Last active player by decade played in

[darkhorse686]

I was inspired to do this thread in light of the 'last active player by birth decade.' Who was last player active player that played in the 80's, 70's, 60's etc.

I left out the 90's obviously as there are still quite a few guys left who started playing in that decade (though I'd be curious to know how many)

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[eddytheeagle20]

last to play in the 40's was gordie howe
last to play in the 70's was mark messier

 

[Passchendaele]

10s would be Reg Noble and George Boucher (retired 1931-32)
20s would be Dit Clapper (retired 1946-47)
30s would be Milt Schmidt (retired 1954-55)
50s would be Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita (retired 1979-80)
60s would be Brad Park and Butch Goring (retired 1984-85)
80s would be Mark Recchi and Mike Modano (retired 2010-11)

 

[RedTheRabbit]

90s would be Joe Thornton (retired October 2023)

 

[The Panther]

It's funny that Howe was the last guy left from the 1940s and the co-last guy left from the 1950s...

 

[Staniowski]

I had to look up Keon, I thought he may have started in '59, but, no, it was '60.

 

[iamjs]

90s would be Joe Thornton (retired October 2023)

His official last game was May 23, 2022.

 

[RedTheRabbit]

His official last game was May 23, 2022.

I know, but his retirement was officially announced on October 28, 2023.

 

[MadLuke]

60s would be Brad Park and Butch Goring (retired 1984-85)

Seem the 70-80s was a rough era to "survive" one of Lapointe-Orr-Park we can imagine playing in their late 30s has elite Ds tended to do..

Or a Bobby Clarky, has some Trottier veteran years on a contender.

 

[McGarnagle]

Since no one has made the requisite joke yet

1890s: Chris Chelios