NHL: 3 all-time records that are on pace to be broken
By Jasmine Yen
Hockey in the NHL is an ever-changing tapestry and many records from the past are impossible to break. However, these three records are on pace to be broken.
Some records in the NHL are impossible to break. No one will ever touch Wayne Gretzky‘s career 1,963 assists and 50 hat tricks or Martin Brodeur‘s 691 wins.
However, some records that were seen as untouchable are now in the grasping range. Here are three NHL records that are on pace to be broken.
3. Longest Ironman Streak
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Record holder: Doug Jarvis (964)
Who can break it: Keith Yandle (841)
Doug Jarvis was drafted in 1975 and never missed an NHL game until his career ended in 1987. Keith Yandle was drafted in 2005 and his ironman streak started in 2009. As a defenseman, he has a bigger workload and has averaged over 20 minutes a night throughout his career.
He has proven his durability through and through with the most intense incident had to be when he lost nine teeth in the first period against the Carolina Hurricanes, missed the second period, and returned in the third. He then got dental work in the next morning before playing that very night to play game #821.
In order to beat Jarvis’s record, Yandle will need to play 123 more games. That means the rest of this season and the entirety of next season, and four more games in the 2021-2022 season. At 33 years old and under contract until 2022-2023, this is very attainable. Staying healthy is key for Yandle if he wants to be the owner of the NHL’s longest ironman streak.