List of NHL players with 500 consecutive games played
For ice hockey players in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing 500 consecutive regular season games is considered a highly significant achievement. This is often referred to as an "iron man streak". As of the completion of the 2021–22 NHL season – the 104th regular season of play of the NHL – 26 players had played at least 500 consecutive regular season games in their NHL career, making it one of the most exclusive 500-clubs in the NHL. The first player to play 500 consecutive games was Murray Murdoch, who played his  500th consecutive game during the 1936–37 season, the 20th season of the NHL. Keith Yandle is the current record holder after playing in his 989th consecutive game (2009–2022). Glenn Hall is the only goaltender to play 500 or more consecutive games (1955–1962), and Henrik Sedin is the only European player to do so (2004–2014). Several streaks ended for reasons other than player injury. Both Steve Larmer's and Johnny Wilson's streaks ended due to contract disputes. Andrew Cogliano's run ended at 830 games because of a two-game suspension. Other streaks ended because the player was a healthy  scratch, or was sent down to the minors. As of the conclusion of the 2021–22 season there were three players with active streaks: Phil Kessel, Patrick Marleau, and Brent Burns. Burns is the most recent member of the 500 consecutive game club, playing his 500th game on December 3, 2019. During his consecutive games streak, Marleau broke the NHL all-time record for games played, playing his 1,768th game on April 19, 2021. Kessel has the unofficial all-time record for most consecutive games played including playoffs (1063 games) as of April 29, 2022. Yandle broke Jarvis' consecutive games played  record on January 25, 2022 when the Flyers took the ice against the New York Islanders. Kessel passed Jarvis on March 27, 2022 when the Coyotes played the Winnipeg Jets, and became the NHL's active iron man on April 2, 2022, when Yandle was scratched from the Flyers' starting lineup. 500 consecutive games played. This is a list of the 26 NHL players who have played at least 500 consecutive regular season games in their NHL career, updated through the end of the 2021-22 season. (C) streak is from the start of their career List of NHL players