What NHL record will be hardest to break?

Question

My choice is Glenn Hall's consecutive games streak of 502 games. Remember that he was a goalie in an era where pads were smaller, and masks were non-existent. Goalies of today's era, even workhorses like Luongo and Brodeur, are given the occasional day off.

I am enjoying the answers. Keep them coming! I had forgotten about 5-scoring, Bill Mosienko's 21-second hat trick, and Biran Buocher's shutout streak....keep 'em rollin' in folks.

THere are too many great answers for me to choose from, so I am putting the issue up to a vote. I hope many of you who have responded come back to choose.

Of answers I have since thought up that were NOT used here:

*Mike Bossy's record of 9 straight 50-goal seasons
*Henri Richard's 11 Stanley Cup rings
*Bobby Orr's +124 rating in 1970-71.

In any case, cast your votes. It has been fun reading your answers.

Answer 1

I agree that Glenn Hall's record would be a hard one to beat but i think that the hardest would be most points in one game 10 points by Darryl Sittler.

Answer 2

The fastest goal ever scored from the start of a game took only 5 seconds and the feat was accomplished three times so far.
Doug Smail - December 20, 1981
Bryan Trottier - March 22, 1984
Alexander Mogilny - December 21, 1991

http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/fastest20.html


Patrick Roy records are all in reach to Martin Brodeur. I'm sure another great goaltender will come around in the next few years or so. The NHL is actually due for one.

Records like the fastest goal will be hard to beat. Those are freak records. Does anyone else have a better explanation for them?

The record that I think, that will never ever be touch is Wayne's career total points. Gretzky had more career assists than anyone else had total points.

Wayne played in great teams with great players who supported him. With the salary cap, teams will no longer be able to stay together the same way as they use to,

His all time career goals scored record is reachable. There are players who score lot of goals but not pick up many assist.

All of his one season records are breakable. One of the good players might have a really good season. To do that in course of an entire career is something else.

Answer 3

No Goalie will EVER break that streak. It isn't the "hardest" to break in the sense that it is IMPOSSIBLE to break. Although keep in mind that the other thing is the SCHEDULE. You really can't ask a goalie to play two nights in a row and 4 nights out of 6. I mean honestly look at how long some of those last. Here is another one. Picture having a goalie play LESS THEN 24 hours from the last start. Remember the Pens did that with a Sunday game at 3 then the Monday game at 1. Imagine a goalie having to do that. Sure only at Pittsburgh and then up to Long Island, but how about this one. They will be playing AT the Rangers and then AT the Hurricanes tomorrow night. See how that travel would be rough on a Goalie and the playing. Then Sunday at home for another 3 in 4. Do you really think a Goalie would be ALLOWED to do that now? Even if they WANTED to and not sure any would the team wouldn't want to put the goalie through that.

Answer 4

Glenn Hall's 502 Games will never be broken, but it could be Broken if a team wanted to. Goalies take days off because they're given days off on purpose when they arn't hurt.

If you asked Broduer to play every game all season, he'd do it. So the only real problem is them getting sick or injured, And 502 game is only 5 or 6 seasons injury-free. So If a coach wanted that, then it could be broken.

My Unbreakable record pick would be Gretzky's 50 goals in 39 games, or the 100 points in 34 Games record.

A great number of Gretzky's records will never be broken, especially total Career points, but Things like 100 points in only 34 games are almost Double the Pace of Current Leading Scorer, Sidney Crosby that it really highlights how extreme of a record it is.

Answer 5

I don't think Glenn Hall's record is the "hardest" to break. In today's NHL goalies could play every game if they choose to do so. But we all know that this is very rare and rather unlikely. But it could happen if someone really wanted to break the record.

I don't think any of the statical records are going to be the "hardest" to break either. In the future, we'll see another "great one" and Gretzky's goals, assists, and points records all will be broken. Wayne played during an NHL era where goals and points were easy to come by. And the NHL is already leaning towards that same type of hockey. Scoring record will be broken

Which brings me to individual team accomplishments. I think the Montreal Canadians consecutive 5 Stanley Cups Wins (1956-60) is TRULY the "hardest" record to break. Especially, in today NHL free agent business world. Its almost impossible to keep great skilled players together and keep 1 team winning the cup.

Answer 6

There are a ton of records that are almost impossible to break in the NHL. You have mentioned Glenn Hall's record of consecutive games played, which is one that I think will never be touched because of what you have already said. Joe Malone's record of 7 goals in a game has lasted almost 87 years, and I do not see it coming down any time soon. Darryl Sittler's record of 10 points in a game is also one that won't fall. Gretzky's single season and career scoring records will stand for a long time, though maybe 92 goals in a season will fall sometime. Howe's all-time games played record will also probably never fall, though Messier only needed to play like 10 more games to pass it, but it's likely to stand for a long time to come. Whatever goaltending records Brodeur is going to have by the end of his illustrious career will take a lot to come down. So many of them. The record for most consecutive games played at something like 965 is another one given the fact that we play in an era where, although players are protected more, with the technological developments in modern day sticks, shots are coming at a much faster and more powerful rate (not to take anything away from guys like Boom Boom, The Rocket or Bobby Hull back in the day, who all had extremely hard shots. Just think how much more powerful their shots could have been with the current stick technology!) Lots of them to throw around.

Answer 7

Some good answers there. Hall's record will be tough to break. No goalie plays all games in a season anymore. Sittler's 10 pts in one game (still my favourite Maple Leaf moment especially since they last won a cup when i was 6) could be beaten but wow that will be a wild game.
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Answer 8

The hardest by far will be Gretzky's 51-game point streak. I mean, you hear of 10 or 15 game point streaks here and there, but to record a point in 51 straight games takes a whole lot more.
To show up for 500 or 600 games in a row is one thing, but this streak requires you to actually contribute to the game. NOBODY WILL EVERY BREAK THIS RECORD!!!!!

Answer 9

I agree Glen Hall's consecutive games streak will never be broken. Of the more coveted records, I doubt Gretzky's 215 points in a single season will ever be matched in the future.

Answer 10

I agree. Only thing is they played less games in a season. The physical aspect of a goalie was less then what demands today. A close answer in my opinion would be Gretzkys 92 goal season.

Answer 11

There's 2.

A defenceman winning the scoring title (Bobby Orr). That will never be accomplished again.

A team with 10 20-goal scorers in one regular season. (Boston).
Even the dynasty Oilers weren't close to that.