Jean-Sebastien Dea Announces Retirement

By Brennan McClain | at September 7, 2026 5:54 pm According to an announcement on his Instagram, and shared by Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports, forward Jean-Sébastien Dea has retired from professional hockey. Dea, 32, began his professional playing career toward the end of the 2013-14 season. Then, after spending three years with the QMJHL’s Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, Dea signed with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins as an undrafted free agent. For the next five seasons, that’s where Dea primarily remained. Through the 2018-19 season, the Laval, QC native scored 72 goals and 163 points in 287 games as an effective secondary...