Enforcer Ryan Reaves announced his retirement Wednesday at age 39 after playing more than 15 years in the NHL, leaving just three players who do not wear a visor.

Reaves skated in 1,075 games from his 2010 debut through last season, racking up 1,253 penalty minutes while playing for St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Vegas, the New York Rangers, Minnesota and Toronto. His 3,225 hits rank seventh on the all-time list.

"Unfortunately, Father Time remains undefeated," Reaves wrote on Instagram. "Every hit, every fight -- it's taken its final toll on me. I love this sport more than almost anything in this world."

A Winnipeg, Manitoba, native and fifth-round pick of the Blues in 2005, Reaves grinded through the minors before earning a call-up for his toughness. Nashville's Ryan O'Reilly, Dallas' Jamie Benn and Minnesota's Zach Bogosian are the final remaining no-visor players. The NHL and NHLPA agreed in 2013 to mandate visors for newcomers, grandfathering them like helmets decades earlier.