Longest time between two NHL games played?

[Stevens Lindros]

Originally Posted by fansince65

They have Roberts listed as the oldest goaltender ever to play in net at 45 years old , well "JOHNNY BOWER" was 45 when he played his last game with the Leafs in 69/70 ..

Yeah, then probably a matter of months, weeks, or even days.

[fansince65]

Originally Posted by Stevens<Lindros

Yeah, then probably a matter of months, weeks, or even days.

I looked it up !!

Johnny played his last game on March 19/1970 , four monthe after his 45th birthday , the game Moe filled in for was just a few weeks before his 46th birthday , in that case Moe was the oldest goaltender to play in a game ..

[Pockmarx]

Larry Zeidel played in the NHL for Chicago during the 1953-54 season. He played in the NHL again the first year of the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1967-68 season, a span of 14 years. The difference between Moe Roberts stints in the minors and Zeidels was that Zeidel played in a total of 953 games regular season and playoffs, while Roberts played in 287 games total before their respective returns to the NHL. Zeidel was a regular during the 1967-68 season while Roberts just filled in briefly on his return. Technically Roberts had the longest absence by years but Zeidel certainly played more games in the minors between his first and last games played in the NHL. That may be the record that is more significant than simply a matter of time passed.