oldest nhl player in the nhl for 1998

Viacheslav Fetisov and Kjell Samuelsson were tied for the oldest in 1997-98. They were 39 years old.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Viacheslav Fetisov
V. Fetisov
39
1997-98
DET DET
58
2
12
14
+4
72
0
4
0
0
1
0
55
3.6
2Kjell Samuelsson
K. Samuelsson
39
1997-98
PHI PHI
49
0
3
3
+9
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0.0
3Mike Gartner
M. Gartner
38
1997-98
PHX PHX
60
12
15
27
-4
24
4
3
0
0
2
0
145
8.3
4Kevin Lowe
K. Lowe
38
1997-98
EDM EDM
7
0
0
0
-3
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
5Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
37
1997-98
BOS BOS
82
13
35
48
+2
80
9
21
0
2
3
0
264
4.9
6Guy Carbonneau
G. Carbonneau
37
1997-98
DAL DAL
77
7
17
24
+3
40
0
0
1
0
1
0
81
8.6
7Dino Ciccarelli
D. Ciccarelli
37
1997-98
TOT
62
16
17
33
-16
70
5
5
0
0
4
0
161
9.9
8Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
37
1997-98
NYR NYR
82
23
67
90
-11
28
6
24
0
0
4
0
201
11.4
9Kelly Hrudey
K. Hrudey
37
1997-98
SJS SJS
28
0
0
0
2
48:35
10Dale Hunter
D. Hunter
37
1997-98
WSH WSH
82
8
18
26
+1
103
0
1
0
4
1
0
82
9.8
11Jari Kurri
J. Kurri
37
1997-98
COL COL
70
5
17
22
+6
12
2
5
0
1
0
0
61
8.2
12Igor Larionov
I. Larionov
37
1997-98
DET DET
69
8
39
47
+14
40
3
13
0
1
2
0
93
8.6
13Doug Lidster
D. Lidster
37
1997-98
NYR NYR
36
0
4
4
+2
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0.0
14Mark Messier
M. Messier
37
1997-98
VAN VAN
82
22
38
60
-10
58
8
17
2
2
2
0
139
15.8
15Andy Moog
A. Moog
37
1997-98
MTL MTL
42
0
0
0
4
55:39
16Dave Babych
D. Babych
36
1997-98
TOT
53
0
9
9
-9
49
0
2
0
0
0
0
46
0.0
17Chris Chelios
C. Chelios
36
1997-98
CHI CHI
81
3
39
42
-7
151
1
22
0
0
0
0
205
1.5
18Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
36
1997-98
PHI PHI
57
2
27
29
+3
30
1
19
0
0
1
0
107
1.9
19Randy Cunneyworth
R. Cunneyworth
36
1997-98
OTT OTT
71
2
11
13
-14
63
1
2
0
0
0
0
81
2.5
20Grant Ledyard
G. Ledyard
36
1997-98
TOT
71
4
20
24
-4
20
2
8
0
1
0
0
90
4.4
21Craig Ludwig
C. Ludwig
36
1997-98
DAL DAL
80
0
7
7
+21
131
0
0
0
1
0
0
46
0.0
22Jamie Macoun
J. Macoun
36
1997-98
TOT
74
0
7
7
-17
65
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
0.0
23Larry Murphy
L. Murphy
36
1997-98
DET DET
82
11
41
52
+35
37
2
12
1
2
2
0
129
8.5
24Bernie Nicholls
B. Nicholls
36
1997-98
SJS SJS
60
6
22
28
-4
26
3
6
0
0
0
0
81
7.4
25Joel Otto
J. Otto
36
1997-98
PHI PHI
68
3
4
7
-2
78
0
0
0
1
0
0
53
5.7
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