comparable one made by Nicklas Backstrom, once both a linemate and a neighbor, who similarly departed and headed home to Sweden once his Washington pact expired. According to reporting, Backstrom plans to play in 2025-26 for Brynäs IF, the SHL club he previously represented.
Oshie's first years unfolded back in Everett, out in Washington state, yet he has treated Minnesota as home since age 15, the point at which he moved to skate at Warroad High School. Summer brought him back regularly, and he even made repeat visits for chiropractic work on several mid-season occasions while seeking a remedy for his ailing back. The residence his family constructed in Edina, Minnesota, wrapped up in 2024.
His long-range plans beyond hockey haven't been spelled out, but he did step in to provide guest analysis for ESPN this past May and rolled out a documentary called Coach, centered on his father's battle against Alzheimer's, which screened in June at the film festival known as DC/DOX.