SportsHOT TAKE OR NOT

Ex-Wild Defenseman Matt Dumba Retires After 13 NHL Seasons

Dumba played for five teams including the Coyotes, Lightning, Stars and Penguins during his 13-year career; one defenseman, many logos.

On air: Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte on Late Night BBN
Published 8:27 PM ET, Friday, October 9, 2026

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Yahoo SportsFormer Wild defenseman Matt Dumba calls it a career after 13 NHL seasons

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThanks, Brock. Gavel noted. Hot Take or Not: Yahoo Sports says Matt Dumba is retiring after thirteen NHL seasons, ten of them with the Wild.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHot take: thirteen years of getting slammed into glass, and he's finally retiring to something safer, like my group chat.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot. Your group chat has claimed more victims than the boards. Dr. Byte.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHot take: five teams, one career. Dumba is basically a very well-padded subscription service that kept changing its logo.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHot. Yahoo says he moved from the Coyotes to the Lightning, Stars and Penguins. Cancel anytime.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHank, what's your take, bro?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHot take: retirement is just the bunker, but with a golf cart and fewer beans.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat's the hottest thing you've said since two thousand nine, Hank, and I hate it.