Players who are older then you thought

[HSF]

Its crazy how fast time seems to pass

I was looking at some ages and I was totally blown away when I realized that Ovechkin was already 29. It feels like he was a rookie just yesterday

Ovechkin 29
Mike Green 29
Crosby 27
Malkin 28
Fleury 30


So which players are older then you thought?

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[ohheyhemsky]

Matt Cullen. Mainly because his name sounds like he's always going to be that kid in your junior high class that warrants his full name being said at all times. "Hey, remember Matt Cullen from grade 10 Algebra?"

Also, whenever he plays the Oilers, he's a world beater and is always good for a goal. Doesn't play like he's 38.

 

[El Nino 22]

Brent Burns is damn near 30. I fondly remember him as a baby face teenager playing for the wild. Now he has a sleeve of tatoos, a ZZ Top beard, a zoo in his house, and zero front teeth.

 

[SLarmer28*]

Michal Rozsival, because he is going on fifty this season.

 

[Bieber fever]

fleury look like he's 21

 

[kytem2]

Its crazy how fast time seems to pass

I was looking at some ages and I was totally blown away when I realized that Ovechkin was already 29. It feels like he was a rookie just yesterday
Ovechkin 29
Mike Green 29
Crosby 27
Malkin 28
Fleury 30
So which players are older then you thought?

Mikkel Boedker is 25 today, it seems just like yesterday, he was 24.

But seriously, why do these ages surprise you ? Crosby's number is 87 for a reason. Malkin, Ovechkin and Fleury were all drafted year(s) before him, so...

 

[X66]

Francis Bouillon

 

[Fish on The Sand]

Matt Cullen. Mainly because his name sounds like he's always going to be that kid in your junior high class that warrants his full name being said at all times. "Hey, remember Matt Cullen from grade 10 Algebra?"

Also, whenever he plays the Oilers, he's a world beater and is always good for a goal. Doesn't play like he's 38.

Holy crap, I can't believe he's even in the league anymore. I thought for sure he retired like 5 years ago.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

With how long the Red Wings take to develop players, a lot of their ages surprise me. Case in point, Tatar and Nyquist are 24 and 25 respectively, and I feel like I only learned about them just last season.

 

[Stive Morgan]

Alex Burrows being 33 surprised me. Always thought he was younger, like around 27/28.

 

[Terry Yake]

chris kunitz being 35 really makes me feel old

seems just like yesterday he was first making a name for himself on the 05-06 ducks and wearing #38

 

[Dirty Dog]

Oshie turns 28 in a few days and I thought he was a few years younger

 

[maroon 6]

Usually the players who start their careers late. Eddie Lack is going to be 27 in January. Johan Franzen is 34.

 

[SB164]

I still have a hard time believing that Antoine Vermette is already 33.

 

[SwissLeaf]

Francis Bouillon

If you see him playing in the Swiss league, you mean he's 50 years old...

 

[Superpest]

Players I thought were older than they actually are:

Vern Fiddler (34)
Mike Brown (29)

 

[CH25]

I knew how old Jagr is but damn watching him play it's really hard to tell. What a freak. Also I thought Nyquist was younger than 25.

 

[iamthewalrus]

I didn't think Parise was a day over 25. He's 30.

 

[Intangibos]

I've noticed a few people are surprised that Burrows is 33. He broke into the league when he was 24, and played his first full season at 25 I believe.

 

[CJDolan]

Chara is older than Krejci.

Then I thought about how strange it is that people still don't know the difference between then and than.

 

[Tripod]

It doesn't seem like Pavelski should be 30 already.

 

[Ceremony]

The people talking about Chris Stewart still having a chance to turn it round because he's young at only 27 is quite alarming. Maybe it's because it took a few years for him to make his NHL debut.

 

[qc]

Gaudreau is 21. I pegged him as being no older than 15.

 

[Will Hunting]

Cory Schneider is almost 29 now, almost a vet which is a strange feeling here. Fleury is in this league like forever, but when you look at him, he doesn´t look like he´s 30.

 

[clydesdale line]

Ryan Getzlaf and Dion Phaneuf are 29 and both of their hair lines are receding like they're 49.