oldest player in nhl 1980

Gordie Howe was the oldest in 1979-80. He was 51 years old.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Gordie Howe
G. Howe
51
1979-80
HFD HFD
80
15
26
41
+9
42
2
3
0
0
0
94
16.0
2Carl Brewer
C. Brewer
41
1979-80
TOR TOR
20
0
5
5
-5
2
0
1
0
0
0
11
0.0
3Bobby Hull
B. Hull
41
1979-80
TOT
27
6
11
17
-10
0
2
4
0
0
0
38
15.8
4Terry Harper
T. Harper
40
1979-80
STL STL
11
1
5
6
+5
6
0
0
0
0
0
14
7.1
5Gerry Cheevers
G. Cheevers
39
1979-80
BOS BOS
42
0
0
0
62
58:54
6Dave Keon
D. Keon
39
1979-80
HFD HFD
76
10
52
62
-13
10
0
8
0
2
0
146
6.8
7Stan Mikita
S. Mikita
39
1979-80
CHI CHI
17
2
5
7
+2
12
0
0
0
0
0
28
7.1
8Jean Ratelle
J. Ratelle
39
1979-80
BOS BOS
67
28
45
73
+10
8
14
11
0
0
1
145
19.3
9Dave Dryden
D. Dryden
38
1979-80
EDM EDM
14
0
0
0
0
52:54
10Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
37
1979-80
NYR NYR
80
34
44
78
-14
73
13
15
0
0
5
245
13.9
11Paul Henderson
P. Henderson
37
1979-80
AFM AFM
30
7
6
13
+5
6
1
1
0
0
1
29
24.1
12Tony Esposito
T. Esposito
36
1979-80
CHI CHI
69
0
1
1
2
59:52
13Bill Flett
B. Flett
36
1979-80
EDM EDM
20
5
2
7
-16
2
1
0
0
0
0
26
19.2
14Dennis Hextall
D. Hextall
36
1979-80
WSH WSH
15
1
1
2
-5
49
0
0
0
0
0
17
5.9
15Poul Popiel
P. Popiel
36
1979-80
EDM EDM
10
0
0
0
-5
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0.0
16Ron Ellis
R. Ellis
35
1979-80
TOR TOR
59
12
11
23
-10
6
0
0
1
0
1
55
21.8
17Vaclav Nedomansky
V. Nedomansky
35
1979-80
DET DET
79
35
39
74
-5
13
11
18
0
0
6
235
14.9
18Lars Sjoberg
L. Sjoberg
35
1979-80
WIN WIN
79
7
27
34
-33
48
3
10
1
0
0
145
4.8
19Gary Smith
G. Smith
35
1979-80
WIN WIN
20
0
0
0
25
53:30
20Wayne Stephenson
W. Stephenson
35
1979-80
WSH WSH
56
0
1
1
20
56:02
21Wayne Cashman
W. Cashman
34
1979-80
BOS BOS
44
11
21
32
-3
19
3
11
1
1
2
60
18.3
22Dennis Kearns
D. Kearns
34
1979-80
VAN VAN
67
1
18
19
+2
24
0
5
0
0
0
66
1.5
23Andre Lacroix
A. Lacroix
34
1979-80
HFD HFD
29
3
14
17
-6
2
1
0
0
0
0
45
6.7
24Nick Libett
N. Libett
34
1979-80
PIT PIT
78
14
12
26
-19
14
1
0
1
0
2
118
11.9
25Jean Pronovost
J. Pronovost
34
1979-80
AFM AFM
80
24
19
43
+12
12
6
1
0
2
3
119
20.2
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