Marian Hossa may have played his last NHL game.

The Chicago Blackhawks right wing will at least miss the 2017-18 season, as it was announced Wednesday that he's suffering from a skin disorder, which is being caused by an allergic reaction to his own hockey equipment.

The 38-year-old Hossa has missed 46 games over the past six seasons, but said playing right now has to take a back seat.

"Due to the severe side effects associated with those medications, playing hockey is not possible for me during the upcoming 2017-18 season," Hossa said in a statement. "While I am disappointed that I will not be able to play, I have to consider the severity of my condition and how the treatments have impacted my life both on and off the ice."

The Blackhawks' team physician, Dr. Michael Terry, said Hossa's skin disorder was becoming "more and more difficult to treat and control with conventional medications while he plays hockey."

Hossa has won three Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks, signing with Chicago in 2009 after spending the previous season with the Detroit Red Wings. In Hossa's only season in Detroit, the Red Wings lost in the Stanley Cup Final to Pittsburgh.

He had 26 goals and 45 points last season, and has four years left on the contract he signed in 2009.