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alko said:
Who is it?

And who was the oldest one, that ever lived? Was (is) there any former NHL player older than 100 years?
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Among the oldest living former NHLers:

Jim Conacher - 98 years old (b. 1921)

Steve Wojciechowski - will be 97 years old in December (b. 1922)

Howie Meeker - 96 years old (b. 1923)
 
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alko said:
Who is it?

And who was the oldest one, that ever lived? Was (is) there any former NHL player older than 100 years?
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Here's a list of the oldest NHL'ers
https://wikivisually.com/wiki/User:Marc87/Hockey


According to my list, the oldest players (centenarians) outside of the NHL have been:

EDIT: I looked up Murauskas and he was still alive as of February 2018.

1. Jonas Murauskas (Lithuania) 104 years and ? days (as of February 1, 2018 - b.1913)
Played for LGSF Kaunas and Žalgiris Kaunas, winning four league titles in the 1930s and 40s.
When I last checked him out, he was still alive in February 2018.

2. Jakob Probst Sr. (Germany) 103 years, 1 month and 22 days (1908-2011)
Played for EC Bad Tölz in the 1920s and 30s.

3. Thomas Sopwith (England) 101 years and 10 days (1888-1989)
Played for England in 1910 (European Championships). Played for Princes IHC. Famous aircraft designer.

4. Al Suomi (USA) 100 years, 10 months and 26 days (1913-2014)
Only known NHL'er to reach the age of 100. Played for Chicago.

5. Risto Tiitola (Finland) 100 years, 6 months and 27 days (1915-2015)
Was one of the two last surviving players from the 1939 World Championships. Played for Ilves Tampere.

6. Helge Christiansen (Denmark) 100 years, 4 months and 28 days (1909-2010)
Played for Denmark at the 1949 World Championships. His club was Silkesborg.
 
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You call them on the phone and ask "are you alive?"

If the answer is "yes" it's a very high probability the player in question is alive (although you still might want to cross-check the voice to tape recordings).

If the answer is "no" it's a very high probability the player is not alive (but you might still want to cross-check the voice to tape recordings).
 
alko said:
How do you check, if someone is still living?
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It's surprisingly difficult. My pal Michelle, who is a doctor in the Vancouver area, learned the hard way when supervising palliative care patients overnight in the hospital. A senior died, when she was the only doctor present, and it was quite a detailed process to make sure the person was actually dead. Die Hard wasn't just the title of an 80s' movie.
 
It always seemed to me that NHL players don’t generally have long lifespans. That seems, intuitively, like a rather small number of centenarians and even nonagenarians for what has become a fairly large group of men. But maybe it’s not a complete list and/or my impression is wrong.
 
The Panther said:
It's surprisingly difficult. My pal Michelle, who is a doctor in the Vancouver area, learned the hard way when supervising palliative care patients overnight in the hospital. A senior died, when she was the only doctor present, and it was quite a detailed process to make sure the person was actually dead. Die Hard wasn't just the title of an 80s' movie.
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Did it include much more than flipping on the hospital-lighting on the Subject?
Actually i'm not sure i want to know, if it could include any slappings and pullings of plugs.
 
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