Over 30, current & former NHLers with no kids

[Nathaniel]

Jagr is a sad case for sure

 

[Calderon]

it never gets talked about, but it would be interesting if there was a study on the all time greats, when they became dads, and the places in their careers where they slip to a lower level, big or small.

Decent level of interest yes but if it did show that having kids directly lessened one's athletic output that'd just be unnecessary fuel for anti-natalists.

 

[Felidae]

Jagr is a sad case for sure

Some people just don't want kids, nothing sad about that.

 

[EpochLink]

I'm 39 and never married, no kids.
Every relationship I've been in I became miserable and not myself.
I can live my life the way it seems fit, no outside interference.

 

[dalewood12]

Nordics tend to get settled and have kids later than Americans. I notice there are very few Swedish and Finnish players under 30 with kids.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Mike Commodore, the rockstar himself, also no kids.

 

[JackSlater]

Mike Commodore, the rockstar himself, also no kids.

And I'm sure it's Mike Babcock's fault, somehow.

 

[wetcoast]

It's fine for a thread.

If you aren't interested, you aren't required to participate.

This would be a really interesting NBA thread...right?

 

[Bear of Bad News]

This would be a really interesting NBA thread...right?

Hey, if I could reasonably determine what was objectively interesting, I probably wouldn’t be a Kraken fan.

 

[wetcoast]

Hey, if I could reasonably determine what was objectively interesting, I probably wouldn’t be a Kraken fan.

Could be worse my boss is an open Leafs fan, he gets ribbed every spring.

 

[kaiser matias]

I always found it interesting that Trevor Linden didn't have any children until 2017 (when he was 47). He got married in 1995, and was known for his charitable work during his career (especially with Canuck Place, a hospice for children), so it seems late to do so (though I'm sure he had reasons).

 

[iamjs]

I don't think Biz has any kids.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

I don't think Biz has any kids.

Correct, no kids for Biz.

 

[psycat]

I'm 39 and never married, no kids.
Every relationship I've been in I became miserable and not myself.
I can live my life the way it seems fit, no outside interference.

Kinda in the same boat, suspect the twilight years will be pretty miserable though(hockey player or not).

 

[Hockeyville USA]

PK Subban also fits the criteria, he doesn't have any kids

 

[The Panther]

PK Subban also fits the criteria, he doesn't have any kids

I thought he was at least married, but then I see he almost got married and then nothing.

Will PK find a wife? a soul-mate? happiness?

Like sands in the hour-glass... these are the days of our lives...

(By the way, how weird is it that PK is still only 35 years old. He could be playing now, easily.)

 

[Regal]

i’ve said this a number of times, but i firmly believe that part of the reason the peak 2004 to 2007 luongo turned into the still excellent but no longer historically great luongo of the peak sedin/kesler/burrows years is he became a dad.

his wife’s turbulent pregnancy in spring of 2008 likely played a part in them missing the playoffs that year, which also led to the firing of dave nonis and hiring of mike gillis. that spring he was flying back and forth between where the team was and florida, to be with her.

but beyond that exceptional situation, when you have a baby, your priorities change. you sleep less, you have a new person in your life to take up a huge amount of real estate in your brain, and i think almost anyone would slip. it never gets talked about, but it would be interesting if there was a study on the all time greats, when they became dads, and the places in their careers where they slip to a lower level, big or small.

At the same time, he seemed to take himself and the pressure of the game less seriously afterward as well. I don’t know if we ever get Strombone without him having kids.