Conference Final, losing in four straight to the Boston Bruins. Williams finished with seven points in 15 games. As a free agent during the 2019 off-season, Williams was undecided on whether he would return to professional hockey. If he chose to return, it would only be with the Hurricanes. On September 2, Williams announced he had "decided to step away from the game." On January 7, 2020, Williams returned to the Hurricanes, signing a one-year, $700,000 contract. In his return to the lineup on January 19, he scored the game-deciding shootout goal to defeat the New York Islanders 2–1. On October 8, 2020, Williams announced his retirement from professional hockey after a 19-season NHL career. After retiring, Williams was hired as a “special advisor” to Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell. Personal life Williams married his fiancée, Kelly, on August 12, 2006. The couple have two children together: a son and a daughter. They bought a house in Ventnor, New Jersey, in 2009. The family moved to Cary, North Carolina in 2016, and played a role in Williams' decision to return to the Hurricanes. Williams' great-uncle Zellio Toppazzini was a professional ice hockey player who played 123 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks and was inducted into the American Hockey League (AHL) Hall of Fame in 2012. Williams is the grandnephew of Jerry Toppazzini, a forward who played 12 seasons in the NHL, most notably for the Boston Bruins. Williams is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States, having acquired American citizenship by naturalization in June 2017. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards and honours NHL References External links 1981 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Canadian ice hockey right wingers Carolina Hurricanes players Conn Smythe Trophy winners Franco-Ontarian people Ice hockey people from Ontario Los Angeles Kings players Luleå HF players National Hockey League All-Stars National Hockey League first-round draft picks People from Cobourg People from Ventnor City, New Jersey Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Plymouth Whalers players Naturalized citizens of the United States Stanley Cup champions Washington Capitals players