Did Jágr in 1990-91 play the most NHL games (RS + playoffs) of any first-year player, ever?

[The Panther]

Ha, the answer is probably 'no'. But Jaromir Jágr in 1990-91 played all 80 games with Pittsburgh, and then dressed for all 24 Pens' playoff games.

That makes 104 games for his 1st year in the NHL. That's a hell of a lot of games for a 1st-year player.

And please note, I am only interested in players in their very first year in the NHL (not players who were technically 'rookies', but had played some games in seasons prior).

Did anyone play more than the Jágrmeister?

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[Finster8]

Yes, Scott Gomez played 82 + 23 for 105 Jersey 99-00

 

[The Panther]

Yes, Scott Gomez played 82 + 23 for 105 Jersey 99-00

Wow, that's the record, probably, and another crazy stat for a first-year guy. (Jágr was younger, though!)

Any others comparable?

 

[MadLuke]

Eric Cole 104 games in 2002 has well

 

[koyvoo]

Edit-
later noticed the first year criteria. Disregard the rest of the post.

Trevor Linden played 108 in 93/94. Pretty sure that’s the record.

Jyrke Lumme, Adam Graves and Brian Leetch played 107 in the same season.

Might be others from the 84 games schedule days.

 

[reckoning]

Ron Hextall probably has the goalie record with 92 games in 86-87

 

[The Panther]

Ron Hextall probably has the goalie record with 92 games in 86-87

Yeah, that's utterly insane. I mean, he was 22, but still that's his first year in the NHL. Crazy.

 

[BarnabyJones PI]

Other notables who came up short:

• Zhitnik with 102 in 1992-93.
• Glen Wesley also with 102 in 1987-88.