7 Minute Miles

Old Guys and the Cup


Average Age of Roster:

  • Minnesota Wild = 27.6
  • Colorado Avalanche = 28.2

Five Oldest Wild Players:

  • Keith Carney – 38 (Feb 3, 1970)
  • Sean Hill – 38 (Feb 14, 1970)
  • Chris Simon – 36 (Jan 30, 1972)
  • Brian Rolston – 35 (Feb 21, 1973)
  • Petteri Nummelin – 35 (Nov 25, 1972)

Five Oldest Avs:

  • Joe Sakic – 38 (Jul 7, 1969)
  • Adam Foote – 36 (Jul 10, 1971)
  • Peter Forsberg – 34 (Jul 20, 1973)
  • Andrew Brunette – 34 (Aug 24, 1973)
  • Ian Laperriere – 34 (Jan 19, 1974)

Wild Players Who Have Won the Cup:

  • Sean Hill (1993 – Montreal)
  • Brian Rolston (1995 – New Jersey)
  • Chris Simon (1996 – Colorado)
  • Steve Kelly (2000 – New Jersey)
  • Martin Å koula (2001 – Colorado)

Colorado Players Who Have Won the Cup:

  • Adam Foote (1996, 2001 – Colorado)
  • Peter Forsberg (1996, 2001 – Colorado)
  • Milan Hejduk (2001 – Colorado)
  • Scott Parker (2001 – Colorado)
  • Joe Sakic (1996, 2001 – Colorado)

All stats compiled from nhl.com and Wikipedia – please let me know if I missed anything…

Finally, big props to whoever it was on the Russo blog who came up with the nickname Inglewood Jack for Burnsie. Classic.

Originally published by DK on April 9, 2008 at 12:22 am in Hockey


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