First NHL Player To Be Younger Than You

[Zombotron]

I was born in Dec ‘83. Someone do the math and research for me.

Rick Nash was the first person younger than you to make the NHL (DOB June '84, debut October 10th, 2002).
Pierre-Marc Bouchard was the second (DOB April '84, debut October 11th, 2002).
Matt Stajan was the first person with your birth month to make the NHL (April 5th, 2003).

 

[ricky0034]

Roman Josi was born on the same day as me

 

[JerseyMike34]

Drew Bagnall. 4 days younger.

 

[migi]

Artemi Panarin.

 

[mike14]

Jakub Cutta...whoever that is

 

[Elvs]

I'm born 14th october 1990, so I would have been first draft eligiable in 2009. Some younger players in that draft who made the NHL immediately:

Victor Hedman
Matt Duchene
Evander Kane

I know what OP is getting at. You grow up watching your idols, but it's difficult to look up to players younger than yourself.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Nathan MacKinnon

 

[Goalie guy]

Reading comprehension is a hell of a thing.
96 draft where the first group of kids younger than me to get in and play take your pick out of them. Iam a 1976 birth year.

 

[ES]

Considering my age, the first opportunity would have been in 2002-03 season but no one did that. So it came to 2003-04. The season started on Wednesday (like most seasons nowadays) and there were two players younger that me in the opening day: Patrice Bergeron and Brent Burns.

With Bergeron playing in Boston and Burns in Chicago, timezones suggest it's Bergeron.

 

[Kevs Security]

Jean-Pierre Dumont!

 

[Legionnaire]

Pretty sure it was Chris Pronger.

 

[MMC]

Jesperi Kotkaneimi

 

[TheAngryHank]

All of em, I remember when the earth was flat.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Nedved

Sad part is there's sons of players younger than me playing now

 

[Coily]

All of em, I remember when the earth was flat.

So when did it change to a sphere shape?

 

[MyBudJT]

Par Lindholm is a couple days younger than me

 

[johan f]

Calle Johansson is a couple of years younger than I am, and Luc Robitaille is one year younger.

 

[Acallabeth]

I'm 3 days older than John Tavares. He may not be the 1st NHL player younger than me to play his first game (the Islanders didn't play until the 3rd day of the 2009-10 season), but must be the first who scored a goal or a point.

 

[Spirit of 67]

I've always loved watching hockey, but I must admit, it was more fun to watch when every player in the league was older than me.... now no players are.

The first to be younger than me: Jeff Friesen

The last to be older than me: Jaromir Jagr

Man, I'd have to go back to the 80's. No idea.

What really stands out to me is, I used to work for a Tier II Jr. team. I was a pre-teen when I started then gave it up at 16. I remember looking at the players like they were adults. They were just teenagers. I know that now but in my mind, they will always be adults.

 

[BL92]

Aleksander Barkov. He was born about 1,5 months later than me.

 

[StarsWizard]

Steven Stamkos was born the day after me.

 

[FinPanda]

Barkov, I think.

 

[Wolfpuck]

Michael Grabner is 2 days younger than me.

Phil Kessel is 1 day older.

 

[NyQuil]

Chris Phillips is close to my age.

Yes he’s retired now.

 

[triggrman]

As far as active players born in 83...none lol

Active NHL Players Born in 1983

Rinne was born in 82.