career ending concussion in mid-January 2019. In November 2019, he announced his retirement from professional hockey after receiving a concussion. Personal life Mitchell’s father Steve was athletic director of Selwyn House School which Mitchell attended. His mother Sheila was a physical-education instructor at Champlain College Lennoxville. His older brother Josh is a high-school teacher and hockey coach at Heritage Regional High School in St-Hubert. After retiring from playing professional hockey, Mitchell started a hockey training company and built a facility in Essex, Vermont with former University of Vermont teammate Peter Lenes. Mitchell has had a house in Vermont since 2010. He lives there with his wife Brindy and their three daughters. Career statistics Awards and honours References External links 1985 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Buffalo Sabres players Canadian ice hockey centres Hotchkiss School alumni Ice hockey people from Quebec Lausanne HC players Los Angeles Kings players Minnesota Wild players Montreal Canadiens players San Francisco Bulls players San Jose Sharks draft picks San Jose Sharks players Sportspeople from Longueuil University of Vermont alumni Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey players Worcester Sharks players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland