A milestone for Coyotes' F Ray Whitney
Published: February 06, 2012 @ 5:25pm
Phoenix Coyotes' Ray Whitney (13) celebrates his goal against the Anaheim Ducks with teammates on the bench during the first period in an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Whitney will play in his 1,200th career game, becoming only the 8th active NHL player to reach that mark.
The 39-year old Whitney broke into the league April 15, 1992 as a 19-year rookie with the San Jose Sharks. Six teams and 1,198 games later he's on the precipice of history.
Whitney joins Detroit defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom, Washington's Roman Hamrlik, Jaromir Jagr of Philadelphia, Anaheim's Teemu Selanne, Islanders' center Brian Rolston, Jason Arnott of St. Louis and Sean O'Donnell of Chicago as the active members of the 1,200-game club.
Incidentally, the next player to reach the mark, barring any setbacks, will be Coyotes' captain Shane Doan, who is projected to play in his 1,200th career game April 6th at St. Louis.
Whitney is 12th on the list of active players with 357 goals, including 16 this season for the Coyotes.
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