The leagues average age has come down in recent years but. Worth noting though is the plateau and slight decrease since the 2004 lockout.
Sports By Stats Height Weight And Bmi Of Nhl Players
Average height and weight for nhl players. The vancouver canucks are the tallest. Nhl average age this season as of today. The average modern nhl player is 6 foot 1 and 1993 pounds. 271 gone are the days when nhl teams could have an average age over 30 and be competitive. The new york islanders are the heaviest team in the nhl with an average player weight of 2089. Whether teams are realizing a tipping point where too much skill is traded off for size or there are just fewer large enforcers its still an interesting trend.
Obviously when it comes to height nhl teams have favored taller than the average population players. Height isnt a requirement to play in the nhl. Nhl average weight this season. Unless youre a goalie. Nhl average weight this season. The lightning are decidedly not.
The average forward is 7293 6 1 tall weighs 2024 lbs and is 271 years. 1993 the islanders are yet again the heaviest team in the nhl. And how the players stack up the average nhler is 7333 6 1 13 tall weighs 20442 lbs and is 2736 years old. Nashville has 5 foot 6 rocco grimaldi the shortest player in the nhl and seven others under 6 feet tall. This time by a lot.