Kaners Bald Spot
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I've already come up with the following:
Joe Thornton
Patrick Marleau
Zdeno Chara
Am I forgetting anyone else?
Joe Thornton
Patrick Marleau
Zdeno Chara
Am I forgetting anyone else?
Matt Cullen. Thinks he's the only Anaheim Mighty Duck left.
Getzlaf and Perry both played for the Mighty Ducks, as did Kunitz, of one considers him still active.
I think Matt Cullen is the last NHLer left who was born in the same year as me.
That's a bit sad...
I think Matt Cullen is the last NHLer left who was born in the same year as me.
That's a bit sad...
I think you correct with these, though I've no idea about pre-1940s.Does anyone know for sure who was the last remaining player from other decades?
As far as I can tell, I think it's:
80s - Recchi
70s - Messier
60s - Park
50s - Howe
40s - Howe
30s - ???
20s - ???
Does anyone know for sure who was the last remaining player from other decades?
As far as I can tell, I think it's:
80s - Recchi
70s - Messier
60s - Park
50s - Howe
40s - Howe
30s - ???
20s - ???
Mike Fisher, Henrik Zetterberg, the Sedin twins, Gionta... all left last year.
Roberto Luongo and Craig Anderson were drafted in the 90's but didn't start in the NHL until this century.
Doesn't really apply being that he hasn't played an NHL game since 2008, but 46 year old Jozef Stumpel is still playing.
looking through the mid-80s, the oldest players in the league in any given year were basically in their mid-30s. 36 was OLD. no players older than that between 84 and 88. larry robinson in 1992 was, i think, the first player to hit 40 in a decade, since keon in 82, and was 4 years older than the second oldest player that year (mark howe). really puts that previous generation of howe, hull, keon, etc. in perspective.I think you correct with these, though I've no idea about pre-1940s.
I know Messier played in the autumn of 1979 (as did other freshman long-termers like Bourque, Gretzky, Gartner), but I tend to think of 1979-80 as the start of the second expansion era. I was therefore curious as to who was the last man standing from the 1978-79 season, which was the last of the less-than-20-team NHL, and the last of the pre-WHA merger. I think it is either Dave Taylor (continuously) or Bryan Trottier (who came back in the fall of '93 and played 41 more games.
It's interesting that Brad Park was (seemingly) the last survivor of the 1960s, debuting in 1968-69 and bowing out in 1984-85 (after two seasons with Yzerman). I would have thought there'd have been others from the tail-end of the 60s with really long careers, but seemingly not. 1985 is only 15 years after the sixties. For comparison, consider the 1979-crop of newbies. If Messier had played fifteen years after the 70s, he'd have been done in 1994.
It's interesting that Brad Park was (seemingly) the last survivor of the 1960s, debuting in 1968-69 and bowing out in 1984-85 (after two seasons with Yzerman). I would have thought there'd have been others from the tail-end of the 60s with really long careers, but seemingly not. 1985 is only 15 years after the sixties. For comparison, consider the 1979-crop of newbies. If Messier had played fifteen years after the 70s, he'd have been done in 1994.
Does anyone know for sure who was the last remaining player from other decades?
As far as I can tell, I think it's:
80s - Recchi
70s - Messier
60s - Park
50s - Howe
40s - Howe
30s - ???
20s - ???
I've already come up with the following:
Joe Thornton
Patrick Marleau
Zdeno Chara
Am I forgetting anyone else?
It's professional hockey he's playing, so it should count, NHL or not.
A certain Jaromír J. hasn't played so far this season, but if I'm not mistaken he's still expected to play for Kladno. He's been playing senior hockey since19841988.
It's professional hockey he's playing, so it should count, NHL or not.
A certain Jaromír J. hasn't played so far this season, but if I'm not mistaken he's still expected to play for Kladno. He's been playing senior hockey since 1984.
Stop bragging! I lost that when Messier retired!I think Matt Cullen is the last NHLer left who was born in the same year as me.
That's a bit sad...