oldest center in the nhl year by year

Igor Larionov and Mark Messier are tied for the oldest centers in a season. They were 43 years old in 2003-04.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Igor Larionov
I. Larionov
43
2003-04
NJD NJD
49
1
10
11
+3
20
0
5
0
0
0
0
25
4.0
212
419
50.6
1
8
20
27
12:06
2Mark Messier
M. Messier
43
2003-04
NYR NYR
76
18
25
43
+3
42
1
4
2
1
3
0
104
17.3
682
1,241
55.0
20
28
21
57
16:29
3Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
42
2021-22
FLA FLA
34
5
5
10
-10
10
3
0
0
0
1
0
26
19.2
77
175
44.0
20
10
18
18
11:06
4Matt Cullen
M. Cullen
42
2018-19
PIT PIT
71
7
13
20
+6
14
0
0
2
2
2
0
87
8.0
320
640
50.0
32
31
24
19
11:31
5Igor Larionov
I. Larionov
42
2002-03
DET DET
74
10
33
43
-7
48
5
22
0
0
3
0
50
20.0
195
454
43.0
6
7
6
19
13:55
6Mark Messier
M. Messier
42
2002-03
NYR NYR
78
18
22
40
-2
30
8
8
1
0
5
0
117
15.4
677
1,280
52.9
12
10
16
21
18:38
7Frank Boucher
F. Boucher
42
1943-44
NYR NYR
15
4
10
14
2
1
2
0
0
0
8Patrick Marleau
P. Marleau
41
2020-21
SJS SJS
56
4
5
9
-9
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
54
7.4
141
300
47.0
40
19
22
8
13:17
9Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
41
2020-21
TOR TOR
44
5
15
20
+6
14
0
5
0
0
0
0
42
11.9
39
68
57.4
32
10
13
29
13:43
10Matt Cullen
M. Cullen
41
2017-18
MIN MIN
79
11
11
22
-1
20
0
1
0
0
1
0
104
10.6
355
705
50.4
14
42
14
17
11:54
11Adam Oates
A. Oates
41
2003-04
EDM EDM
60
2
16
18
0
8
1
9
0
0
1
0
32
6.3
487
851
57.2
5
19
18
34
14:30
12Igor Larionov
I. Larionov
41
2001-02
DET DET
70
11
32
43
-5
50
4
17
0
0
1
0
50
22.0
283
653
43.3
12
16
32
51
14:28
13Mark Messier
M. Messier
41
2001-02
NYR NYR
41
7
16
23
-1
32
2
6
0
1
2
0
69
10.1
422
787
53.6
35
27
21
37
18:31
14Dave Keon
D. Keon
41
1981-82
HFD HFD
78
8
11
19
-32
6
0
0
1
0
1
84
9.5
15Alex Delvecchio
A. Delvecchio
41
1973-74
DET DET
11
1
4
5
-13
2
1
4
0
0
0
9
11.1
16Patrick Marleau
P. Marleau
40
2019-20
TOT
66
11
11
22
-5
14
1
0
0
0
3
1
117
9.4
36
76
47.4
57
24
29
15
15:34
17Joe Thornton
J. Thornton
40
2019-20
SJS SJS
70
7
24
31
-19
34
3
5
0
0
1
0
76
9.2
323
654
49.4
20
29
55
30
15:30
18Matt Cullen
M. Cullen
40
2016-17
PIT PIT
72
13
18
31
+4
30
2
2
2
0
2
0
93
14.0
440
859
51.2
36
27
20
32
13:55
19Mike Modano
M. Modano
40
2010-11
DET DET
40
4
11
15
-4
8
1
5
0
0
0
0
79
5.1
133
274
48.5
7
10
14
13
12:27
20Doug Weight
D. Weight
40
2010-11
NYI NYI
18
2
7
9
-3
10
1
4
0
0
0
0
26
7.7
57
110
51.8
9
4
9
20
17:32
21Joe Nieuwendyk
J. Nieuwendyk
40
2006-07
FLA FLA
15
5
3
8
-4
4
2
2
0
0
2
0
30
16.7
111
207
53.6
4
3
3
10
13:24
22Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
40
2005-06
PIT PIT
26
7
15
22
-16
16
3
12
0
0
0
0
77
9.1
253
457
55.4
8
6
10
30
19:22
23Steve Yzerman
S. Yzerman
40
2005-06
DET DET
61
14
20
34
+8
18
4
7
0
0
3
0
86
16.3
239
414
57.7
19
17
16
32
12:47
24Ron Francis
R. Francis
40
2003-04
TOT
80
13
27
40
-9
14
7
13
0
0
2
0
91
14.3
508
904
56.2
11
31
20
26
15:49
25Adam Oates
A. Oates
40
2002-03
ANA ANA
67
9
36
45
-1
16
4
16
0
0
2
0
67
13.4
615
1,064
57.8
2
1
15
25
18:38
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