When Chris Chelios steps on the ice to participate in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs, it will mark the 22nd time he's made a playoff appearance in his career. That'll be a new record, one that Chelios currently shares with Ray Bourque.But there's one record that Chelios won't be challenging:
At 45, Chris Chelios is the old man of the NHL, but don't look for the Detroit Red Wings defenceman to match Gordie Howe's record of skating in a playoff series at 52. "I was with Gordie Howe two weeks ago and I promised him I'd quit at 51," Chelios said Wednesday on a conference call. "I don't want that. He's Mr. Hockey."Which raises a question: Just how long can Chelios keep going? And how much further upward should we adjust our expectations when it comes to the limits of athletic performance?
