The 40yearold defenseman becomes the oldest player in nhl history to score a goal in the cup final when he scores 31 seconds into the third period of the colorado avalanches 31 victory against. Below is the list of oldest national hockey league nhl players, with their last year in parentheses. Gretzky also became the youngest player in nhl history to score one thousand points. The youngest permanent nhl captain in history is connor mcdavid, announced as captain by the edmonton oilers on october 5, 2016, at the age of 19 years and 266 days. Predators rinne first goalie to score in nhl since 20. After unsuccessfully attempting to resolve disputes with eddie livingstone, owner of the toronto blueshirts, executives of the three other nha franchises suspended the nha, and formed the national hockey league nhl, replacing the livingstone team with a. Top 15 oldest active players in nhl history thesportster. Jan 10, 2020 it was rinnes first career goal as he became just the 12th goalie in nhl history to find the back of the net, while he is the second oldest goaltender to do so at 37 years and 67 days.
A lot of nhl rookies make their debuts in their mid to early 20s, but helmuts balderis on the other hand, made his nhl debut at 36 years old. Back in 2014, goalie rob zepp made headlines after his debut for the philadelphia flyers. The national hockey league was established in 1917 as the successor to the national hockey association nha. He set several marks during the game, logging 28 minutes, 41 seconds in net. He set several records during the game, logging 28.
The following day, richard went on a frenchlanguage montreal radio station to ask the fans to stop rioting and instead to support the canadiens in the playoffs. This wonderful and lavishly illustrated book, traces the history of the goalie mask from its very antiquated beginnings, to the modern era. At age 19, roberts made his nhl debut for the boston bruins on dec. Tallest, shortest, biggest, smallest, youngest, oldest. He was the first goaltender in nhl history to regularly wear one.
Forty years after the miracle on ice, a 42yearold zamboni driver carved out a miraculous chapter in nhl history. Winning 300 regular season games in the national hockey league nhl is a rare and celebrated milestone for a goaltender. Upper deck to produce cards of zamboni driverturnedgoalie. Predators pekka rinne becomes 12th goalie in nhl history. Thirtysix goaltenders have reached this mark in nhl history. Before joining the new york rangers and the nhl in 2000, lundqvist played for frolunda hc in swedish elitserien. Ranking all 18 nhl goalies who played past the age of 40. Nhl teams dress two goaltenders and typically would call on a minor league goalie due to injury or other emergency. Harry lumley is the youngest goaltender to ever take nhl ice, and the first teenager to play in a stanley cup final. That is the most ice time by an emergency goalie in nhl history. Nhl has rocky and rudy moment, as zamboni driver suits up. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you. Jan 19, 2015 we updated this list from the thw archives of the oldest and youngest winners in nhl history, originally published jan.
List of oldest national hockey league players wikipedia. Drafted by atlanta in 1999 and then carolina in 2001, the ontario native had first played in the echl before making his way to finland and then germany where he forged a solid reputation. Jun 16, 2015 top 15 oldest active players in nhl history. Oct 27, 2017 for the pacific division, mike smith was the oldest at age 34 now age 35.
The team was established in 1970, along with the vancouver canucks, when the league expanded to 14 teams. At that time he was the assistant trainer with the chicago black hawks and replaced an. Ayres became only the third emergency goaltender in the modern era to play in the nhl, according to the hockey news. The art and history of the goalie mask, by jim hynes and gary smith, proves to be a captivating journey back in time. If logistics make that impossible, teams are allowed to dress and play any. David ayres, february 22, 2020, 42 years, 194 days, as an emergency backup goaltender for the carolina hurricanes in a 63 win against the toronto maple leafs. Naturally, all of this blew the mind of pretty much every hockey fan on social media, including those that knew him personally. Dec 26, 2017 johnny bower, the hall of fame goaltender who helped take the toronto maple leafs to four stanley cup championships in the 1960s and became the oldest fulltime goalie in national hockey league.
It was rinnes first career goal as he became just the 12th goalie in nhl history to find the back of the net, while he is the second oldest goaltender to do so at 37 years and 67 days. Nhl goaltending histories every game played by every nhl team since 197071, including performance by all goaltenders appearing. Mar 04, 2016 tallest, shortest, biggest, smallest, youngest, oldest. At most levels of play each team must designate one captain and a number of alternate captains usually two or three who speak to the officials when the captain is on the bench. Chris osgood is one of the most overlooked goaltenders in nhl history, with a record of excellence that his critics consistently ignore. Zamboni driver steps in as emergency goalie, helps carolina. At 32yearsold, zepp had waited a long time to make the nhl. It is the oldest professional hockey franchise in the world, and one of the four founding teams of the national hockey league nhl. Currently playing for the calgary flames, smith also has the honor of being the 11th goaltender in nhl history to score a goal when he played for the coyotes. Theres a lot of movie requests, a lot of book requests, coming from big. Backup hockey player becomes oldest goalie to win nhl. The buffalo sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in buffalo, new york.
Except the leafs didnt score again, and ayres made nhl history in his emergency role, becoming the oldest goaltender to win in his nhl debut. Zamboni driver steps in as emergency goalie, helps. His efforts won him the title of first star of the game, and he is now the oldest goaltender in nhl history to win his regularseason debut. Predators pekka rinne becomes 12th goalie in nhl history to. Lifes been a whirlwind since emergency goalie david. One of the leagues oldest franchises did plenty on this date. Nhl trivia march 4, 2016 its almost time for the stanley cup playoffs, so here are some facts about some notable standouts from nhl history. The complete and unabridged history of nhl goaltenders who. They compete in the national hockey league nhl as a member of the atlantic division of the eastern conference. History of the montreal canadiens ice hockey wiki fandom.
He retired as the thirdoldest goalie to play in the nhl, trailing just. In addition, one of the greatest goaltenders of alltime hit two. Digging through a variety of nhl record books and historical sources, stacker takes a look at nhl history from the year you were born, beginning with 1917. Rinne scores first nhl goal as preds collect first win. Jan 10, 2020 rinne became the 12th goaltender in nhl history to score when he converted an emptynetter with 22 seconds left, punctuating the predators 52 victory over the sloppy chicago blackhawks on. Brian bellows was the youngest captain in nhl history, serving as the interim captain of the minnesota north stars from january 1984 until may 1984. For the pacific division, mike smith was the oldest at age 34 now age 35.
Upper deck to produce cards of zamboni driverturned. The avalanche are the only team in their division not based in the central time zone. Bower was 45 years, 1 month, and 2 days old when he played in his last nhl game, in december 1969. Nhl has rocky and rudy moment, as zamboni driver suits. Most hockey fans know some of the history behind the usual goalie numbers. The win caught the attention of popular video game ea sports nhl which tweeted out a hypothetical picture of ayres on the cover. Johnny bower, the hall of fame goaltender who helped take the. We updated this list from the thw archives of the oldest and youngest winners in nhl history, originally published jan. March 22 has seen quite a bit of hockey history over the years. Lundqvist immediately made a name for himself in the nhl and was dubbed king henrik by rangers fans. While maurice roberts only played in 10 national hockey league games throughout his career, the netminder can be found in numerous places in the leagues record books. In 1969, bower became the oldest goalie to play in a stanley cup. The top 50 goalies in nhl history bleacher report latest. David ayres 42 years, 194 days became the oldest goaltender in nhl history to win his regularseason debut.
In the midst of the maelstrom, ayres found time the other day to settle in and somewhat reluctantly watch the recording of that now famous game. Howe played in the nhl for 26 seasons from 1946 1980 with a few years off due to chronic wrist problems. Recent examples on the web the game by ken dryden there is no book that comes close to capturing what the locker room and the camaraderie of a great team are all about than the goaltenders take on hockey with the late 70s montreal canadiens. The colorado avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in denver.
Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup, the stanley cup playoffs logo, the stanley cup final logo, center ice name and logo, nhl. But ayres managed to make history in more ways than one, becoming the first emergency goalie to win a game and the oldest goalie to win a. Oldest players in a regular season or playoff game goaltenders. Pucked by helena hunting, us by sarina bowen, winging it by ashlyn kane, hooked by love by toni aleo, and deke by eden finley.
National hockey league basic and advanced statistics for every goaltender on every team, including known benchwarmers. Ayres who stopped eight of 10 shots during a 63 hurricanes victory over the toronto maple leafs on feb. Maurice moe roberts became the oldest goaltender in the nhl. Backup hockey player becomes oldest goalie to win nhl debut. Only hockey players who played at least one game in the regular season or playoffs when they were 40 or older are included on the list. At 42, he became the oldest goaltender in league history to win in his nhl debut. In 1972, jacques plante published a book titled on goaltending, which was the. Johnny bower, 93, oldest fulltime nhl goalie the boston globe. Dominik hasek is probably the most athletic goalie the nhl has ever seen. However, one bright spot during the season was oilers goaltender dwayne roloson, as he became the oldest goaltender to play 60 nhl games in one season. Goaltender definition of goaltender by merriamwebster. Subscribe to deadline breaking news alerts and keep.
At 37 years and 67 days, pekka rinne is the second oldest goaltender in nhl history to score a goal. He was the oldest goalie in nhl history except for moe roberts, a chicago black hawks trainer. Tim cowlishaw, dallas news, from the summer game to friday night lights, tim cowlishaw ranks his top 50. A peoples history, like the tenpart cbc series it accompanies, tells the story of this breathtakingly fast game from its hotly contested origins, and the surge in its popularity after 1875, when it was first taken inside, through the rise and fall and rise again of womens hockey, the sagas of longlost leagues, such as the. Can you name the oldest goaltenders to play in an nhl game as of the end of the 20142015 season. Mar 06, 2020 ayres who stopped eight of 10 shots during a 63 hurricanes victory over the toronto maple leafs on feb. Henrik lundqvist is the only goaltender in nhl history to record 11 30win seasons in his first 12 seasons. Mike smith became just the fourth goaltender to start a playoff series with a shutout over the age of 37. Lifes been a whirlwind since emergency goalie david ayres made the nhl record books. Johnny bower, 93, oldest fulltime nhl goalie the boston. Rinne became the 12th goaltender in nhl history to score when he converted an emptynetter with 22 seconds left, punctuating the predators 52 victory over the sloppy chicago blackhawks on.
Ayres also became the oldest goaltender emergency or otherwise to win in his regular season debut, according to the hockey news. Helmuts balderis, the oldest rookie in nhl history youtube. Saskatoon, skmarch62020 0307 sports ayres goalie david ayres has. In ice hockey, the captain is the player designated by a team as the only person authorized to speak with the game officials regarding rule interpretations when the captain is on the ice. He is just the 12th goaltender in league history to accomplish the feat. But ayres managed to make history in more ways than one, becoming the first emergency goalie to win a game and the oldest goalie to win a regular season debut, according to sports illustrated. The history of the national hockey league begins with the end of its predecessor league, the national hockey association nha, in 1917. Seasoned veterans can make a huge contribution to a team, both in the locker room and on the ice. Mike smith became just the fourth goaltender to start a playoff series with a. The nhl is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the major professional sports leagues in the united states and canada. Edmonton oilers alltime single season goaltenders statistics. They compete in the national hockey league nhl as a member of the central division of the western conference.
He also said he would accept his punishment and return the following year to win the cup. Rinne scores first nhl goal as preds collect first win under. A goaltender scoring a goal in an nhl game is a very rare feat, having occurred only fifteen times in the history of the nhl, the first time occurring in 1979 after the league had been in existence for six decades. Their existence revolves around a near perfect eating regime and daily workouts, sometimes more than once a day.
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