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E98 Episode 98: Part 1 of the Class of 1966

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 22:15:41 -0000

Episode Notes

Part 1 of 3 on the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 1966, featuring

Toe Blake: 1934-48; 14 seasons, 12 quality

Totals:
235G (7th All Time at his retirement),
294A (2nd All Time at his retirement - Cowley) for
529P (t-2nd All Time at his retirement - Cowley) in
577 Games (18th All Time at his retirement);
52.6 Point Shares (25th All time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Blake was 18th All time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his retirement, Blake was
T-8th All Time in GPG (14 qualifying players)
2nd All Time in PPG (4 qualifying players - Cowley, Stewart, Syd Howe);
Blake doesn’t qualify for the APG leaderboard but if we lower the qualifier so he does (250A), at his retirement, Blake was
2nd All Time in APG (5 qualifying players, Cowley, Boucher, Watson, Syd Howe)
Era: Of the 13 skaters to play in at least 492 games (6 modern seasons) between 1934 and 1948, Blake is
1st in Goals (by 31)
1st in GPG
2nd in Assists
2nd in APG
2nd in Points
2nd in PPG
2nd in Offensive Point Shares
5th/4th Forward in Defensive Point Shares (9/8 qualifying Forwards)
5th in Point Shares
2nd in Games Played
82-game average: 34G, 42A for 75P
3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 28G, 39A for 67P
Playoffs:
25G (t-3rd All time at his retirement - Richard, Drillon)
37A (1st All Time at his retirement) for
62P (1st All Time at his retirement by 9P) in
58 playoff Games (20th All Time at his retirement)
Per Game: At his retirement, Blake was
4th All Time in playoff GPG (Richard, Kennedy, Drillon - 7 qualifying players)
2nd All Time in playoff APG (Lach - 3 qualifying players: Cowley)
1st All Time (by .4) in playoff PPG (2 qualifying players: Apps)
Era: Of the 46 skaters to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1934 and 1948, Blake is
T-2nd in playoff Goals
2nd in playoff GPG
1st in playoff Assists
1st in playoff APG (by .09)
1st in playoff Points
1st in playoff PPG (by .25)
15th in playoff Games Played

Frank Brimsek: 1938-43; 1945-50; 10 seasons, all as a starter

Totals:
252W (3rd All Time - 1st American - at his retirement - Broda, Thompson),
182L (5th All Time - 1st American - at his retirement - Worters, Broda, Roach, Thompson),
80T (3rd All Time - 1st American - at his retirement - Broda, Worters; 5th American All Time - Vanbiesbrouck, Miller, Barrasso, Quick);
40 SO (11th All Time - 1st American - at his retirement);
95.4 Point Shares (3rd All Time - 1st American at his retirement - Broda, Thompson) in
31,230 Minutes (3rd All Time - 1st American at his retirement - Broda, Thompson) over
514 Games
Averages:
2.70 GAA (12th All Time at his retirement - 17 qualifying players)
Era: Of the 14 goalies to play in at least 82 games between 1938 and 1950, Brimsek is
1st in Wins
1st/last in Losses
2nd in Ties
1st/last in Goals Against
6th in GAA
2nd in Shutouts
1st in Minutes
2nd in Point Shares
1st in Games Played
Season average: 25-18-8; 4 Shutouts; 9.5 PS
82-game average: 40-29-13; 6 Shutouts; 15.2 PS
Playoffs:
32W (2nd All Time at his retirement - Broda, behind by 23),
36L (t-1st/last All Time at his retirement);
2 SO (t-16th All Time at his retirement) in
4395 Minutes (2nd All Time at his retirement - Broda, behind by nearly 1400) over
68 playoff Games (2nd All Time at his retirement - Broda, behind by 23);
Averages:
2.54 (t-10th All Time/last among qualifying players at his retirement)
Era: Of the six goalies to play in at least 20 playoff games between 1938 and 1950, Brimsek is
2nd in playoff Wins (behind by 19)
1st/last in playoff Losses
1st/last in playoff Goals Against
T-4th (2nd last) in playoff GAA
t-4th/last in playoff Shutouts
2nd in playoff Minutes (behind by nearly 800 minutes)
2nd in playoff Games Played (behind by 14)

Babe Pratt: 1935-47; 12 seasons, 11 quality by DPS

Totals:
83G (17th/7th D All Time at his retirement),
210A (2nd/1st D All Time at his retirement - Clapper) for
293P (5th/2nd D All time at his retirement - Clapper, Goodfellow, Hollett, Siebert) in
518 Games (12th/8th D All Time at his retirement);
64.7 Point Shares (15th All Time at his retirement, 9th/7th D)
At his retirement, Pratt was 8th/7th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
At his retirement, Pratt was the 12th/6th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: Obviously Pratt doesn’t qualify for any Per Game leaderboards but, if we lower the qualifiers so he does (75G, 200A, 275P), at his retirement, among D*, Pratt was
t-16th/10th D All Time in GPG
1st D All Time in APG (2 qualifying players - Clapper)
4th/1st D All Time in PPG (4 qualifying players - Schmidt, Goodfellow, Clapper)
Era: Of the 15 D* to play in at least 328 games (4 modern seasons) between 1935 and 1947, Pratt is
5th/2nd in Goals
7th/2nd in GPG
1st in Assists (by 42/49)
2nd/1st in APG
1st in Points
5th/2nd in PPG
3rd/2nd in Offensive Points Shares
1st in Defensive Point Shares
2nd in Point Shares
1st in Games
82-game average: 13G, 34A for 47P
3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 16G, 32A for 48P
Playoffs:
12G (3rd/1st D All Time at his retirement - Schmidt, Clapper),
17A (3rd/2nd D All Time at his retirement - Hollett, Colville) for
29P (t-2nd/2nd D All Time at his retirement - Hollett, Clapper) in
63 playoff Games (5th/4th D All Time at his retirement - Clapper, Hollett, Horner, Seibert)
Per Game: Obviously Pratt doesn’t qualify for the per game leaderboards, if we lower the qualifiers so he does (10G, 15A, 25P), at his retirement, among D, Pratt was
2nd/1st D All Time in playoff GPG (Schmidt - 4 qualifying players: Seibert, Clapper)
4th/2nd D All Time in playoff APG (Colville, Hollett, Schmidt - 5 qualifying players: Clapper)
3rd/1st D All Time in playoff PPG (Colville, Schmidt - 5 qualifying players: Hollett, Clapper)
Era: Of the 13 D* to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1935 and 1947, Pratt is
2nd/1st in playoff Goals
4th/2nd in playoff GPG
2nd in playoff Assists (behind by 9)
4th/3rd in playoff APG
2nd in playoff Points
t-5th//3rd in playoff PPG
2nd in playoff Games

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E97 Episode 97: Hall of Fame Class of 1967

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:08:51 -0000

Episode Notes

Turk Broda: 1936-43, 1945-52; 14 seasons, 11 as a starter, 1 as a 1A

Totals:
304W (1st All Time at his retirement - held the record from 1950 to 1958)
222L (2nd All Time at his retirement)
102T (19th All time, 1st All Time at his retirement - held the record from 1949 to 1955);
61 SO (6th All Time at his retirement);
120.4 PS (1st All Time at his retirement - held the record from 1950 to 1956) in
38,182 Minutes (1st All Time at his retirement - held the record from 1950 to 1955) over
629 Games (1st All Time at his retirement - held the record from 1950 to 1955)
Averages:
2.53 GAA (11th All Time at his retirement)
Era: Of the 11 goalies to play in at least 164 games (2 modern seasons) between 1936 and 1952, Broda is
1st in Wins (by over 50)
1st/last in Losses
1st in Ties (by over 20)
1st/last in Goals Against
4th in GAA
1st in Shutouts by over 20
1st in Minutes (by nearly 7,000)
1st in Games (by 115)
Season average: 22-16-7; 4 SO; 8.6 GPS
82-game average: 40-29-13; 8 SO; 15.7 GPS
Playoffs:
60W (17th All Time, 1st All Time at his retirement by nearly double - held the record from 1947 until 1969)
39L (1st All Time at his retirement)
13 SO (9th All Time, 1st All Time at his retirement by 44% - held the record from 1950 through 1969) in
6,387 Minutes (19th All Time, 1st All Time at his retirement by nearly 2,000 - held the record from 1943 until 1970) over
101 Games (20th All Time, 1st All Time a this retirement by 49% - held the record from 1943 until 1968);
7th All Time at his retirement
Era: Of the 9 goalies to play in at least 20 playoff games between 1936 and 1952, Broda is
1st in playoff Wins (by nearly double)
1st in playoff Losses
The only goalie to record a Tie
1st/Last in playoff Goals Against
3rd in playoff GAA (with 3 ½ times as many GP as 1st place and over four times the GP of 2nd)
1st in playoff Shutouts (by nearly double 2nd)
1st in playoff Minutes (by nearly 2000)
1st in playoff Games (by 49%)
Adjustment for Era:
2.68 Adjusted GAA (22nd All Time)
Trades:
Traded just before his 22nd birthday by Detroit to Toronto for cash - our Greatest Maple Leaf Trade of All Time

Neil Colville: 1935-42 (as Centre), 1944-49 (as D); 12 seasons, five seasons quality as a forward and a further three as a D by modern standards of PPG/DPS

Totals:
100G,
166A for
266P in
465 Games;
36.8 Point Shares;
Per Game: Coville obviously doesn’t qualify for any leaderboards, but if the qualifiers are lowered so he does, at his retirement Coville was not on any leaderboards; however at his departure for WWII, he was
T-7th All Time in APG
T-13th All Time in PPG
Era:
Of the 38 skaters to play in at least 246 games (3 modern seasons) between 1935 and 1942, Colville is
10th in Goals
7th in GPG
7th in Assists
t-3rd in APG
10th in Points
T-4th in PPG
T-8th in Offensive Point Shares
18th (9th/6th Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
13th in Point Shares
29th in Games
Of the 16 D to play in at least 164 games (2 modern seasons) between 1944 and 1949, Colville is
11th in Goals
T-10th in GPG
13th in Assists
T-8th in APG
T-13th (3rd last) in Points
T-10th in PPG
12th in Offensive Point Shares
14th (3rd last) in Defensive Point Shares
14th (3rd last) in Point Shares
13th in Games
82-game average: 18G, 30A for 47P
3-year peak:
As a forward (1938-41): 48-game average of 17G, 22A for 39P
As a D (1945-48): 60-game average of 5G, 11A for 16P
Playoffs:
7G,
19A (t-13th All Time at his retirement, t-4th All Time at his departure for WWII - Apps, Syd Howe, Boucher) for
26P (t-12th All time at his departure for WWII) in
45 Games
Per Game: Colville doesn’t meet any PG requirements (obviously), but if they are lowered so that he does, at his departure for WWII, Coville was
2nd All Time in playoff APG (Cowley - ahead by .09)
T-8th All Time in playoff PPG
Era:
Among the 74 skaters to play in at least 20 playoff games between 1935 and 1942, Colville is
T-27th in playoff Goals
T-36th in playoff GPG
T-3rd in playoff Assists
5th in playoff APG
6th in playoff Points
T-12th in playoff PPG
T-14th in playoff Games
Colville only played 6 playoff games once he switched to D and he scored a single point
Adjustment for Era:
Hockey Reference:
151G,
283A for
434P
Adjusted 82-game average: 27G, 50A for 77P (+30P per 82 games)
Per Game: doesn’t qualify for the leaderboards
VsX: Doesn’t qualify
Trades: Never traded

Harry Oliver: 1926-37; 11 seasons, 5 quality by modern standards of PPG

Totals:
127G,
85 A for
212P;
39.1 Point Shares in
465 Games;
At his retirement, Harry Oliver was
22nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares
T-25th Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per Game: Oliver does not qualify for any PG leaderboards but if we lower the qualifiers so he does (125G/75A/200P), at his retirement he still doesn’t make the Top 25
Era: Of 30 skaters to play in at least 410 games (5 modern seasons) between 1926 and 1937, Oliver is
15th in Goals
15th in GPG
22nd in Assists
T-22nd in APG
17th in Points
18th in PPG
14th in Offensive Point Shares
T-13th Forward in Defensive Point Shares
18th in Point Shares
T-15th in Games
82-game average: 22G, 15A for 38P
3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 17G, 9A for 25P
Playoffs:
10G (t-15th ALL Time at his retirement),
6A (t-30th All Time at his retirement) for
16P (t-20th All Time at his retirement) in
36 Games
Per Game: Harry Oliver doesn’t qualify for any playoff PG leaderboards, but if they’re lowered, at his retirement Oliver was
T-14th All Time (t-2nd last among qualifying players) in playoff GPG
T-16th All Time in playoff APG
20th All Time in playoff PPG
Era: Of the 77 skaters to play in at least 20 playoff games between 1926-37, Oliver is
T-12th in playoff Goals
T-14th in playoff GPG
28th in playoff Assists
T-32nd in playoff APG
17th in playoff Points
T-19th in playoff PPG
24th in playoff Games
Trades:
Traded at 27 into the NHL for cash
Traded at 36 to the Americans for cash
Adjustment for Era:
Hockey-Reference:
241G,
294A for
535P
Adjusted 82-game average: 42G, 52A for 94P (+56P per 82 games)
VsX: Doesn’t qualify
WCHL: 1921-26; 5 seasons, all quality
Totals:
90G (3rd All Time - Keats, Hay),
48A (t-4th All Time - Keats, Bill Cook, Art Gagne) for
138P (5th All Time - Keats, Hay, Cook, Gagne) in
130 Games (t-4th All Time - Ty Arbour, Keats, Stanley)
Per Game:
T-5th All Time in GPG (Keats, Hay, Cook, MacKay)
T-4th All Time in APG (Keats, Cook, Gagne)
5th All Time in PPG (Keats, Cook, Hay, Gagne)
30-game average: 21G, 11A for 32P
Playoffs:
3G,
2A for
5P in
11 Games

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E96 Episode 96: Hall of Fame Class of 1968

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:48:40 -0000

Episode Notes

Bill Cowley’s Career:

NHL: 1934-47; 13 years, 11 quality by modern standards of PPG
Totals:
195G (16th All Time at his retirement),
354A (1st All Time at his retirement, by 62, i.e. 21% more than 2nd - held the record from 1943-44 to 1950-51) for
549P (1st All Time at his retirement - held the record from 1946-47 to 1950-51) in
549 Games (t-25th All Time at his retirement);
57.1 Point Shares (20th All Time at his retirement)
At his retirement, Cowley was 12th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game:
At his retirement, Cowley was
1st All Time in APG (only qualifying player)
1st All Time in PPG (only four qualifying player)
If the goals qualifier is lowered so he qualifies (150), and the assists (250) and points qualifiers (400) are lowered so other players qualify, at his retirement Cowley was
T-17th All Time in GPG
1st All Time in APG (5 qualifying players, ahead of Blake by .13)
1st All Time in PPG (12 qualifying players)
Era: Of the 40 skaters to play in at least 492 games (6 modern seasons) between 1934 and 1947, Cowley is
11th in Goals
T-7th in GPG
1st in Assists (by 62)
1st in APG (by .13)
1st in Points
1st in PPG
10th in Offensive Point Shares
31st in Defensive Point Shares (20th Forward)
16th in Point Shares
T-25th in Games Played
82-game average: 30G, 52A for 82P
3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 32G, 48A for 80P
Playoffs:
12G (t-31st All Time at his retirement),
34A (2nd All Time at his retirement - Blake) for
46P (3rd All Time at his retirement - Blake, Maurice Richard) in
64 playoff Games (11th At his retirement)
Per Game: At his retirement Cowley was
3rd All time in playoff APG (nearly 50% of the leader) - Lach, Blake
Cowley doesn’t qualify for the playoff GPG and PPG leaderboards, if we lower the qualifiers for goals (10) and points (30) and if we lower the qualifiers so that others qualify for GPG (20), at his retirement Cowley was
T-46th All Time (3rd last among qualifying players) in playoff GPG
Still 3rd All Time in playoff APG
T-8th All time in playoff PPG
Era: Of the 44 skaters to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1934 and 1947, Cowley is
T-16th in playoff Goals
T-22nd in playoff GPG
2nd in playoff Assists
2nd in playoff APG (behind by .11)
2nd in playoff Points (behind by 16)
T-5th in playoff PPG
6th in playoff Games
Adjusted for Era:
Hockey-Reference:
252G,
555A for
807P
82-game average: 38G, 83A for 121P
Per Game:
2nd All Time in Adjusted APG (Gretzky)
6th All Time in Adjusted PPG
VsX:
365G
820A
982P
Per Game:
t-22nd All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
3rd All Time in VsX Adjusted APG (Joe Primeau, Boucher)
4th All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG (Bryan Hextall, Charlie Conacher, Bill Cook)
If the qualifier is set to 410 Games, Cowley is
t-21st All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
2nd All Time in VsX Adjusted APG (Boucher)
Still 4th All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG
Trades:
Never traded but acquired by Boston in the St. Louis dispersal draft

Bill Cowley’s Accomplishments:

Hart (‘41, ‘43)
Top 5 in Hart voting a further two times
Art Ross* (‘41)
Back Check MVP (‘41, ‘43)
Back Check Best Player (‘41, ‘43, ‘44)
All Star:
1st Team All Star four times
2nd Team All Star once
Top Player:
Top 5 Player (by Point Shares) once (‘41)
Top 10 twice (‘43)
Best Offensive Player (by OPS) once (‘41)
Top 5 four times (‘39, ‘43, ‘44, ‘45)
Top 10 eight times (‘37, ‘38, ‘40)
Goals:
Leaderboards:
Top 5 in Goals once
Top 10 four times
GPG leaderboards:
Top 5 in GPG once
Top 10 three times
Single-season totals:
30 goals once
25 goals three times (1 of only 13 skaters ever at his retirement)
Assists:
Leaderboards:
Set the single-season Assists record (broke the previous record by 10) and held it for three seasons
Led the league in Assists three times (t-3rd most all time - Gretzky, Orr)
Top 5 six times
Top 10 eight times
APG leaderboards:
Set the single-season APG record (broke the previous record by .14) in 1938-39, broke his own record in 1940-41, broke it again in 1943-44 and held that record until 1970
Led the league in APG five times (4th most all time - Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr)
Top 5 seven times
Top 10 ten times (t-9th most all time)
Single-season totals:
40 assists four times (most all time at his retirement)
Points:
Leaderboards:
Led the league in Points once
Top 5 six times
Top 10 eight times
PPG leaderboards:
Led the league in PPG four times (t-7th most all time)
Top 5 five times
Top 10 seven times
Single-season totals:
70 points twice (1 of only 5 players ever at his retirement - Richard, Lach, Max and Doug Bentley)
60 points four times (only player ever at his retirement)
VsX Peak:
Best 7 Seasons:
Goals: 115th All Time
Assists: 9th All Time
Points: 19th All Time
Best 10 Seasons:
Goals: t-130th All Time
Assists: 11th All Time
Points: 28th All Time

Bill Cowley’s Great Teams:

NHL:
Best Player? (set the single playoff record in assists - broke the previous record by 57% - and set the single playoff record in points) on one Champion (‘39 Bruins)
Best Player? (by points) on one Final Four (‘38 Bruins)
Top 3 Forward (by points) on one Runner Up (‘43 Bruins) and one Final Four (‘45 Bruins)
Top 6 Forward (by points) on one Final Four (‘42 Bruins)
Top 9 Forward (by points) on one Runner Up (‘46 Bruins) and two Final Fours (‘40, ‘47 Bruins)
Injured (missed 9 of 11 games) on one Champion (‘41 Bruins)
Junior:
Best Player (led tournament in scoring) on one Memorial Cup Runner Up (‘31 Millionaires)

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E95 Episode 95: Hall of Fame Class of 1970

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:40:45 -0000

Episode Notes

Babe Dye: 1921-1931; 11 seasons, 8 quality

Totals:
201G (3rd All Time at his retirement - Denneny, Morenz),
47A for
248P (4th - Denneny, Morenz, Noble) in
271 games (13th);
46.6 PS (10th)
At his retirement, Dye was 5th All Time in Offensive Point Shares (Morenz, Nels Stewart, Joliat, Denneny)
Per Game:
Dye is 4th All Time in GPG (Bossy, Lemieux, Denneny)
Dye doesn’t qualify for the APG or PPG leader-boards. However, if the qualifier is set at 82 games
Dye was 9th All Time in PPG at his retirement
82-game average of 61G, 14A for 75P
3-year peak (1920-23): 24-game average of 31G, 8A for 39P
Playoffs:
2G for
2P in
10 games
Per Game: Dye scored 2 points in 10 games so there is no point
Era: Of the 77 skaters who played in at least 10 playoff games between 1919 and 1931, Dye is
T-34th in playoff Goals
T-21st in obviously GPG (a joke, obviously)
T-last in playoff Assists (obviously)
T-51st in playoff Points
T-68th in playoff Games
T-47th in playoff PPG

Gadsby: 1946-66; 21 seasons, 16 quality (by DPS)

Totals:
130G (11th/3rd D All Time at his retirement - Clancy, Hollett),
438A (7th All Time, 2nd/1st D, at his retirement - Kelly) for
568P (16th All Time, 3rd/1st D, at his retirement - Kelly, Schmidt???)
-62* in
1248 Games (3rd All Time, 2nd/1st D, at his retirement - Howe, Kelly);
100.3 Point Shares (9th All Time, 4th/3rd D, at his retirement - Kelly, Harvey, Clancy);
At his retirement, Gadsby was 12th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
At his retirement, among D, Gadsby was t-4th/t-1st in Offensive Point Shares (Kelly, Clapper, Schmidt???)
Per Game:
T-25th All Time in APG at his retirement (last among qualifying players)
4th/2nd D All Time in PPG at his retirement (Schmidt, Kelly, Harvey; last among qualifying players);
Gadsby doesn’t qualifying for GPG, but if the qualifier is lowered enough so he qualifies (125G), among D, he was
11th/3rd All Time in GPG (last among qualifying players - Hollett, Clancy)
Era: Of the 11 D* to play in at least 820 Games (10 modern seasons) between 1946 and 1966, Gadsby is
3rd in Goals
3rd in GPG (doesn’t actually qualify, less than half of 1st)
2nd in Assists
3rd in APG
2nd in Points
4th in PPG
8th in Plus/Minus
2nd in Offensive Point Shares
8th in Defensive Point Shares
3rd in Point Shares
2nd in Games
82-game average: 8G, 29A for 38P, -4*; 6.6 PS
3-year peak (1955-58): 70-game average of 10G, 38A for 64P; 7.9 PS
Playoffs:
4G,
23A (8th/6th D All Time at his retirement) for
27P (13th/9th D All Time at his retirement);
+5* (7th D All Time at his retirement) in
67 Games (18th/15th D at his retirement)
Per Game:
6th/5th D in APG All Time at his retirement (Pilote, Harvey, Tremblay, Stanley);
Gadsby doesn’t qualify for the playoff GPG and PPG leaderboards, but if we lower the qualifiers (absurdly) so he does (4G, 25P), at his retirement, among D, he was
Last in playoffs GPG
12th/9th in playoffs PPG
Era: Of the 34 D* to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1946-66, Gadsby is
t-15th/12th in playoff Goals
T-13th in playoff GPG
6th/5th in playoff Assists
7th in playoff APG
8th/6th in playoff Points
9th in playoff PPG
T-5th in playoff Plus/Minus
12th in Games

Johnson: 1947-48, 1950-65; 16 seasons, 14 quality

Totals:
51G,
213A (13th D All Time at his retirement) for
264P (21st D All Time at his retirement),
+56* (24th All Time at his retirement, 11th D) in
978 Games (8th All Time at his retirement, 6th D)
81.6 Point Shares (17th All Time at his retirement, 9th D);
At his retirement, Johnson was 2nd All Time in Defensive Point Shares (Harvey)
Per Game: Johnson doesn’t qualify for the per game leaderboards but if we lowered the qualifiers so that he does (50G, 200A, 250P), among D at his retirement, Johnson was
T-13t/10th (last) All Time in APG
21st/17th (last) All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 10 D* to play in at least 820 games (10 modern seasons) between 1950 and 1965, Johnson is
9th (2nd last) in Goals
9th (2nd last) in GPG
8th (3rd last) in Assists
T-7th (3rd last) in APG
8th (3rd last) in Points
8th (3rd last) in PPG
8th (3rd last) in Offensive Point Shares
2nd in Defensive Point Shares
7th in Point Shares
6th in Games
82-game average: 4G, 18A for 22P, +5*; 6.8 PS
3-year peak (1957-60): 70-game average of 6G, 25A for 31P, +26*; 7.4 PS
Playoffs:
8G (t-11th/6th D All Time at his retirement),
15A (t-17th/14th D All Time at his retirement) for
23P (t-15th/9th D All Time at his retirement);
+4* (t-8th D All Time at his retirement) in
111 Games (11th All Time, 5th/4th D - Kelly, Harvey, Pronovost, Bouchard - in his retirement)
Per Game: Johnson doesn’t qualify but if we lower the qualifier so he does (5G, 15A, 20P), among D, at his retirement, he was
18th (last) in playoff APG
18th (last) in playoff PPG

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E94 Episode 94: Hall of Fame Class of 1969

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 18:28:07 -0000

Episode Notes

Sid Abel: 1938-43, 1946-54; 14 seasons, 9 quality

Totals:
188G,
284A (t-8th All Time at his retirement) for
472P (17th All Time at his retirement) in
612 Games (20th All Time at his retirement);
49.4 Point Shares;
Per Game: Abel doesn’t quality for the PG leaderboards but, if the qualifiers are lowered so that he does (175G, 275A, 450P), at his retirement Abel was
T-6th All Time in APG (10 qualifying players)
13th All Time in PPG (18 qualifying players)
Era: Of the 15 skaters to play in at least 574 games (7 modern seasons) between 1938 and 1954, Abel is
10th in Goals
T-8th in GPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
4th in Assists
T-2nd in APG (doesn’t actually qualify)
8th in Points
T-7th in PPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
8th in Offensive Point Shares
8th in Defensive Point Shares (6th Forward)
9th in Point Shares
10th in Games
82-game average: 25G, 38A for 63P
3-year peak (1948-51): 70-game average of 30G, 35A for 65P

Bryan Hextall: 1936-44, 1945-48; 11 seasons, 8 quality

Totals:
187G (19th All Time at his retirement),
180A for
367P (23rd All Time at his retirement) in
449 Games;
36.5 Point Shares;
Per Game: Hextall doesn’t qualify for the PG leaderboards but if we lower the qualifiers so that he does (175G, 175A, 350P), at his retirement, Hextall was
T-9th All Time in GPG (21 qualifying players)
18th All Time in APG (37 qualifying players)
T-9th All Time in PPG (24 qualifying players)
Era: Of the 21 skaters to play in at least 410 games (5 modern seasons) between 1936 and 1948, Hextall is
3rd in Goals
T-2nd in GPG
9th in Assists
9th in APG
8th in Points
T-5th in PPG
4th in Offensive Point Shares
21st (last) in Defensive Point Shares
11th in Point Shares
14th in Games
82-game average: 34G, 33A for 67P
3-year peak (1941-44): 50-game average of 24G, 33A for 57P
Playoffs:
8G,
9A for
17P in
37 Games

Red Kelly: 1947-67; 20 seasons, all quality

Totals:
281G (11th All Time at his retirement) ,
542A (4th All Time at his retirement - Howe, Bathgate, Beliveau) for
823P (7th All Time at his retirement),
+50* in
1316 Games (2nd All Time at his retirement - Howe);
146.3 Point Shares (2nd All Time at his retirement - Howe);
At his retirement, Kelly was
8th All time in Offensive Point Shares
3rd All Time in Defensive Point Shares (Harvey, Pronovost);
At his trade from Detroit to Toronto, when he switched to centre, among D, Kelly was approximately:
3rd/1st All Time in Goals (Clapper, Schmidt)
4th/3rd All Time in Assists (Schmidt, Harvey, Gadsby)
2nd/1st All Time in Points (Schmidt)
2nd/1st All Time in Offensive Point Shares (Clapper)
3rd All Time in Defensive Point Shares (Harvey, Bouchard)
1st All Time in Point Shares (by over 12 PS)
1st All Time in Games
Per Game: At his retirement, Kelly was
T-22nd All Time in APG
At his trade from Detroit to Toronto, when he switched to centre, among D, Kelly was approximately:
4th/3rd in APG (Schmidt, Harvey, Gadsby);
Kelly didn’t yet qualify for Goals and Points but if we lower the qualifiers (to 150G, 450A) so he does, Kelly was
4th/1st All Time in GPG (Noble, Schmidt, Clapper)
3rd/1st All Time in PPG (Schmidt, Clapper)
Era:
Of the 14 D to play in at least 574 games (7 modern seasons) between 1947 and 1960, Kelly is
1st in Goals (by 73)
1st in GPG
2nd in Assists
3rd in APG
1st in Points (by 75)
1st in PPG
1st in Offensive Point Shares (by over 17)
2nd in Defensive Point Shares
1st in Point Shares (by nearly 19)
1st in Games
Of the 49 skaters to play at least 410 games (5 modern seasons) between 1959 and 1967, Kelly is
T-21st in Goals
T-26th in GPG
13th in Assists
13th in APG
15th in Points
T-16th in PPG
23rd in Plus/Minus
17th in Offensive Point Shares
14th (1st or 2nd Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
24th in Point Shares
82-game average: 17G, 34A for 52P, +3*; 9.1 PS
3-year peak:
As D (1950-53): 70-game average of 18G, 32A for 50P; 12.2 PS
As C (1960-63): 70-game average of 23G, 43A for 63P; +24
Playoffs:
33G (9th All Time at his retirement)
59A (t-5th All Time at his retirement - Howe, Beliveau, Delvecchio, Harvey) for
92P (8th All Time at his retirement),
-6* in
164 playoff Games (1st All Time at his retirement, held record until 1973);

Roy Worters: 1925-37; 12 seasons, 11 as a starter

Totals:
171W (7th All Time at his retirement)
230L (1st/Last All Time at his retirement)
82T (1st All Time at his retirement);
67 SO (t-4th All Time at his retirement - Hainsworth, Connell, Chabot);
75.7 Point Shares (5th All Time at his retirement - Hainsworth, Connell; Thompson);
30181 Minutes (2nd All Time at his retirement - Roach) over
484 Games (2nd All Time at his retirement - Roach);
Averages:
2.28 GAA (6th All Time at his retirement - 8 qualifying players)
Era: Of the 11 goalies to play in at least 164 games (2 modern seasons) between 1925 and 1937, Worters is
7th in Wins
1st/Last in Losses
1st in Ties
Last in Goals Against (by over 200)
9th (3rd last) in GAA
T-4th in Shutouts
1st in Minutes
4th in Goalie Point Shares
1st in Games
Season Average: 14-19-7; 6 SO; 6.3 PS
82-game average: 29-39-14; 11 SO; 12.8 PS
Playoffs:
3W (14th All Time at his retirement)
6L (t-8th All Time at his retirement)
1T (t-11th All Time at his retirement);
3 SO (t-9th All Time at his retirement);
690 Minutes (12th All Time at his retirement) in
11 playoff Games;
2.09 GAA (13th All Time - 2nd last out of all qualifying players, doesn’t actually qualify)

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E93 Episode 93: Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 19:05:08 -0000

Episode Notes

Gordon Roberts: 1909-16; 7 seasons, 6 quality

Totals:
124G (7th All Time),
25A (t-6th All Time) for
149P (7th All Time) in
107 Games (9th All Time)
Per Game (minimum 82 games):
6th All Time in GPG
3rd All Time in APG (Sprague Cleghorn, Malone)
3rd All Time in PPG (Pitre, Hyland)
24-game average: 28G, 6A for 33P
3-year peak (1913-16): 24-game average of 31G, 10A for 51P
Playoffs:
0P in
2 Games

Busher Jackson: 1929-44; 15 seasons, 12 quality (by modern PPG standards)

Totals:
241G (5th All Time at his retirement - Stewart, Morenz, Joliat, Denneny),
234A (4th All Time at his retirement - Cowley, Boucher, Syd Howe) for
475P (3rd All Time at his retirement - Stewart, Morenz) in
633 Games (6th);
61.5 PS (15th)
At his retirement, Jackson was 9th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his retirement, Jackson was
8th in GPG;
Jackson doesn’t quality for APG or PPG, but if we lower the qualifiers so he does, at his retirement he was
T-5th All Time in APG (Cowley, Watson, Boucher, Syd Howe)
3rd All Time in PPG (Morenz, Stewart; only 5 players and only 1 actually qualifies)
Era: Of the 11 skaters to play in at least 492 games (6 modern seasons) between 1929 and 1944, Jackson is
1st in Goals
2nd in Assists
1st in Points
2nd in Offensive Point Shares (sort of 1st Forward)
7th in Defensive Point Shares
2nd in Point Shares (sort of 1st Forward)
3rd in Games
82-game average: 31G, 30A for 62P
3-year peak (1931-34): 48-game average of 27G, 21A for 48P

Terry Sawchuk: 1949-70; 21 seasons, 15 as a starter, 3 as a 1A, 3 as a backup

Totals:
445W (8th All Time, 1st at his death, by over 50 - Sawchuk was the career leader from 1962 through 2000),
336L (8th All Time 1st at his death),
171T (1st All Time);
103 SO (2nd All Time - Brodeur - 1st at his death - Sawchuk was the career leader from 1964 through 2007);
179 Point Shares (12th All Time, 4th Goalie - Luongo, Brodeur, Roy - 1st at his death - Sawchuk was the career leader from 1961 through 2001);
-51.5* Goals Saved Above Average (75th All Time out of 78 total goalies) in
57,156 Minutes over
971 Games
Averages:
2.50 GAA (t-13th All Time at his death)
.907* Save Percentage (9th All Time at his death)
Era: Of the 19 goalies to play in at least 205 games between 1949 and 1970, Sawchuk is
1st in Wins (by over 50)
1st/last in Losses
1st in Ties
1st/last in Goals Against
11th in Save Percentage
T-3rd in GAA
4th in Saves
4th in Shots Against
15th in GSAA
1st in Shutouts (by 21)
1st in Minutes by (nearly 6000)
1st in Goalie Point Shares
1st in Games (by nearly 100)
Season average: 21-16-8; 5 SO; 8.5 GPS
82-game average: 36-28-14; 9 SO; 15.1 GPS

Cooney Weiland: 1928-39; 11 seasons, 7 quality by modern standards of PPG

Totals:
173G (12th All Time at his retirement),
162A (12th All Time at his retirement) for
335P (11th All Time at his retirement) in
509 Games (20th All Time at his retirement);
54.6 Point Shares (16th All Time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Weiland was 14th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
At his retirement, Weiland was the t-18th Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per Game: Weiland doesn’t qualify for any Per Game leader-boards, but if we lower the qualifiers so he does (150G, 150A, 300P), at his retirement, Weiland was
12th All Time in GPG at his retirement
T-11th All Time in APG at his retirement
10th All Time in PPG at his retirement
Era: Of the 33 skaters to play in at least 410 games (5 modern seasons) between 1928 and 1939, Weiland is
5th in Goals
5th in GPG
8th in Assists
T-10th in APG
5th in Points
5th in PPG
5th in Offensive Point Shares
T-9th in Defensive Point Shares
5th in Point Shares
1st in Games Played
82-game average: 28G, 26A for 54P
3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 27G, 19A for 46P

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E92 Hall of Fame Class of 1972 Part 2

Mon, 29 May 2023 16:47:43 -0000

Episode Notes

Jean Beliveau: 1950-51, 1952-71; 20 seasons, 18 quality

Totals:
507G (4th All Time at his retirement - Howe, Hull, Richard),
712A (3rd All Time at his retirement - Howe, Delvecchio) for
1219P (2nd All Time at his retirement - Howe),
+117 (t-21st All Time at his retirement) in
1125 games (16th All Time at his retirement);
138.1 PS (3rd All Time at his retirement - Howe, Kelly);
Beliveau is 24th All Time in Offensive Point Shares, 2nd All Time at his retirement (Howe)
At his retirement, among Forwards, Beliveau was 7th/3rd All Time in Defensive Point Shares (Howe, Delvecchio)
Per Game: At his retirement, Beliveau was
T-13th All Time in GPG
4th All Time in APG (Mikita, Esposito, Cowley)
4th All Time in PPG (Esposito, Hull, Mikita)
Era: Of the 18 skaters to play in at least 1066 Games (13 modern seasons) between 1950 and 1971, Beliveau is
2nd in Goals (behind by nearly 200)
2nd in GPG
3rd in Assists
T-1st in APG
2nd in Points (behind by over 400)
2nd in PPG
4th in Plus/Minus
2nd in Offensive Point Shares (behind by over 50)
3rd (pure) Forward in Defensive Point Shares
2nd in Point Shares (behind by nearly 60)
82-game average: 37G, 52A for 89P, +9*
3-year peak (1958-61): 70-game average of 40G, 52A for 92P, +11*

Gordie Howe: 1946-71; 1979-80; 26 seasons, 25 quality

Totals:
801G (2nd All Time – Gretzky - 1st All Time at his initial retirement by 232; Howe was the career leader in goals from 1963-64 through 1993-94),
1049A (10th All Time – 1st All Time at his initial retirement by 300; Howe was the career leader in assists from 1957-58 through 1987-88) for
1850P (4th – Gretzky, Jagr, Messier - 1st All Time at his initial retirement by nearly 600; Howe was the career leader in points from 1959-60 through 1989-90);
+160* (14th All Time at his initial retirement) in
1767 Games (2nd All Time - Marleau - 1st All Time at his retirement by 300; Howe was the career leader in Games Played from 1961-62 through 2019-20)
217.1 PS (4th All Time - Gretzky, Bourque, Luongo - 1st All Time at his retirement by nearly 69; Howe was the career leader from 1960-61 to 1994-95);
Howe is 2nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares (Gretzky) - he was 1st All Time at his initial retirement by nearly 69 and was the career leader from 1958-59 until 1993-94
Howe is the 15th/13th Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares - at his initial retirement he was 3rd/1st All Time
Per Game: At his initial retirement in 1971, Howe was
11th All Time in GPG
t-5th in APG (Mikita, Esposito, Cowley, Beliveau)
5th in PPG (Esposito, Hull, Mikita, Beliveau; Howe was the career leader in PPG from 1953-54 through 1958-59)
Era: Of the 13 skaters to play in at least 1148 games (14 modern seasons) between 1946 and 1971, Howe is
1st in Goals (by 369)
1st in GPG (by 0.17)
1st in Assists (by 300)
1st in APG
1st in Points (669)
1st in PPG (by 0.25)
2nd in Plus/Minus
1st in Offensive Point Shares (by more than double his teammate)
8th (2nd/1st Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
1st in Point Shares (by 68.7)
82-game average: 37G, 48A for 86P, +7*; 8.7 PS
3-year peak (1950-53): 70-game average of 46G, 43A for 89P

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E91 Episode 91: Hall of Fame Class of 1972 Part 1

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:31:25 -0000

Episode Notes

The Hall of Fame Class of 1972 is so big - featuring 3 All Time Greats - we had to split it up into two episodes. In Part 1: Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion: 1950-64, 1966-68; 16 seasons, 14 quality

Totals:
393G (3rd All Time at his first retirement - Howe, Richard),
429A (12th All Time at his first retirement) for
822P (5th All Time at his first retirement - Howe, Richard, Lindsay, Beliveau),
+39* in
883 Games;
97.5 Point Shares (12th All Time at his first retirement);
At his 1st retirement, Geoffrion was
12th All time in Offensive Point Shares
21st Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his first retirement, Geoffrion was
T-8th All Time in GPG
9th All Time in APG
T-5th All Time in PPG (Beliveau, Howe, Bathgate, Cowley)
Era: Of the 19 skaters to play in at least 738 games between 1950 and 1964, Geoffrion is
2nd in Goals (behind Howe by 125)
2nd in GPG (6 qualifying players)
6th in Assists
T-2nd in APG (7 qualifying players)
2nd in Points (behind by Howe by 355)
2nd in PPG (5 qualifying players)
6th in Plus/Minus
14th in Games
2nd in Offensive Point Shares (behind Howe by 44.9)
3rd Forward in Defensive Point Shares
4th in Point Shares
14th in Games
82-game average: 37G, 40A for 76P, +4*
3-year peak (1958-61): 70-game average of 39G, 50A for 89P, +5

Harry "Hap" Holmes: 1917-18, 1926-28; 4 seasons, 3 as a starter

Totals:
39W (9th All Time at his retirement)
54L (6th All Time at his retirement)
10T (7th All Time at his retirement);
17 Shutouts (8th All Time at his retirement) in
6409 Minutes (7th All Time at his retirement) over
103 Games (7th All Time at his retirement);
15.7 Point Shares (10th All Time at his retirement)
Average:
2.47 GAA (11th All Time at his retirement - doesn’t actually qualify for the leader-board)
Era: not really applicable because his four seasons are spread out over 11 years
Season average: 10-14-3; 4 SO in 26 Games; 3.9 PS
82-game average: 31-43-8; 14 SO; 12.5 PS

Reginald "Hooley" Smith: 1924-41; 17 seasons, 10 quality (by modern PPG standards)

Totals:
200G (10th All Time at his retirement),
225A (2nd All Time at his retirement - Boucher) for
425P (4th All Time at his retirement - Stewart, Morenz, Joliat) in
715 games (1st All Time at his retirement and he was the career leader in games played from the 1939-40 season to the 1942-43 season)
65.3 PS (12th);
7th All Time in Offensive Point Shares at his retirement
10th Forward* All Time in Defensive Point Shares at his retirement
Per Game: At his retirement, Smith was
10th All Time in GPG (last among qualifying players);
Smith doesn’t qualify for either AGP or PPG leader-boards, but if we lower the qualifiers so that he does, at his retirement, he was
3rd All Time in APG (Boucher, Morenz - last among qualifying players, and none actually qualify)
5th All Time in PPG (Morenz, Stewart, Boucher, Joliat - last among qualifying players, only Morenz actually qualifies)
Era: Of the 10 skaters to play in at least 574 Games (7 modern seasons), Smith is
4th in Goals
4th in GPG
1st in Assists
1st in APG (doesn’t actually qualify)
2nd in Points
4th in PPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
3rd in Offensive Point Shares
4th in Defensive Point Shares
4th in Point Shares
82-game average: 23G, 25A for 48P
3-year peak (1931-34): 48-game average of 17G, 26A for 43P

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E90 Episode 90: Hall of Fame Class of 1973

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:32:46 -0000

Episode Notes

Doug Harvey: 1947-64, 1966-67, 1968-69; 19 seasons, 17 seasons

Totals:
88G (21st/13th D All Time at his first retirement),
452A (2nd/1st D All Time at his first retirement - Kelly) for
540P (4th/2nd D All Time at his first retirement - ),
+46* (13th/12th D All Time at his first retirement) in
1113 Games (4th All Time at his first retirement - Howe, Gadsby, Kelly);
123.2 Point Shares (4th All Time at his first retirement - Howe, Kelly, Richard - 1st D);
At his retirement, Harvey was 1st All Time in Defensive Point Shares (by 7.5 DPS)
At his retirement, Harvey was 7th/4th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares - Kelly, Clapper, Schmidt, Shore, Gadsby, Clancy)
Per Game: Harvey obviously doesn’t qualify for the GPG leader-boards and, didn’t qualify for the PPG qualifier at his first retirement; at his first retirement, among D, Harvey was
3rd/1st D All Time in APG - Schmidt, Kelly (4 qualifying D);
If the qualifiers are lowered so that Harvey qualifies, at his first retirement, among D, Harvey was
3rd/1st All Time in PPG - Schmidt, Kelly, Clapper (5 qualifying D)
Era: Of the 12 D to play in at least 738 Games (9 modern seasons) between 1947 and 1964, Harvey is
4th/3rd in Goals
t-5th/4th in GPG
2nd/1st in Assists
2nd/1st in APG
3rd/2nd in Points
2nd/1st in PPG
5th/4th in Plus/Minus
3rd/2nd in Offensive Point Shares
1st in Defensive Point Shares (ahead by 7.5 DPS)
2nd/1st in Point Shares
3rd/2nd in Games
82-game average: 7G, 34A for 40P, +3*
3-year peak (1954-57): 70-game average of 8G, 58A for 66P; 10.1 PS
Playoffs:
8G (t-10th/6th D All Time at his first retirement),
64A (1st D All Time at his first retirement - by 10 over Kelly and 24 over Pilote) for
72P (2nd/1st D All Time at his first retirement),
+7 (6th All Time at his first retirement) in
137 Games (4th All Time at his first retirement - Kelly, Richard, Howe);
Per Game: Harvey obviously doesn’t qualify for the GPG leader-board; at his first retirement, among D, Harvey was
2nd D All Time in playoff APG (4 qualifying players)
2nd/1st D All Time in playoff PPG (2 qualifying players);
If the qualifier is set absurdly low, Harvey was last among qualifying D in playoff GPG
Era: Of the 27 D to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1947 and 1964, Harvey is
t-2nd/t-1st in playoff Goals (Kelly is ahead by 22)
t-9th/8th in playoff GPG (obviously doesn’t qualify)
1st in playoff Assists (ahead by 10/24)
2nd in playoff APG
2nd/1st in playoff Points
3rd/2nd in playoff PPG
3rd in playoff Plus/Minus
2nd/1st in playoff Games
Adjustment for Era:
Hockey-Reference:
102G,
573A for
675P
Per Game: Among D, Harvey is
T-25th All Time in Adjusted APG
VsX:
Goals: Doesn’t qualify
763A
739P
Traded at 36 for Lou Fontinato (29)

Chuck Rayner: 1940-42, 1945-53; 10 seasons, 7 as a Starter

Totals:
138W (13th All Time at his retirement)
207L (4th All Time at his retirement - Worters, Broda, Lumley)
78T (5th All Time at his retirement - Broda, Lumley, Worters, Brimsek);
25 SO (16th All Time at his retirement) in
25,551 Minutes (10th All Time at his retirement) over
425 Games (9th All Time at his retirement);
61.6 PS (13th All Time at his retirement)
Averages:
3.03 GAA (18th All Time at his retirement - last among qualifying players)
Era: Of the 9 goalies to play in at least 205 games between 1940 and 1953, Rayner is
5th in Wins
2nd/2nd last in Losses
2nd in Ties
2nd/2nd last in Goals Against
2nd last in GAA
5th in Shutouts
4th in Minutes
5th in Goalie Point Shares
3rd in Games
Season average: 14-21-7; 3 SO; 6.2 PS in 43 Games
82-game average: 27-40-15; 5 SO; 11.9 PS
Playoffs:
9W (t-17th All Time at his retirement)
9L (17th All Time at his retirement);
1 SO in
1134 Minutes (21st All Time at his retirement) over
18 Games (18th All Time at his retirement);
Averages:
2.43 GAA (Rayner doesn’t qualify for the leader-boards but if we lower the qualifier so he does he was 14th All Time)
Era: Of the 13 goalies to play in at least 10 playoff games between 1940 and 1953, Rayner is
T-8th in playoff Wins
t-9th/t-4th in playoff Losses
8th in playoff GAA
T-10th (2nd last) in playoff Shutouts
10th in playoff Games
Adjustment for Era:
3.25 GAA
(doesn’t qualify for other adjustments due to no saves recorded)
Trades: never traded

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E89 Episode 89: Hall of Fame Class of 1974

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:23:14 -0000

Episode Notes

Bill Burch: 1922-33; 11 seasons, 5 quality by modern standard of PPG

Totals:
136G (10th All Time at his retirement)
60A for
196P (14th All Time at his retirement) in
390 Games (t-7th All Time at his retirement);
40.2 PS (18th All Time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Burch was 12th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Among Forwards, Burch was t-17th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per Game: Burch doesn’t qualify for any per game leader-board, but if we lower the qualifiers to 100G, 50A and 150P, at his retirement Burch was
T-17th All Time in GPG
(last in APG among all qualifying players)
T-24th All Time in PPG
Era: Among the 10 skaters to play in at least 328 Games (4 modern seasons), between 1922 and 1933, Burch is
4th in Goals
T-4th in GPG
t-9th /last in Assists
10th/last in APG
5th in Points
7th in PPG
5th in Offensive Point Shares
8th in Defensive Point Shares
5th in Point Shares
82-game average: 29G, 12A for 41P
3-year peak (1922-25): 24-game average of 16G, 6A for 22P

Art Coulter: 1931-42; 11 seasons, 10 quality by DPS

Totals:
31G,
82A (21st/14th? D All Time at his retirement) for
113P (25th/18th? D All Time at his retirement) in
458 Games (17th/14th? D All Time at his retirement);
46.1 Point Shares (16th/14th D All Time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Coulter was as high as 6th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per Game: Obviously he doesn’t qualify, but if the qualifiers are lowered to the hilariously low 30G, 80A, 100P, Coulter is last in GPG and APG and 2nd last in PPG
Era: Of the 18 “D” to play in at least 328 Games (4 modern seasons) between 1931 and 1942, Coulter is
12th in Goals
T-13th in GPG (no Goals qualifier)
11th in Assists
11th in APG (no Assists qualifier)
11th in Points
11th in PPG (no Points qualifier)
11th in Offensive Point Shares
1st in Defensive Point Shares
6th in Point Shares
4th in Games
82-game average: 6G, 15A for 21P, 8.3 PS
3-year peak (1937-40): 48-game average of 4G, 10A for 13P, 5.4 PS

Tommy Dunderdale: NHA:

1910-11; 2 seasons, both quality
Totals:
27G for
27P in
21 Games
Per Game: if the qualifier is set to 20 Games, Dunderdale is
11th All Time in GPG
17th All Time in PPG
16-game average: 21G for 21P
Playoffs: no GP
Trades: Sent from the Shamrocks to the Bulldogs at 23
PCHA:
1911-23; 13 seasons, 11 quality?
Totals:
194G (1st All Time),
60A (t-5th All Time - Cyclone Taylor, Mickey MacKay, Eddie Oatman, Bernie Morris)
254P (2nd All Time - Taylor) in
231 Games (3rd All Time - Bobby Rowe, Smokey Harris)
Per Game: If the qualifier is set to 82 games, Dunderdale is
1st All Time in GPG
14th All Time in APG
8th All Time in PPG
24-game average: 20G, 6A for 26P
Didn’t bother to calculate a 3-year peak
Playoffs:
5G,
6A for
11P in
15 Games
Traded multiple times, I think
WCHL:
1923-24, 1 season, not quality
Total:
2G,
1A for
3P in
17 Games
30-game average: 4G, 2A for 5P

Dickie Moore: 1951-63, 1964-65, 1967-68; 14 seasons, 9 quality

Totals:
261G (11th All Time at his first retirement),
346A (14th All Time at his first retirement) for
607P (11th All Time at his first retirement),
+63* (9th All Time at his first retirement) in
719 Games;
65.2 Point Shares (13th Forward All Time at his first retirement);
At his retirement, Moore was 15th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his first retirement, Moore was
16th All Time in GPG
T-9th All Time in APG
10th All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 36 skaters to play in at least 574 games (7 modern seasons) between 1951 and 1963, Moore is
5th in Goals
4th in GPG (8 qualifying players)
9th in Assists
5th in APG (10 qualifying players)
6th in Points
5th in PPG (8 qualifying players)
3rd in Plus/Minus
6th in Offensive Point Shares
18th in Defensive Point shares (5th Forward)
11th in Point Shares
82-game average: 30G, 39A for 69P, +7
3-year peak (1958-1961): 70-game average of 36G, 48A for 84P, +24*

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E88 Episode 88: Hall of Fame Class of 1975

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:02:41 -0000

Episode Notes

George Armstrong:

NHL: 1949-71; 21 seasons, 15 quality
Totals:
296G (16th All Time at his retirement),
417A (20th All Time at his retirement) for
713P (16th All Time at his retirement),
+101 in
1188 Games (11th All Time at his retirement);
66 Point Shares;
Among Forwards, Armstrong was 12th/10th All Time in Defensive Point Shares at his retirement
Per Game: Not in the Top 25 at his retirement
Era: Of the 12 skaters to play in at least 1148 games (14 modern seasons) between 1949 and 1971, Armstrong is
4th (3rd last forward) in Goals
4th in GPG
5th (2nd last forward) in Assists
4th in APG (3rd last forward)
5th (3rd last forward) in Points
5th in PPG (3rd last forward)
4th in Plus/Minus
5th (3rd last forward) in Offensive Point Shares
10th (3rd last) in Defensive Point Shares (4th/5th Forward)
9th in Point Shares
82-game average: 21G, 29A for 49P, +7*
3-year peak (1955-1958): 70-game average of 20G, 32A for 52P

Ace Bailey:

1926-34; 8 seasons, 4 quality (by modern standards of PPG)
Totals:
111G (t-23rd All Time at his retirement),
81A (t-20th All Time at his retirement) for
192P (21st All Time at his retirement) in
316 Games;
36.2 PS (23rd All Time);
At his retirement, Bailey was 17th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: Bailey doesn’t qualify for the leader-boards, but if we lower the qualifiers to 100G, 50A and 150P, at his retirement, Bailey was
20th All Time in GPG
T-25th All Time in APG
20th All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 58 skaters to play in at least 246 Games between 1926 in 1934, Bailey is
11th in Goals
T-8th in GPG (nobody actually qualifies)
14th in Assists
T-12th in APG (nobody actually qualifies)
12th in Points
10th in PPG (nobody actually qualifies)
11th in Offensive Point Shares
21st Forward in Defensive Point Shares
15th in Point Shares
31st in Games
82-game average: 29G, 21A for 50P
3-year peak (1928-31): 48-game average 25G, 19A for 44P

Gordie Drillon:

1936-43, 7 seasons, all quality
Totals:
155G (22nd All Time at his departure for WWII),
140A for
295P in
312 Games;
37.4 Point Shares
Per Game: Drillon doesn’t qualify, but if we lower the qualifiers so he does (to 150G, 100A and 250P), at his departure to WWII, Drillon was
4th All Time in GPG
T-8th All Time in APG
3rd All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 40 skaters to play in at least 246 games (3 modern seasons) between 1936 and 1943, Drillon is
1st in Goals (by 17)
1st in GPG (nobody actually qualifies)
7th in Assists
T-7th in APG (nobody actually qualifies)
2nd in Points
3rd in PPG (nobody actually qualifies)
1st in Offensive Point Shares
T-14th in Defensive Point Shares among Forwards
4th in Point Shares
14th in Games
82-game average: 41G, 37A for 78P
3-year peak (1938-41): 48-game average of 24G, 22A for 45P

Glenn Hall:

NHL: 1952-53, 1954-71; 18 seasons, 13 as a starter, 2 as a 1A, 3 as a backup
Totals:
407W (11th All Time, 2nd at his retirement - Sawchuk)
326L (11th All Time, 3rd at his retirement - Sawchuk, Lumley)
164T (2nd All Time - Sawchuk)
84 SO (4th All Time - Brodeur, Sawchuk, Hainsworth - 3rd at his retirement) in
53449 Minutes (8th All Time, 2nd at his retirement - Sawchuk)
906 Games (2nd All Time at his retirement - Sawchuk);
177.6 Point Shares (14th All Time, 6th Goalie, 2nd Goalie at his retirement - Sawchuk);
240 Goals Saved Above Average (8th All Time, barely 2nd All Time at his retirement - Plante)
Average:
2.50 GAA (13th All Time at his retirement)
.918 SV% (14th All Time, t-4th at his retirement - Esposito, Bower, Plante)
Era: Of the 19 goalies to play in at least 205 Games between 1952 and 1971, Hall is
1st in Wins
1st (last) in Losses
1st in Ties
Last in Goals Against
3rd in Save Percentage
3rd in GAA
1st in Saves (by 4,855)
1st in Shots (by 5,198)
2nd (barely) in Goals Saved Above Average
1st in Shutouts (by 5)
1st in Minutes (by 5,111)
1st in Games (by 82)
Season average: 23-18-9, 5 SO; 9.9 PS; 13.3 GSAA
82-game average: 37-30-15; 8 SO; 35.8 PS; 21.7 GSAA

Pierre Pilote:

NHL: 1955-1969; 14 seasons, 13 quality
Totals:
80G,
418A (4th/3rd D All Time at his retirement - Harvey, Gadsby) for
498P (6th/3rd D All Time at his retirement - Gadsby, Harvey),
+187 (2nd All Time - Mikita - 1st D, at his retirement) in
890 Games (13th D All Time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Pilote was 10th/9th All Time in Defensive Point Shares;
Among D, Pilote was 9th/5th All Time in Offensive Point Shares at his retirement (Shore, Gadsby, Clancy, Harvey);
At his retirement, Pilote was 19th All Time, 10th D, in Point Shares
Per Games: At his retirement, among D, Pilote was
1st All Time in APG (by 0.06)
Pilote doesn’t qualify for either the GPG or PPG leaderboards, but if we lower the qualifiers so he qualifies, among D at his retirement, Pilote was:
5th/1st All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 11 D to play in at least 738 Games between 1955 and 1969, Pilote is
4th/2nd in Goals
4th/2nd in GPG (last among qualifying players, doesn’t actually qualify)
1st in Assists (by 84)
1st in APG (by .05)
3rd/1st in Points
3rd/1st in PPG (last among qualifying players, doesn’t actually qualify)
1st in Plus/Minus (by 31)
2nd/1st in Offensive Point Shares
4th in Defensive Point Shares
1st in Point Shares (by nearly 5)
82-game average: 7G, 39A for 46P, +17; 8.6 PS
3-year peak (1963-66): 70-game average of 8G, 46A for 55P, +38; 9.7 PS

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E87 Episode 87: Hall of Fame Class of 1976

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:23:22 -0000

Episode Notes

Johnny Bower: 1953-55, 1956-57, 1958-70, 15 seasons, 9 as a starter, 2 as a 1A, 4 as a backup (or injured)

Totals:
250W (9th All Time at his retirement),
192L (12th All Time at his retirement),
90T (7th All Time at his retirement),
37 Shutouts (17th All Time at his retirement) in
31989 Minutes (8th All Time at his retirement) over
552 Games (8th All Time at his retirement);
104.3 Point Shares (8th All Time at his retirement)
191 Goals Saved Above Average (13th All Time, 2nd All Time at his retirement - Glen Hall)
Averages:
2.51 GAA (15th All Time at his retirement)
.922 SV% (2nd All Time - Hasek - 1st at his retirement)
Era: Of the 16 goalies who played in 205 games between 1953 and 1970, Bower is
5th in Wins
5th in Losses
5th in Ties
5th in Goals Against
1st in Save Percentage (ahead by .003)
4th in GAA
5th in Saves
5th in Shots
2nd in GSAA
5th in Shutouts
5th In Minutes
5th in Games
Season average: 17-13-6, 2 SO in 37 starts; 12.2 GSAA; 7 PS
82-game average: 37-29-13, 5 SO; 31.46 GSAA; 15.5 PS
3-year peak (1959-62): 70-game average of 28-16-8; 3 SO; 1.95 GAA: 0.920 SV%; 21.2 GSAA; 14.1 PS

Bill Quackenbush: 1942-1956; 14 seasons, 13 quality by DPS

Totals:
62G,
223A (3rd/4th D All Time at his retirement - Kelly, Harvey), for
285P (8th/9th D All time at his retirement) in
775 Games (5th All Time at his retirement - Clapper, Richard, Bouchard, Schmidt - 2nd/3rd D);
68.7 Point Shares (15th All Time at his retirement, 7th/8th D);
At his retirement, Quackenbush was 6th All Time in Defensive Point Shares;
At his retirement, Quackenbush was the 14th/18th D in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: Quackenbush doesn’t qualify for the leader-boards but if we reduced the qualifier to 50G, 200A and 250A, at his retirement, among D, he was
4th All Time (last among qualifying players) in APG
13th All Time (last among qualifying players) in PPG
Era: Of the 12 D to play in at least 492 Games (six modern seasons) between 1942 and 1956, Quackenbush is
3rd in Goals
3rd/last among qualifying players in GPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
3rd in Assists
3rd/last among qualifying players in APG (doesn’t actually qualify)
2nd in Points
4th/last among qualifying players in PPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
4th in Offensive Point Shares
2nd in Defensive Point Shares
2nd in Point Shares
1st in Games
82-game average: 7G, 24A for 30P
3-year peak (1947-50): 60-game average of 6G, 16A for 22P; 5.9 PS

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E86 Episode 86: Hall of Fame Class of 1977

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 21:00:42 -0000

Episode Notes

Alex Delvecchio: 1950-74; 24 seasons, 21 quality

Totals:
456G (9th All Time at his retirement),
825A (2nd All Time at his retirement - Howe) for
1281P (2nd All Time at his retirement - Howe),
+24 in
1550 Games (16th All Time, 2nd at his retirement - Howe);
123.5 Point Shares (7th All Time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Delvecchio was 7th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
At his retirement, among forwards, Delvecchio was 4th/2nd All Time in Defensive Point Shares (Mohns, Clapper, Howe)
Per Game: At his retirement, Delvecchio was
15th All Time in APG
12th All Time in PPG (2nd last among qualifying players)
Era: Among the 10 skaters to play in at least 1230 games (15 modern seasons) between 1950 and 1974, Delvecchio is
4th in Goals
t-4th in GPG
2nd in Assists (behind by 97)
T-4th in APG
2nd in Points (behind by 357)
T-4th in PPG
4th in Plus/Minus (behind 3rd by 127)
2nd in Offensive Point Shares (behind by 72.1)
5th (2nd/3rd Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
3rd (2nd Forward) in Point Shares
1st in Games Played (ahead by 91)
82-game average: 24G, 43A for 68P, +1
3-year peak (1967-70): 74-game average of 23G, 52A for 75, +25

Tim Horton: 1949-1974, 24 years, 21 quality

Totals:
115G (15th/10th D All Time at his retirement),
403A (7th/5th D All time at his retirement - Orr, Harvey, Gadsby, Pilote) for
518P (7th/4th D All Time at his retirement - Orr, Gadsby, Harvey),
+191 (12th All Time, 6th D, at his retirement) in
1445 Games (3rd All Time - - 1st D, at his retirement);
131.7 Point Shares (5th All Time - - 1st D, at his retirement)
At his retirement, Horton was 1st All Time in Defensive Point Shares by 17.6
At his retirement, among D, he was 12th/8th in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his retirement, among D, Horton was:
9th/6th All Time in APG (11/8 qualifying players)
7th/4th All Time in PPG (last among qualifying players - Orr, Harvey, Gadsby);
Horton doesn’t qualify for GPG but if the qualifier is lowered so he does (100G), he was 20th/13th All Time (last among qualifying players)
Era: Of the 14/12 D to play in at least 820 games between 1949 and 1974, Horton is
4th/2nd in Goals
6th/4th in Assists
4th/2nd in Points
1st in Plus Minus
Last in GPG (5/3 players, doesn’t actually qualify)
6th/4th in APG (8/6 qualifying players)
Last in PPG (5/3 qualifying players)
6th/4th in Offensive Point Shares
1st in Defensive Point Shares (by 17.9)
2nd/1st in Point Shares
1st in Games
82-game average: 7G, 23A for 30P, +11*
3-year peak (1963-66): 70-game average of 9G, 19A for 28P, +16; 7.2 PS

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E85 Episode 85: Hall of Fame Class of 1978

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 16:52:59 -0000

Episode Notes

Andy Bathgate: 1952-71

Totals:
349G (11th All Time at his retirement),
624A (4th All Time at his retirement - Howe, Delvecchio, Beliveau) for
973P (6th All Time at his retirement),
-60* in
1069 Games (19th All Time at his retirement);
91.8 Point Shares (23rd All Time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Bathgate was 12th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his retirement, Bathgate was
7th All Time in APG
12th All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 16 skaters to play in at least 1066 games (13 modern seasons) between 1952 and 1971, Bathgate is
4th in Goals
4th in GPG
4th in Assists
3rd in APG
5th in Points
3rd in PPG
13th in Plus/Minus
5th in Offensive Point Shares
Last in Defensive Point Shares
6th in Point Shares
15th (2nd last) in Games
82-game average: 27G, 48A for 75P, -5
3-year peak (1956-59): 70-game average of 33G, 50A for 83P

Jacques Plante: 952-65, 1968-72, 18 seasons, 13 as a starter, 3 as a 1A

Totals:
437W (9th All Time, 2nd at his second retirement - Sawchuk)
246L (5th All Time at his second retirement - Sawchuk, Worsley, Lumley, Hall)
145T (6th All Time, 3rd at his second retirement - Sawchuk, Hall)
82 SO (5th All Time - Brodeur, Sawchuk, Hainsworth, Hall - 4th at his retirement);
173.7 PS (16th All Time, 7th Goalie, 3rd Goalie at his second retirement - Sawchuk, Hall);
294.8* Goals Saved Above Average (6th All Time, 1st at his second retirement);
49,513 Minutes (13th All Time, 3rd at his second retirement - Sawchuk, Hall) over
837 Games (14th All Time, 3rd at his second retirement - Sawchuk, Hall)
Per Game:
2.38 GAA (18th All Time, 11th at his second retirement)
.920 SV% (7th All Time, 2nd at his second retirement - Bower)
Era: Of the 22 goalies to play in at least 205 games between 1952 and 1973, Plante is
1st in Wins
4th in Losses
3rd in Ties
4th/19th in Goals Against
3rd in Save Percentage
2nd in GAA
3rd in Saves
3rd in Shots Against
1st in Goals Saved Above Average (by 55)
2nd in Shutouts
2nd in Minutes
2nd in Games
Season average: 24-14-8, 5 SO; 9.65 PS
82-game average: 43-24-14, 8 SO; 17 PS
3-year peak (1968-71): 76-game average of 42-22-13; 13 SO; 1.93 GAA; .936 SV%; 66.3 GSAA; 18.8 GPS

Marcel Pronovost: 1950-70, 20 seasons, 18 quality

Totals:
88G (t-16th/21st D All Time at his retirement),
257A (7th/10th D All Time at his retirement)
345P, (7th/11th D All Time at his retirement),
+39* (25th D All Time at his retirement) in
1206 Games (7th All Time, 4th D - Gadsby, Stanley, Howell - at his retirement);
101.5 Point Shares (11th All Time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Pronovost was 3rd All Time in Defensive Point Shares (Horton, Harvey) and was the 17th/21st D All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: Pronovost doesn’t qualify for any PG leader-boards but if we lower the qualifiers enough (to 80G, 250A and 300P), at his retirement among D, Pronovost was
t-24th/t-29th (last among qualifying players) All Time in GPG
8th/11th (last among qualifying players) All Time in APG
9th/13th (2nd last among qualifying players) All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 10 (12) D who played in at least 820 games between 1950 and 1970, Pronovost is
4th (6th) in Goals
6th (8th) in GPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
7th (9th) in Assists
10th (12th, last) in APG (doesn’t actually qualify)
7th (9th) in Points
7th (9th) in PPG (doesn’t qualify)
7th (8th) in Plus/Minus
6th (8th) in Offensive Point Shares
2nd in Defensive Point Shares
3rd (4th) in Point Shares
2nd in Games
82-game average: 6G, 17A for 24P, +3*
3-year peak (1952-55): 70-game average of 8G, 20A for 28P

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E84 Episode 84 [Fixed]: Hall of Fame Class of 1979

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 02:11:37 -0000

Episode Notes

Harry Howell:

1952-1973, 21 seasons, all quality
Totals:
94G (20th* D All Time at his departure to the WHA),
324A (9th* D All Time at his departure) for
418P (10th* D All Time at his departure),
-152* (2nd? Worst All Time at his departure) in
1411 Games (3rd All Time at his departure, 1st D);
87.6 Point Shares (13th* D All Time at his retirement);
At his departure to the WHA, Howell was 8th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
At his departure, Howell was the 21st D All Time in Offensive Point Shares (Kelly, Clapper and Mohs are all ahead)
Per Game: Howell doesn’t qualify for either the GPG or PPG leader-board but if the qualifier is lowered so he does, at his departure to the WHA, among D Howell was
23rd All Time (last among qualifying D) in GPG
11th All Time (last among qualifying D) in APG
11th All Time (last among qualifying D) in PPG
Era: Of the 12 to play in at least 820 games (10 modern seasons) between 1952 and 1973, Howell is
4th in Goals
T-7th in GPG
6th in Assists
T-8th in APG
6th in Points
7th in PPG
2nd last in Plus/Minus
7th in Offensive Point Shares
4th in Defensive Point Shares
7th in Point Shares
1st in Games
82-game average: 6G, 19A for 25P, -9
3-year peak (1965-68): 70-game average of 7G, 26A for 34P, -2

Bobby Orr:

1966-79; 12 seasons, 9 quality
Totals:
270G (7th D All Time, 1st at his retirement - Orr was ahead by over 100 goals),
645A (13th D All Time, 1st at his retirement - ahead by nearly 200 assists) for
915P (11th D All Time, 1st at his retirement - ahead by 299 points),
+582 (2nd All Time - Robinson - 1st All Time at his retirement, ahead by nearly 100) in
657 games;
152 PS (3rd All Time - Howe, - 1st D, at his retirement);
Orr is the 9th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares (11th skater All Time at his retirement, 1st D - ahead of Kelly by over 13, ahead of Clapper by over 23, ahead of Park by nearly 40)
At his retirement, Orr was 14th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per Game: Orr is
3rd All Time in APG - Gretzky, Lemieux (1st D by .17)
5th All Time in PPG - Gretzky, Lemieux, Bossy, McDavid (1st D by .3)
Among D Orr, is
1st All Time in GPG (by .12)
Era: Of the 78 skaters to play in at least 656 games (8 modern seasons) between 1966 and 1979, Orr is
T-17th in Goals (1st D by over 100)
T-8th in GPG (only D to qualify for leaderboard)
2nd in Assists (1st D by roughly 180)
1st in APG (by .22)
4th in Points (1st D by almost 300)
T-1st in PPG
1st in Plus/Minus (by nearly 100)
2nd in OPS (1st D by nearly double)
2nd in DPS
1st in Point Shares
82-game average: 34G, 80A for 114P, +75
3-year peak (1969-72): 82-game average of 38G, 96A for 134P, +123; 22.2 PS

Henri Richard:

1955-75, 20 seasons, 19 quality
Totals:
358G (15th All Time at his retirement),
688A (7th All Time at his retirement) for
1046P (10th All Time at his retirement),
+243* (12th All Time at his retirement) in
1258 Games (11th All Time at his retirement);
98.7 Point Shares (22nd All Time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Richard was 18th in Offensive Point Shares
Among Forwards, Richard was 6th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his retirement, Richard was
T-13th All Time in APG
T-24th All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 26 skaters to play in at least 984 games (12 modern seasons) between 1955 and 1975, Richard is
11th in Goals
11th in GPG
6th in Assists
5th in APG
9th in Points
9th in PPG
4th in Plus/Minus
9th in Offensive Point Shares
5th (1st/2nd Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
10th in Point Shares
4th in Games
82-game average: 23G, 45A for 68P, +16*
3-year peak (1957-60): 70-game average of 28G, 44A for 71P, +7*

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E83 Episode 83: Hall of Fame Class of 1980

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:07:09 -0000

Episode Notes

Harry Lumley: 1943-60, 16 seasons, 13 quality

Totals:
330W (1st All Time at his retirement)
239L (10th All Time, 1st at his retirement)
142T (7th All Time, 1st at his retirement);
71 Shutouts (12th All Time; t-5th at his retirement)
133.6 Point Shares (19th Goalie All Time, 1st at his retirement);
-22.3 Goals Saved Above Average (only 17% of his Games - 2nd last of only 7 goalies at his retirement) in
48,038 Minutes (1st All Time at his retirement by over 9500)
803 Games (1st All Time at his retirement by 161)
Per Game:
.905 SV% (only 17% of his Games - 2nd last of only 7 goalies at his retirement)
2.74 GAA (18th All Time at his retirement)
Era: Of the 12 goalies to play in at least 205 games between 1943 and 1960, Lumley is
1st in Wins
1st (Last) in Losses (by 120!!!)
1st in Ties
Last in Goals Against
6th (2nd last among qualifying goalies) in Save Percentage (only 136 Games)
7th in GAA
6th (2nd last among qualifying goalies) in Saves (only 136 Games)
6th (2nd last among qualifying goalies) in Shots Against (only 136 Games)
6th (2nd last among qualifying goalies) in GSAA (only 136 Games)
1st in Minutes
1st in Point Shares
1st in Games (by 161)
82-game average: 34-34-15; 7 SO
Season average: 21-21-9; 4 SO
3-year peak (1952-55): 70-game average of 28-26-16; 10 SO; 2.04 GAA; 14.7 GPS

Lynn Patrick: 1934-43 1945-46; 10 seasons, 8 quality (by modern standards of PPG)

Totals:
145G,
191A (t-20th All Time at his retirement) for
336P (t-22nd All Time at his retirement) in
455 Games;
34.5 PS
Per Game: Patrick doesn’t qualify for any PG leader-board but if we lower the qualifiers so he does, at his retirement Patrick was
T-11th All Time in APG
T-16th All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 26 skaters to play in at least 328 Games between 1934 and 1943, Patrick is
4th in Goals
T-4th in GPG (nobody actually qualifies)
3rd in Assists
T-5th in APG (nobody actually qualifies)
4th in Points
5th in PPG (nobody actually qualifies)
4th in Offensive Point Shares
14th (3rd Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
10th in Point Shares
4th in Games
82-game average: 26G, 34A for 61P
3-year peak (1940-43): 48-game average of 25G, 28A for 53P

Gump Worsley: 1952-53, 1954-74, 21 seasons, 12 as a starter, 1 as a 1A, 8 as a backup or injured

Totals:
333W (4th All Time at his retirement - Sawchuk, Plante, Hall)
348L (5th All Time - Brodeur, Luongo, Joseph, Meloche - 1st, i.e. last, at his retirement)
149T (5th All Time - Sawchuk, Hall, Brodeur, Esposito - 3rd at his retirement)
43 Shutouts (16th All Time at his retirement),
131.2 Point Shares (21st All Time, 5th at his retirement - Sawchuk, Hall, Plante, Lumley),
197.8* (all but 137 games) Goals Saved Above Average (12th All Time, 4th at his retirement - Plante, Hall, Esposito) in
50,157 Minutes (12th All Time, 3rd at his retirement - Sawchuk, Hall) over
860 Games (3rd All Time at his retirement - Sawchuk, Hall)
Averages:
2.87 GAA
.914* (all but 123 games) Save Percentage (6th All Time at his retirement)
Era: Of the 25 goalies to play in at least 205 games between 1952 and 1974, Worsley is
4th in Wins
1st (last) in Losses
2nd in Ties
1st (last) in Goals Against
7th in Save Percentage
12th in GAA
2nd in Saves
2nd in Shots
4th in GSAA
6th in Shutouts
2nd in Minutes
4th in in Point Shares
2nd in Games Played
Season average: 16-17-7, 2 SO in 41 games
82-game average: 32-33-14, 4 SO
3-year peak (1960-63): 24-34-10, 2 SO; 3.11 GAA, .913 SV%, 9.9 PS; 14.7 GSAA

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E82 Episode 82: Hall of Fame Class of 1981

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 19:27:17 -0000

Episode Notes

Johnny Bucyk: 1955-78; 23 seasons, 20 quality

Totals:
556G (4th All Time at his retirement - Howe, Esposito, Hull),
813A (4th All Time at his retirement - Howe, Mikita, Delvecchio) for
1369P (4th All Time at his retirement - Howe, Esposito, Mikita),
-7;
122.4 Point Shares (12th All Time at his retirement);
1540 Games (17th All Time, 3rd at his retirement - Howe, Delvecchio)
At his retirement, Bucyk was 7th All Time in Offensive Point Shares;
Among forwards, Bucy was 19th All Time in Defensive Point Shares at retirement
Per Game: Not in the Top 25
Era: Of the 12 skaters to play in at least 1148 games (14 modern seasons) between 1955 and 1978, Bucyk is
1st in Goals
3rd in GPG (10 qualifying players)
2nd in Assists
4th in APG (10 qualifying players)
2nd in Points
3rd in PPG (6 qualifying players)
8th in Plus/Minus
2nd in Offensive Point Shares
10th (3rd last) in Defensive Point Shares
2nd in Point Shares
82-game average: 30G, 43A for 73P, 0
3-year peak (1970-73): 78-game average of 41G, 56A for 97P, +23
Playoffs:
41G (15th All Time at his retirement),
62A (12th All Time at his retirement) for
103P (14th All Time at his retirement),
+29 (8th All Time at his retirement) in
124 Games (20th All Time at his retirement)
Per Game: At his retirement, Bucyk was
18th All Time in playoff GPG
T-25th All Time in playoff PPG
Era: Of the 73 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1955 and 1978, Bucyk is
10th in playoff Goals
15th in playoff GPG
8th in playoff Assists
T-14th in playoff APG
9th in playoff Points
T-15th in playoff PPG
8th in playoff Plus/Minus
11th in playoff Games

Frank Mahovlich: 1956-74, 18 seasons, 17 quality

Totals:
533G (4th All Time at his departure to the WHA - Howe, Hull, Richard),
570A (10th All Time at his departure) for
1103P (8th All Time at his departure),
+266 (4th All Time at his departure - Orr, Esposito, Mikita) in
1181 Games (17th All Time at his departure);
121.7 PS (10th All Time at his departure);
At his departure, Mahovlich was 6th All Time in Offensive Point Shares;
Among Forwards, Mahovlich was 8th* All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per game: At his retirement, Mahovlich was
T-14th All Time in GPG (4th LW)
23rd All Time in APG (2nd LW)
T-12th All Time in PPG (3rd LW)
Era: Of the 12 skaters to play in at least 1066 games (13 modern seasons) between 1956 and 1974, Mahovlich is
1st in Goals (by 61 Goals)
1st in GPG (by 0.08)
5th in Assists
5th in APG
3rd in Points
T-1st in PPG
1st in Plus/Minus
1st in Offensive Point Shares
4th in Defensive Point Shares (1st Forward)
1st in Point Shares
5th in Games
82-game average: 37G, 39A for 76P, +18
3-year peak (1971-74): 78-game average of 39G, 55A for 93P, +35
Playoffs:
51G (7th All Time at his retirement),
67A (t-6th All Time at his retirement) for
118P (t-7th All Time at his retirement),
-25 in
137 Games (t-6th All Time at his retirement);
Per Game: At his retirement, Mahovlich was
T-17th All Time in playoff GPG
T-16th All Time in playoff APG
T-12th All Time in playoff PPG
Era: Of the 42 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1956 and 1974, Mahovlich is
4th in playoff Goals
T-9th in playoff GPG
T-4th in playoff Assists
T-8th in playoff APG
4th in playoff Points
8th in playoff PPG
Last in Plus/Minus
3rd in playoff Games

Allan Stanley: 1948-69, 21 seasons, 20 quality?

Totals:
100G (9th/11th D All Time at his retirement),
333A (4th/5th D All Time at his retirement - Harvey, Gadsby, Pilote, Kelly) for
433P (5th/7th D All Time at his retirement - Gadsby, Harvey, Kelly Pilote, Clapper, Horton),
+117* (14th All Time - 6th D at his retirement) in
1244 Games (4th All Time at his retirement - Howe, Kelly, Gadsby);
103.6 Point Shares (9th All Time at his retirement, 4th/5th D - Harvey, Kelly, Horton, Clancy);
Stanley is 25th All Time in Defensive Point Shares (At his retirement, he was 4th All Time in Defensive Point Shares - Harvey, Pronovost, Horton)
At his retirement, Stanley was the 11th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: Stanley didn’t score enough to make either the GPG or PPG leader-boards but we lowered the requirements (100G, 400P). At his retirement, among D, Stanley was
11th (last among all qualifying players) All Time in GPG
6th (last among all qualifying players) All Time in APG
7th (last among all qualifying players) All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 12 D* to play in at least 820 games (10 modern seasons) between 1948 and 1969, Stanley is
4th (3rd) in Goals
6th (5th) in GPG
4th in Assists
6th (5th) in APG
6th (5th) in Points
6th (5th) in PPG
4th in Plus/Minus
6th (5th) in Offensive Shares
4th in Defensive Point Shares
4th (3rd) in Point Shares
1st in Games
82-game average: 7G, 22A for 29P, +8 (1/2 of his career so this isn’t accurate)
3-year peak (1959-62): 70-game average of 10G, 27A for 37P, +18
Playoffs:
7G (t-17th/15th D All Time at his retirement),
36A (3rd D All Time at his retirement - Harvey, Pilote) for
43P (5th/4th D All Time at his retirement - Harvey, Pilote, Kelly, Tremblay),
+2* (t-24th D All Time at his retirement) in
109 Games (6th D All Time at his retirement)
Per Game: Stanley doesn’t qualify for playoff GPG or PPG so we lowered the qualifiers (5G, 40P). At his retirement, among D, Stanley was
T-4th (last among qualifying players) in playoff APG - Pilote, Harvey, Tremblay
6th (last among qualifying players) in playoff PPG

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E81 Episode 81: WHA Stars

Fri, 06 May 2022 15:39:34 -0000

Episode Notes

Real Cloutier: 1979-85, 6 seasons, 4 quality

Totals:
146G,
198A for
344P,
+16 in
318 Games
Era: Of the hundreds of skaters to play in at least 318 Games between 1979 and 1985, Cloutier is
60th in Goals
31st in GPG (doesn’t qualify)
75th in Assists
34th in APG (doesn’t qualify)
65th in Points
24th in PPG (doesn’t qualify)
T-128th in Plus/Minus
t-50th in Offensive Point Shares
Not in the Top 200 in Defensive Point Shares
93rd in Point Shares
82-game average: 38G, 51A for 89P, +4
3-year peak (1979-82): 80-game average of 43G, 55A for 98P, +11
Playoffs:
7G,
5A for
12P,
-22 in
25 Games
Era: Of the hundreds of skaters to play in at least 20 playoff games between 1979 and 1985, Cloutier is
T-110th in playoff Goals
T-74th in playoff GPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
Not in the Top 200 in playoff Assists
T-185th in playoff APG (doesn’t actually qualify)
T-169th in playoff Points
T-129th in playoff PPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
Not in the Top 200 in playoff Plus/Minus
Not in the Top 200 in playoff Games

Marc Tardif: 1969-73, 1979-83; 8 seasons, 7 quality

Totals:
194G,
207A for
401P
+23 in
517 Games;
31.7 Point Shares
Era:
Of the 195 skaters to play in at least 164 games (2 modern seasons) between 1969 and 1973, Tardif is
49th in Goals
35th in GPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
94th in Assists
82nd in APG (doesn’t actually qualify)
71st in Points
55th in PPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
43rd in Plus/Minus
60th in Offensive Point Shares
105th (41st Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
87th in Point Shares
105th in Games
Of the 180 skaters to play in at least 246 games (3 modern seasons) between 1979 and 1983, Tardif is
39th in Goals
31st in GPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
81st in Assists
61st in APG (doesn’t actually qualify)
59th in Points
43rd in PPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
150th in Plus/Minus
50th in Offensive Point Shares
175th (114th Forward - 4th last) in Defensive Point Shares
99th in Point Shares
125th in Games
82-game average: 31G, 33A for 64P, +4
3-year peak (1979-82): 80-game average: 39G, 40A for 79P, -14
Playoffs:
13G,
15A for
28P,
-10 in
62 Games
Era:
Of the 37 skaters to play in at least 40 playoff games between 1969 and 1973, Tardif is
18th in playoff Goals
16th in GPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
30th in Assists
29th (2nd last among qualifying players, doesn’t actually qualify) in APG
23rd in Points
22nd (last among qualifying players, doesn’t actually qualify) in PPG
23rd in Plus/Minus
Last in Games
Of the 193 skaters to play in at least 20 playoff games between 1979 and 1983, Tardif is
143rd in Goals
138th in Assists
148th in Points
181st in Plus/Minus
155th in Games

JC Tremblay: 1959-72, 13 seasons, 11 quality

Totals:
57G,
306A (11th/8th D All Time at his departure to the WHA)
363P (12th/8th D All Time at his departure),
+244 (5th All Time, 2nd D, at his departure - Orr, Esposito, Hull, Mikita) in
796 Games (17th D All Time at his departure);
81.4 PS (16th/13th D All Time at his departure);
At his departure, Tremblay was 12th/11th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
At his departure, Tremblay was 19th/15th All Time among D in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his departure to the WHA, Tremblay was, among D,
6th All Time in APG
Tremblay doesn’t meet either the GPG or the PPG requirement, but if we lower them to 50G (-150G) and 350P (-150P) respectively, Tremblay was, among D:
8th/4th All Time in PPG - Kelly, Schmidt (?!?!?!), Gadsby?, Clapper, Pilote, Mohns, Harvey
Era: Of the 11 D (including Mohns) to play at least 656 games (8 modern seasons) between 1959 and 1972, Tremblay is
7th/6th in Goals
9th/8th (last/2nd last) in GPG (9 qualifying players, doesn’t actually qualify)
3rd/2nd in Assists
2nd in APG (3 qualifying players)
3rd/2nd in Points
3rd/2nd in PPG (4 qualifying players, doesn’t actually qualify)
1st in Plus/Minus (by +57)
4th/3rd in Offensive Point Shares
2nd in Defensive Point Shares
2nd in Point Shares
6th in Games
82-game average: 6G, 31A for 38P, +25; 8.4 PS
3-year peak (1969-72): 78-game average of 7G, 44A for 50P, +27; 9.4 PS
Playoffs:
14G (5th/2nd D All Time at his departure to the WHA - Kelly, Schmidt?!?!, Orr, Mohns)
51A (4th/3rd D All Time at his departure - Harvey, Kelly, Pilote) for
65P (4th/3rd D All Time at his departure - Kelly, Harvey, Orr)
+37 (3rd All Time at his departure - Orr, Dallas Smith)
108 Games (9th D All Time at his departure)
Per Game: Among D at his departure, Tremblay was
3rd All Time in playoff APG (Orr, Pilote - 8 qualifying players)
3rd All Time in playoff PPG (Orr, Pilote - 5 qualifying players);
Tremblay doesn’t qualify for the GPG leaderboards but if the qualifier is lowered to 10G, Tremblay was
T-9th All Time in GPG (12 qualifying players)
Era: Of the 31 D to play in 41 playoff games between 1959 and 1972, Tremblay is
3rd/2nd in playoff Goals
t-4th/3rd in playoff GPG (6 players, only Orr actually qualifies)
T-1st in playoff Assists
4th/3rd in playoff APG (5 qualifying players)
2nd in playoff Points (behind by 1)
4th/3rd in playoff PPG (4 qualifying players)
3rd in playoff Plus/Minus
2nd in playoff Games

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E80 Episode 80: Hall of Fame Class of 1982

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:30:14 -0000

Episode Notes

Yvan Cournoyer: 1963-79, 16 seasons, 12 quality

Totals:
428G (12th All Time at his retirement),
435A for
863P (17th All Time at his retirement)
+254 (18th All Time at his retirement) in
968 Games;
Cournoyer was 22nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares at his retirement
Per Game: At his retirement, Cournoyer was
T-24th All Time in GPG
Era: Of the 22 skaters to play at least 902 games between 1963 and 1979, Cournoyer is
4th in Goals
2nd in GPG (behind by .14)
7th in Assists
6th in APG
6th in Points
6th in PPG
2nd in Plus/Minus
6th in Offensive Point Shares
10th in Defensive Point Shares (5th Forward)
6th in Point Shares
82-game average: 36G, 37A for 73P, +22
3-year peak (1970-73): 78-game average of 47G, 42A for 89P, +35
Playoffs:
64G (4th All Time),
63A (16th All Time) for
127P (8th All Time),
+37 (t-9th All Time) in
147 Games (8th All Time)
Per Game:
T-6th All Time in playoff GPG at his retirement
T-25th All Time in playoff APG at his retirement
11th All Time in playoff PPG at his retirement
Era: Of the 54 skaters who played in at least 82 playoff games between 1963 and 1979, Cournoyer is
1st in playoff Goals
4th in playoff GPG
7th in playoff Assists
T-16th in playoff APG
3rd in playoff Points
9th in playoff PPG
8th in playoff Plus/Minus
2nd in playoff Games

Rod Gilbert: 1960-78; 18 seasons, 13 quality

Totals:
406G (13th All Time at his retirement),
615A (12th All Time at his retirement) for
1021P (12th All Time at his retirement),
+38 in
1065 Games;
94.9 PS;
At his retirement, Gilbert was 18th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his retirement, Gilbert was
T-17th All Time in APG
T-18th All Time in PPG
Era: Of the sixteen skaters to play in at least 984 games between 1960 and 1978, Gilbert is
5th in Goals
5th in GPG
5th in Assists
4th in APG
5th in Points
4th in PPG
10th in Plus/Minus
6th in Offensive Point Shares
11th (7th Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
6th in Point Shares
9th in Games
82-game average: 31G, 48A for 79P, +3
3-year peak (1973-76): 80-game average of 39G, 55A for 94P, +1
Playoffs:
34G (t-18th All Time at his retirement),
33A for
67P,
+8 in
79 Games
Per Game: At his retirement, Gilbert was
T-14th All Time in playoff GPG
22nd All Time in playoff PPG
Era: Of the 170 skaters to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1960 and 1978, Gilbert is
12th in playoff Goals
T-10th in playoff GPG
40th in playoff Assists
35th in playoff APG
23rd in playoff Points
19th in playoff PPG
67th in playoff Plus/Minus
59th in playoff Games

Norm Ullman: 1955-75; 20 seasons, 18 quality

Totals:
490G (8th All Time at his departure to the WHA),
739A (4th All Time at his departure - Howe, Delvecchio, Mikita) for
1229P (4th All Time at his departure - Howe, Delvecchio, Mikita),
+7 in
1410 Games (5th All Time at his departure - Howe, Delvecchio, Horton, Howell);
118.4 PS (13th All Time at his departure);
At his departure to the WHA, Ullman was 9th All Time in Offensive Point Shares and the 8th Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his departure to the WHA, Ullman was
T-18th All Time in APG
11th All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 15 skaters to play in at least 1066 games (13 modern seasons) between 1955 and 1975, Ullman is
4th in Goals
5th in GPG
2nd in Assists
6th in APG
2nd in Points
T-5th in PPG
8th in Plus Minus
4th in Offensive Point Shares
7th (4th or 4th Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
4th in Point Shares
1st in Games
82-game average: 29G, 43A for 71P, 0
3-year peak (1964-67): 70-game average of 33G, 43A for 76P, +3
Playoffs:
30G (t-21st All Time at his departure to the WHA),
53A (t-16th All Time at his departure) for
83P (18th All Time at his departure)
-22 in
106 Games
Per Game: At his departure to the WHA, Ullman was
22nd All Time in playoff PPG
Era: Of the 51 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1955 and 1975, Ullman is
T-15th in playoff Goals
T-17th in playoff GPG
T-10th in playoff Assists
10th in playoff APG
12th in playoff Points
13th in playoff PPG
50th (2nd last) in playoff Plus/Minus
20th in playoff Games

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E79 Episode 79: The Greatest Left Wings of All Time

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 19:49:04 -0000

Episode Notes

Who is the Greatest Left Wing of All Time?

Well, it's Bobby Hull or it's Alex Ovechkin. So who did we choose?

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E78 Episode 78: Hall of Fame Class of 1983

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:50:13 -0000

Episode Notes

Stan Mikita: 1958-80; 22 seasons, 19 quality

Totals:
541G (6th All Time at his retirement)
926A (18th All Time, 2nd All Time at his retirement - Howe) for
1467P (15th All Time, 3rd All Time at his retirement - Howe, Esposito)
+329 (20th All Time, 10th at his retirement)
1394 games (7th at his retirement);
143.5 PS (5th at his retirement - Howe, Esposito, Orr, Kelly);
Mikita is 22nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares (3rd at his retirement - Howe, Esposito)
Per Game: At his retirement, Mikita was
9th All Time in APG
T-12th All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 13 skaters to play in at least 1066 games (13 modern seasons) between 1958 and 1980, Mikita is
2nd in Goals (behind by 169)
3rd in GPG
1st in Assists (ahead by 66)
2nd in APG
2nd in Points (behind by 103)
2nd in PPG (behind by .22)
1st in Plus/Minus (ahead by 62)
2nd in Offensive Point Shares
2nd in Defensive Point Shares (1st Forward)
2nd in Point Shares
1st in Games
82-game average: 32G, 54A for 86P, +19
3-year peak (1966-69): 74-game average of 36G, 60A for 96P, +19
Playoffs:
59G (8th All Time at his retirement),
91A (3rd All Time at his retirement - Beliveau, Howe) for
150P (3rd All Time at his retirement - Beliveau, Howe),
-8 in
155 games (5th All Time at his retirement - Henri Richard, Kelly, Beliveau, Howe)
Per Game: At his retirement, Mikita was
T-24th All Time in playoff GPG
T-14th All Time in playoff APG
7th All time in playoff PPG
Era: Of the 76 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1958 and 1980, MIkita is
5th in playoff Goals
10th in playoff GPG
1st in playoff Assists
4th in playoff APG
1st in playoff Points
7th in playoff PPG [played WAY more games than all but one player ahead of him]
T-63rd in playoff Plus/Minus
1st in Games
Adjustment for Era:
Hockey Reference:
541G,
937A (14th All Time) for
1478P
Adjusted 82-game average: 32G, 55A for 87P (+1P per 82 games)
Adjusted Per Game: Doesn’t qualify, however, if the qualifier is raised to 820 games, Mikita is
20th All Time in Adjusted APG
23rd All Time in Adjusted PPG;
If the qualifier is raised to 1230 games, Mikita is
23rd All Time in Adjusted GPG
10th All Time in Adjusted APG
10th All Time in Adjusted PPG
VsX:
670G (14th All Time)
1231A (7th All Time)
1610P (5th All Time - Howe, Gretzky, Jagr, Messier)
Per Game: Doesn’t qualify but if the qualifier is set to 820 games, Mikita is
22nd All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
7th All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
11th All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG;
If the qualifier is raised to 1230 games, Mikita is
7th All Time in VsX GPG
3rd All Time in VsX APG (Gretzky, Howe)
4th All Time in VsX PPG (Gretzky, Howe, Esposito)

Bobby Hull: 1957-72, 1979-80; 16 seasons, 15 quality

Totals:
610G (18th All Time, 4th LW - 2nd All Time at his departure to the WHA)
560A (9th All Time, 2nd LW, at his departure) for
1170P (4th All Time, 1st LW, at his departure),
+249 (3rd All Time, 1st Winger, at his departure) in
1063 games (25th in Games at his departure);
136.3 PS (4th All Time, 1st LW, at his departure)
Hull is 25th All Time (3rd LW) in Offensive Point Shares (3rd All Time at his departure, 1st LW)
Per Game: Hull is
10th All Time (3rd LW) in GPG (3rd All Time at his departure);
At his departure, Hull was
11th All Time in APG (2nd LW)
3rd All Time in PPG (1st LW)
Era: Of the 11 skaters to play in 984 games (12 modern seasons) between 1957 and 1972, Hull is
1st in Goals (ahead by 141 goals)
1st in GPG (ahead by .13)
4th in Assists (2nd LW)
4th in APG (2nd LW)
1st in Points (ahead by 153)
1st in PPG (ahead .16)
1st in Plus/Minus
1st in Offensive Point Shares (ahead by 30.5)
3rd in Defensive Point Shares (1st Forward)
1st in Point Shares (ahead by 31.4)
3rd in Games Played
82-game average: 47G, 43A for 90P, +19
3-year peak (1963-66): 70-game average of 49G, 42A for 91P, +20
Playoffs:
62G (4th All Time at his departure, 1st LW),
67A (5th All Time at his departure, t-1st LW) for
129P (3rd All Time at his departure, 1st LW),
+21 (5th All Time at his departure) in
119 games (17th All Time at his departure)
Per Game:
12th All Time (2nd LW) in playoff GPG (2nd at his departure, 1st LW)
At his departure, Hull was 9th All Time in playoff APG (2nd LW)
20th All Time (1st LW) in playoff PPG (3rd at his departure, 1st LW);
Era: Of the 26 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1957 and 1972, Hull is
1st in playoff Goals
1st in playoff GPG
2nd in playoff Assists
T-3rd in playoff APG (1st LW)
1st in playoff Points
1st in playoff PPG
4th in playoff Plus/Minus
Adjusted:
Hockey Reference:
644G (12th All Time, 3rd LW),
595A for
1219P (5th LW)
Adjusted 82-game average: 50G, 45A for 94P (+4P per 82 games)
VsX:
829G (3rd All Time, 1st LW)
809A
1376P (21st All Time)
Per Game:
12th All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
If you raise the qualifier to 820 games, Hull is
2nd All time in VsX Adjusted GPG
23rd All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
6th All Time (1st LW) in VsX Adjusted PPG

Ken Dryden: 1970-73, 1974-79; 8 seasons, 7 as a starter

Totals:
258W (12th All Time at his retirement)
57L
74T (20th All Time at his retirement);
46 Shutouts (17th All Time at his retirement);
98.6 PS (13th All Time at his retirement) in
23,330 Minutes over
397 Games;
317.2 Goals Saved Above Average (5th All Time - Esposito, Roy, Hasek, Parent - 3rd at his retirement)
Averages:
t-.922 SV% (3rd All Time - Hasek, Bower)
2.24 GAA (8th All Time, 7th at his retirement)
Draft:
Era: Of the 27 goalies who played in at least 205 games between 1970 and 1979, Dryden, is
2nd in Wins
25th (3rd last, which is good) in Losses
3rd in Ties
12th in Goals Against
5th in Shots Against
4th in Saves
1st in Save Percentage (by 0.06)
1st in GAA (by 0.11)
2nd in Goals Saved Above Average
2nd in Shutouts (4 behind Esposito)
4th in Minutes
2nd in Goalie Point Shares
4th in Games Played (169 games behind Esposito)
82-game average: 53-12-15, 10 SO
Season average: 32-7-9, 6 SO, 12.3 GPS
Playoffs:
80W (7th All Time, 1st at his retirement)
32L (11th All Time at his retirement)
10 SO (11th All Time, 4th at his retirement - Plante, Broda, Sawchuk)
.915 SV%; (t-5th All Time at his retirement - Bower, Plante, Resche, Parent)
2.41 GAA (12th All Time at his retirement);
71.7 GSAA (7th All Time, 2nd at his retirement - Plante) in
6,826 Minutes (15th All Time, 2nd at his retirement) over
112 Games (t-15th All Time, 2nd at his retirement)
Era: Of the 13 goalies to play in at least 21 playoff games between 1970 and 1979, Dryden is
1st in Wins (by over double second place)
2nd in Losses
Last in Goals Against
1st in Shots Against (by over 1,000)
1st in Saves (by nearly 1,000)
3rd in Save Percentage (but he played 3 times as many minutes as 1st place, 4 times as many as 2nd, and faced nearly 4 times as many shots as 1st place and over 5 times as many shots as 2nd)
2nd in GAA (played over 3 times as many games as 1st place goalie)
1st in GSAA (by over double second place)
1st in Shutouts (by nearly double second place)
1st in Minutes (by over 2300)
1st in Games (by over 40)
Adjusted for Era:
.934 Adjusted SV% (1st All Time)
331.2 Goals Vs Average (4th All Time - Esposito, Roy, Hasek)
586.9 Goals Vs Threshold (23rd All Time)

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E77 Episode 77: Hall of Fame Class of 1984

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 22:25:13 -0000

Episode Notes

Jacques Lemaire: 1967-79; 12 seasons, all quality

Totals:
366G (18th All Time at his retirement),
469A (21st All Time at his retirement) for
835P (21st All Time at his retirement),
+344 (8th All Time at his retirement) in
853 Games;
86.6 PS;
At his retirement, Lemaire was 24th All Time in Offensive Point Shares;
Among forwards, Lemaire was 21st All Time in Defensive Point Shares at his retirement;
Per Game: At his retirement, Lemaire was
22nd Time in APG
18th All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 15 skaters to play in at least 820 games (10 modern seasons) between 1967 and 1979, Lemaire is
4th in Goals
2nd in GPG (behind by .22)
4th in Assists
4th in APG
4th in Points
4th in PPG
1st in Plus/Minus
3rd in Offensive Point Shares
5th in Defensive Point Shares (2nd Forward)
3rd in Point Shares
8th in Games
82-gave average: 35G, 45A for 80P, +33
3-year peak (1972-75): 80-game average of 39G, 52A for 91P, +32
No possession stats
Playoffs:
Totals:
61G (6th All Time at his retirement),
78A (5th All Time at his retirement) for
139P (4th All Time at his retirement),
+54 (10th All Time, 4th at his retirement) in
145 Games (9th All Time at his retirement)
Per Game: At his retirement, Lemaire was
17th All Time in playoff GPG
22nd All Time in playoff APG
13th All Time in playoff PPG
Era: Of the 38 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between and 1967 and 1979 Lemaire is
1st in playoff Goals
4th in playoff GPG
1st in playoff Assists
10th in playoff APG
1st in playoff Points (by 16)
6th in playoff PPG
3rd in playoff Plus/Minus
1st in playoff Games
Adjusted for Era:
Hockey-Reference:
337G
439A
776G
Adjusted 82-game average: 32G, 42A for 75P (-5P per 82 games)
Per Game: Lemaire doesn’t qualify
VsX:
374G,
537A
808P
Per Game: Lemaire doesn’t qualify
Never traded.

Bernie Parent: 1965-1972, 1973-79; 13 seasons, 10 as a starter, 1 as a 1A, 2 as a backup/injured

Totals:
271W (11th All Time at his retirement)
198L (18th All Time at his retirement)
119T (13th All Time, 6th at his retirement);
54 SO (24th All Time, 14th at his retirement)
124.9 PS (24th Goalie All Time, 7th at his retirement)
35,065 Minutes (10th All Time at his retirement) in
608 Games (10th All Time at his retirement);
320.9 Goals Saved Above Average (4th All Time - Esposito, Roy, Hasek - 2nd at his retirement)
Averages:
2.55 GAA (18th All Time at his retirement)
.915 SV% (5th All Time at his retirement)
Era: Of the 9 goalies to play in at least 410 games between 1965 and 1979, Parent is
4th in Wins
7th (3rd last, which is good) in Losses
1st in Ties
6th in Goals Against
3rd in Shots Against
3rd in Saves
t-1st in Save Percentage
1st in GAA
2nd in GSAA
t-2nd in SO
4th in Minutes
4th in Games
82-game average: 36-27-16, 7 SO
Season average: 21-15-9, 4 SO
Playoffs:
38W (8th All Time at his retirement)
33L (10th All Time at his retirement)
6 SO (12th All Time at his retirement)
.916 SV% (4th All Time at his retirement - Bower, Plante, Resch)
2.44 GAA (13th All Time at his retirement)
38.9 GSAA (4th All Time at his retirement - Plante, Dryden, Sawchuk) in
4285 minutes (11th All Time at his retirement) over
71 Games (10th All Time at his retirement)
Era: Of the 18 goalies to play in at least 21 playoff games between 1967 and 1979, Parent is
3rd in Wins
2nd in Losses
4th in Goals Against
4th in Shots Against
4th in Saves
3rd in Save Percentage
4th in GAA
2nd in GSAA (just over half of Dryden’s, though)
3rd in Shutouts
4th in Minutes
4th in Games
Adjusted for Era:
.920 Save Percentage (5th All Time - behind only Dryden, Hasek, Esposito, Roy)
269 Goals Vs. Average (7th All Time)
678.5 Goals Vs. Threshold (14th All Time)
Trades:
Traded at 25 with a 2nd rounder (Rick Kehoe) to Toronto for Mike Walton (26), Bruce Gamble (32) and a 1st rounder (Pierre Plante)
Traded at 28 with a 2nd rounder (Larry Goodenough) to Philly for a 1st rounder (Bob Neely) and a player to be named later (Doug Favell, 28)

Phil Esposito: 1963-81; 18 seasons, 16 quality

Totals:
717G (7th All Time),
873A (23rd) for
1590P (10th),
+252 in
1282 games;
163.7 PS;
Esposito is 6th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game:
13th All Time in GPG
11th in PPG (Esposito held the career PPG record at the end of the 1970-71 season but lost it the next)
Era: Of the 14 skaters to play in at least 984 games (12 modern seasons) between 1963 and 1981, Esposito is
1st in Goals (ahead by 243 goals)
1st in GPG (is ahead by 0.15)
1st in Assists (ahead by 97 assists)
2nd in APG
1st in Points (ahead by 356 points)
1st in PPG (ahead by .14 PPG)
2nd in Plus/Minus
1st in Point Shares (ahead by 41.1)
1st in OPS (ahead by 42)
6th in Defensive Point Shares (3rd/4th Forward)
1st in Games (ahead by 83)
82-game average: 46G, 56A for 102P, +16
3-year peak (1970-73): 78-game average of 66G, 73A for 140P, +48
Playoffs:
61G (6th All Time at his retirement),
76A (6th All Time at his retirement) for
137 (5th All Time at his retirement) in
130 Games (17th at his retirement),
+25 (t-24th at his retirement)
Per Game:
25th All Time in Playoff PPG;
At his retirement, Espo was
11th All Time in playoff GPG
13th All Time in playoff APG
10th All Time in playoff PPG
Era: Of the 68 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1963 and 1981, Esposito is
2nd in playoff Goals
6th in playoff GPG
2nd in playoff Assists
T-5th in playoff APG
2nd in playoff Points
4th in playoff PPG
18th in playoff Plus/Minus
4th in playoff Games Played
Adjusted:
Hockey-Reference:
671G (9th All Time)
837A for
1508P (14th All Time)
Adjusted 82-game average: 43G, 54A for 96P (-6P per 82 games)
Per Game:
25th All Time in Adjusted GPG
23rd All Time in Adjusted PPG
If the qualifier is set to 820 games (10 modern seasons), Espo is
9th All Time in Adjusted GPG
12th All Time in Adjusted PPG
If the qualifier is set to 1230 games, Espo is
3rd All Time in Adjusted GPG (behind only Brett Hull and Howe)
14th All time in Adjusted APG
5th All Time in Adjusted PPG (behind Gretzky, Howe, Sakic, Jagr)
VsX:
775G (6th All Time)
1061A (16th All Time)
1609 (6th All Time)
Per Game: Not in the Top 25, but if the qualifier is set to 820 games (10 modern seasons), Espo is
8th All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
11th All time in VsX Adjusted APG
8th All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG;
If the qualifier is set to 1230 games, Espo is
2nd All Time in VsX Adjusted GPP (behind only Howe)
5th All Time in VsX Adjusted APG (behind Gretzky, Howe, Mikita, Oates)
3rd All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG (behind only Gretzky, Howe)
Trades:
Traded at 25 with Ken Hodge (22) and Fred Stanfield (23) to Boston for Gilles Marotte (21), Pit Martin (23) and Jack Norris (24)
Traded at 33 with Carol Vadnais (30) to New York for Jean Ratelle (33), Brad Park (27) and Joe Zanussi (28)

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E76 Episode 76: 1985 Hall of Fame Class

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 17:46:19 -0000

Episode Notes

Gerry Cheevers: 1961-62; 1965-72; 1975-80; 13 seasons, 8 as a starter, 5 as a backup

Totals:
227W (17th All Time at his retirement)
104L
76T (18th All Time at his retirement)
26 SO in
24,373 Minutes in
418 Games (25th All Time at his retirement);
74.5 PS (25th All Time at his retirement)
46.7 GSAA (17th All Time at his retirement)
Averages:
2.89 GAA
.901 SV% (19th All Time at his retirement)
Undrafted
Era: Of the 11 goalies who played in at least 410 games between 1965 and 1980, Cheevers is
5th in Wins
Last in Losses
6th in Ties
1st in Goals Against
Last in Shots Against
10th (2nd last) in Shots
T-4th in Save Percentage
4th in Goals Against Average
5th in Goals Saved Above Average
T-6th in Shutouts
8th in Minutes
6th in Point Shares
Season average: 17-8-6, 2 SO in 32 Games
82-game average: 45-20-15, 5 SO
3-year peak (1968-71): .916 SV%; 2.72 GAA
Season average: 26-9-9, 3 SO; 11.4 GSAA
82-game average: 48-17-16, 6 SO ; 21.1 GSAA
Playoffs:
88W (5th all Time at his retirement)
34L (t-9th All Time)
8 SO (6th All Time at his retirement)
.902 SV%
2.7 GAA
17 GSAA (12th All Time at his retirement)
5388 Minutes (6th All Time at his retirement) in
88 Games (6th All Time at his retirement)
Era: Of the 8 goalies to play in at least 41 games between 1965 and 1980, Cheevers is
2nd in Wins (behind by 27)
3rd in Losses
6th in Goals Against
3rd in Shots Against
3rd in Saves
7th (2nd last) in Save Percentage
5th in GAA
6th (3rd last) in GSAA
2nd in Shutouts
2nd in Minutes
2nd in Games
Adjusted for Era:
2.8 GAA
.905 SV%
1.2 Goals Versus Average
277.1 Goals Versus Threshold
Trades:
Waived at 24

Bert Olmstead: 1948-1962; 14 seasons, 13 quality

Totals:
181G,
421A (4th All Time at his retirement) for
602P (t-7th All Time at his retirement),
-1 [last 176 games only] in
848 Games (8th All Time at his retirement);
56.5 PS;
At his retirement, Olmstead was tied for 4th All Time among Forwards in Defensive Point Shares (behind only Rocket, Lindsay and Howe)
Per Game:
9th All Time in APG at his retirement (17 qualifying players)
19th All Time in PPG at his retirement (20 qualifying players)
Not drafted
Era: Of the 12 players to play in at least 738 games (9 modern seasons) between 1948 and 1962, Olmstead is
6th in Goals
Doesn’t qualify for GPG but is last if the qualifier is lowered enough for him to qualify
2nd in Assists (160 out of 1st)
3rd in APG (7 qualifying players)
3rd in Points (over 400 out of 1st)
4th in PPG (2nd last among 5 qualifying players)
5th in Offensive Point Shares
9th (2nd/3rd Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
10th (3rd last) in Point Shares
82-game average: 17G, 41A for 58P
3-year peak (1954-57): 70-game average of 13G, 47A for 60P
Playoffs:
16G,
43A (9th All Time at his retirement) for
59P (t-13th All time at his retirement),
0 [last 17 games only] in
115 Games (t-5th All Time at his retirement)
Per Game: At his retirement, Olmstead was
14th All Time in playoff APG (17 qualifying players)
16th All Time in playoff PPG (17 qualifying players);
Olmstead doesn’t qualifying for the playoff GPG leader-board but if we lower the qualifier so he does, he is last among qualifying players in playoff GPG
Era: Of the 12 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1948 and 1962, Olmstead is
8th in playoff Goals
Last in playoff GPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
6th in playoff Assists
6th in playoff APG (2nd last among qualifying players, last forward)
7th in playoff Points
7th in playoff PPG (2nd last among qualifying players, last forward)
T-2nd in playoff Games
Adjusted for Era:
Hockey-Reference:
217G,
545A for
762P
Adjusted 82-game average: 21G, 53A for 74P (+16P per 82 games)
VsX:
Goals: doesn’t qualify
719A
833P
Per Game: Doesn’t qualify but if the qualifier is raised to 820 games played, Olmstead is
9th All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
Trades:
Traded at 24 with Vic Stasiuk (21) to the Red Wings for Steve Black (23) and Leo Fogolin (24)
Traded two weeks later to the Canadiens for Leo Gravelle (25)
Waived (left exposed?) at 31
Waived (left exposed?) at 35

Jean Ratelle: 1960-81; 21 seasons, 16 quality

Totals:
491G (9th All Time at his retirement),
776A (6th All Time at his retirement) for
1267P (6th All Time at his retirement),
+236 in
1280 Games (13th All Time at his retirement);
118.9 PS (14th All Time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Ratelle was 11th All Time in Offensive Point Shares and he was the 4th Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares (behind only Howe, Mikita, Delvecchio)
Per Game: At his retirement, Ratelle was
t-17th All Time in APG
16th All Time in PPG
Not drafted
Era: Of the 11 skaters to play in at least 1066 games (13 modern seasons) between 1960 and 1981, Ratelle is
3rd in Goals (over 220G behind first)
4th in GPG
3rd in Assists
3rd in APG
3rd in Points (over 300P behind first)
3rd in PPG (.25 PPG out of first)
4th in Plus/Minus
3rd in Offensive Point Shares
3rd (2nd in Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
3rd in Point Shares
82-game average: 31G, 50A for 81P, +15
3-year peak (1971-74): 80-game average of 45G, 60A for 105P, +34
Playoffs:
32G,
66A (t-13th All Time at his retirement) for
98P (21st All Time at his retirement),
+15 in
123 Games
Per Game: At his retirement, Ratelle was
T-25th All Time in playoff APG
Era: Of the 76 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1960 and 1981, Ratelle is
T-21st in playoff Goals
T-30th in playoff GPG
T-7th in playoff Assists
T-11th in playoff APG
T-13th in playoff Points
19th in playoff PPG
11th in playoff Games
Adjusted:
Hockey-Reference:
458G
733A
1191P
Adjusted 82-game average: 29G, 47A for 76P
Per Game: doesn’t qualify but if the qualifier is set to 1230 games (15 modern seasons), Ratelle is
25th All Time in adjusted PPG
VsX:
528G
922A
1251P
Per Game: doesn’t qualify but if the qualifier is set to 1230 games, Ratelle is
23rd All Time in VsX GPG
16th All Time in VsX APG
14th All Time in VsX PPG
Trades:
Traded at 35 with Brad Park (27) and Joe Zanussi (28) to Boston for Phil Esposito (33) and Carol Vadnais (30)

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E75 Hall of Fame Class of 1986

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 02:01:48 -0000

Sorry for the wrong title and show notes! It's been corrected.

Leo Boivin:

1951-70; 18 seasons, 16 quality
Totals:
72G
250A (9th D All Time at his retirement) for
322P (11th D All Time at his retirement),
-212* (5th last All Time, last at his retirement) [2/3rd of his career] in
1150 Games (10th D All Time at his retirement);
69.6 Point Shares (16th D All Time at his retirement);
14th All Time in Defensive Point Shares at his retirement;
25th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares at his retirement
Per Game: Boivin doesn’t qualify, but if the qualifier is lowered so that he does, Boivin was
8th D All Time in APG at his retirement (9 qualifying players)
12th D All Time in PPG at his retirement (12 qualifying players)
Era: Of the 10 D to play in at least 820 games between 1951 and 1970 (all of which are in the Hall of Fame), Boivin is
7th in Goals
Last in GPG (no actual qualifying players)
8th (3rd last) in Assists
9th (2nd last) in APG (only 5 actual qualifying players)
8th (3rd last) in Points
Last in PPG (no actual qualifying players)
Last in Plus/Minus (by over double 2nd last, -119 lower)
8th (3rd last) in Offensive Point Shares
9th (2nd last) in Defensive Point Shares
Last in Point Shares
82-game average: 5G, 18A for 23P, -15*; 5 PS
3-year peak (1953-56): 70-game average of 4G, 12A for 16P, 5.25 PS
Playoffs:
3G,
10A for
13P,
+2* [in 15 games] in
54 Games
Per Game: doesn’t qualify
Era: Of the 32 D to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1951 and 1970, Boivin is
14th in Goals
11th in GPG (zero qualifying players)
17th in Assists
15th in APG (5 qualifying players)
15th in Points
14th in PPG (2 qualifying players)
16th in Plus/Minus
21st in Games
Adjusted for Era:
Hockey Reference:
79G
283A for
362P
82-game average: 6G, 20A for 26P (+3P per 82 games)
Per Game: obviously doesn’t qualify
VsX: Doesn’t qualify
Trades:
Traded at 18 with Fern Flaman (23), Phil Maloney (23) and Ken Smith (26) to the Leafs for Bill Ezincki (26) and Vic Lynn (25)
Traded at 22 to the Bruins for Joe Klukay (32)
Traded at 33 with Dean Prentice (33) to the Red Wings for Gary Doak (nearly 20), Bill Lesuk (19), Ron Murphy (32) and Steve Atkinson (17)
Left unprotected at 34 in an expansion draft
Traded at 36 for Duane Rupp (30)

Dave Keon:

1960-75, 1979-82; 18 seasons, 17 quality
Totals:
396G (14th All Time at his departure to the WHA),
590A (15th All Time at his departure for the WHA) for
986P (15th All Time at his departure for the WHA),
+61 in
1296 Games;
86.5 PS;
At his departure to the WHA, Keon was 21st All Time in Offensive Point Shares
At hs departure to the WHA, Keon was the 15th Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per Game: doesn’t qualify
Not drafted
Era: Of the 15 skaters to play in 982 games (11 modern seasons) between 1960 and 1975, Keon is
5th in Goals
5th in GPG
7th in Assists
8th in APG
5th in Points
6th in PPG
5th in Plus/Minus
5th in Offensive Point Shares
5th (3rd or 4th Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
6th in Point Shares
5th in Games
82-game averages: 25G, 38A for 62P, +4
3-year peak (tie):
1961-64: 70-game average of 27G, 35A for 61P, +21
1970-73: 78-game average of 32G, 36A for 68P, +10
No possession stats
Playoffs:
32G (19th All Time at his departure to the WHA),
36A for
68P (23rd All Time at his departure to the WHA),
+68 (20th All Time at his departure to the WHA), in
92 Games
Per Game: At his departure for the WHA
20th All Time in playoff GPG
23rd All Time in playoff PPG
Era: Of the 33 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1960 and 1975, Keon is
10th in playoff Goals
8th in playoff GPG
14th in playoff Assists
12th in playoff APG
11th in playoff Points
9th in playoff PPG
9th in playoff Plus/Minus
Adjustment for era:
Hockey-Reference:
391G,
584A for
975P
82-game average: 25G, 37A for 62
Per Game: doesn’t qualify
VsX:
490G
770A
1064
Per Game: doesn’t qualify
Trades: drafted out of the NHL

Serge Savard:

NHL: 1966-83; 17 seasons, 14 quality
Totals:
106G (21st D All Time at his retirement),
333A (14th D All Time at his retirement) for
439P (15th D All Time at his retirement),
+462 (6th All Time, 5th All Time at his retirement - Orr, Robinson, Lafleur Clarke - and 3rd D) in
1040 Games;
102.5 PS (11th D All Time at his retirement);
Savard is 16th All Time in Defensive Point Shares (4th at his retirement - Horton, Harvey, Pronovost)
16th All Time in APG
Savard doesn’t qualify for GPG or PPG but if we lower the qualifiers so he does, he would have been
21st All Time in GPG
16th All Time in PPG
Not drafted
Era: Of the 11 D to play in at least 820 games between 1966 and 1983, Savard is
5th in Goals
5th (last) in GPG (0 qualifying players)
5th in Assists
6th (last) in APG (6 qualifying players)
5th in Points
6th (last) in PPG (3 qualifying players)
1st in Plus/Minus (by over 50)
6th in Offensive Point Shares
1st in Defensive Point Shares (by over 5)
3rd in Point Shares
2nd in Games
82-game average: 8G, 26A for 34P, +36; 8.1 PS
3-year peak (1974-77): 80-game average of 13G, 39A for 52P, +71; 11.1 PS
Playoffs:
19G (6th D All Time at his retirement),
49A (8th D All Time at his retirement) for
68P (7th D All Time at his retirement),
+47 (5th D All Time at his retirement - Potvin, Robinson, Orr, Jimmy Watson) in
130 Games (7th D All Time at his retirement)
Per Game: At his retirement, among D, Savard was
14th All Time in APG
9th All Time in PPG (11 qualifying players);
Savard doesn’t qualifying for playoff GPG, but if the qualifier is lowered he was
6th All Time in GPG (7 players)
Era: Of the 14 D to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1966 and 1983, Savard is
4th in Goals
5th in GPG (4 qualifying players)
4th in Assists
4th in APG (8 qualifying players)
5th in Points
5th in PPG (6 qualifying players)
4th in Plus/Minus
4th in Games
Adjusted for Era:
Hockey-Reference:
93G
303A for
396P
82-game average: 7G, 24A for 31P (-3P per 82 games)
Per Game: doesn’t qualify for anything but APG and isn’t on that leaderboard
VsX: doesn’t qualify
Trades:
Waived at 35

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E74 Episode 74: Our Best Defencemen of All Time

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 21:17:49 -0000

Episode Notes

Bill's list:

Bobby Orr
Denis Potvin
Doug Harvey
Nicklas Lidstrom
Ray Bourque
Chris Pronger
Scott Niedermayer
Eddie Shore
Larry Robinson
Al MacInnis

Riley's list:

Bobby Orr
Ray Bourque
Eddie Shore
Nicklas Lidstrom
Denis Potvin
Al MacInnis
Larry Robinson
Doug Harvey
Chris Pronger
Red Kelly

Honourable mentions include Georges Boucher, Zdeno Chara, Chris Chelios, King Clancy, Paul Coffey (we guess), Drew Doughty, Erik Karlsson, Duncan Keith, Guy Lapointe, Brian Leetch, Brad Park, Pierre Pilote, Serge Savard

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E73 Episode 73: Hall of Fame Class of 1987

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:44:42 -0000

Episode Notes

Clarke:

1969-84; 15 seasons, all quality
Totals:
358G,
852A (25th All Time, 4th at his retirement) for
1210P (11th All Time at his retirement),
+507 (5th All Time, 3rd at his retirement) in
1144 Games (25th All Time at his retirement);
106.1 Point Shares (22nd All Time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Clarke was 21st All Time in Offensive Point Shares;
At his retirement, Clarke was the 2nd Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per Game:
14th All Time in APG (t-8th at his retirement);
At his retirement, Clarke was 16th All Time in PPG
Draft: Clarke, drafted 17th overall in 1969 is
3rd in Goals
1st in Assists (by over 300)
1st in Points (by 300)
1st in Plus/Minus (by over 200)
1st in Point Shares (by over 30)
1st in Games
Era: Of the 19 skaters to play in at least 902 games (11 modern seasons) between 1969 and 1984, Clarke is
10th in Goals
12th in GPG
1st in Assists (by over 50)
3rd in APG
3rd in Points
4th in PPG
1st in Plus/Minus (by over 30)
5th in Offensive Point Shares
5th in Defensive Point Shares (1st Forward)
4th in Point Shares
1st in Games
82-game average: 25G, 61A for 87P, +36
3-year peak (1974-77): 80-game average of 29G, 82A for 111P, +68

Giacomin:

1965-78; 13 seasons, 8 seasons as a starter, 4 as a 1A, 1 injured or as a backup
Totals:
290W (8th All Time at his retirement)
209L (11th All Time at his retirement)
96T (22nd All Time, 10th at his retirement),
54 SO (23rd All Time, 14th at his retirement) in
35582 in Minutes (7th All Time at his retirement) in
610 Games (7th All Time at his retirement);
110.9 PS (10th All Time at his retirement)
74.3 GSAA (12th All Time at his retirement)
Per Game:
.902 SV% (17th All Time at his retirement)
2.82 GAA
Era: Of the 8 goalies to play in at least 410 Games between 1965 and 1978, Giacomin is
2nd in Wins
3rd in Losses
3rd in Ties
2nd in Goals Against
3rd in Shots
3rd in Saves
4th in Save Percentage
4th in GAA
4th in Goals Saved Above Average
2nd in Shutouts
1st in Minutes
1st in Games
4th in GPS
Season average: 22-16-7, 4 SO
3-year peak (1967-70): 36-21-10, 7 SO; 2.41 GAA, 0.914 SV%, 14.2 PS; 7.8 GSAA

Laperriere:

1962-74; 12 seasons, 11 quality
Totals:
40G,
242A (13th D All Time at his retirement) for
282P (25th D All Time at his retirement),
+256 (22nd D All Time, 2nd D All Time at his retirement), in
692 Games;
70.3 PS (18th D All Time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Laperriere was 16th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per Game: Laperriere doesn’t qualify but if the qualifiers are lowered enough, at his retirement, Laperriere the
9th D All Time in APG
24th D All time in PPG
Not drafted
Era: Of the 10 D to play in at least 656 Games between 1962 and 1974, Laperriere is
7th in Goals
7th (last) in GPG (nobody actually qualifies)
2nd in Assists
2nd in APG (nobody actually qualifies)
5th in Points
3rd in PPG (nobody actually qualifies)
1st in Plus/Minus
5th in Offensive Point Shares
2nd in Defensive Point Shares
Point Shares
82-game average: 5G, 29A for 34P, +30; 8.3 PS
3-year peak (1967-70): 76-game-average of 5G, 28A for 33P, +31; 8.3 PS

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E72 Episode 72: Hall of Fame Class of 1988

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 22:15:20 -0000

Episode Notes

Buddy O'Connor: 1941-51; 10 seasons, 9 quality

Totals:
140G,
257A (9th All Time at his retirement) for
397P (24th All Time at his retirement) in
509 Games;
33.3 PS;
Per Game: O’Connor doesn’t quality for the leader-boards, but if the qualifiers are lowered to half of what they normally are,at his retirement O’Connor was
7th All Time in APG
82-game average: 23G, 41A for 64P
3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 17G, 38A for 55P

Brad Park (always a bridesmaid):

1968-85; 17 seasons, 16 quality
Totals:
213G (18th D All Time, 3rd at his retirement),
683A for (12th D All Time, 1st at his retirement)
896P (13th D All Time, 3rd at his retirement),
+363 (17th All Time, 5th D at his retirement)
1113 Games (8th D All Time at his retirement);
143.5 Point Shares (14th D All Time, 2nd at his retirement);
Park is 17th All Time in Defensive Point Shares (6th at his retirement) and 12th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares (3rd D at his retirement)
Per Game: Among D, Park is
14th All Time in GPG (4th at his retirement)
8th All Time in APG (6th at his retirement)
9th All Time in PPG (3rd at his retirement)
Draft: Drafted 2nd overall in 1966, in his draft class Park is
2nd in Goals
1st in Assists (by 355)
1st in Points (by 343)
1st in Plus/Minus (by 168)
1st in Point Shares (by 80.2)
1st in Games (by 219)
Era: Of the 11 D to play in at least 820 games between 1968 and 1985, Park is
2nd in Goals
2nd in GPG (2 qualifying players)
1st in Assists
3rd in APG
2nd in Points
2nd in PPG (6 qualifying players)
4th in Plus/Minus
2nd in Offensive Point Shares
2nd in Defensive Point Shares
1st in Point Shares
1st in Games
82-game average: 16G, 50A for 66P, +27; 10.6 PS
3-year peak (1971-74): 78-game average of 22G, 57A for 79P, +44; 13.2

Tony Esposito (RIP):

1968-84; 16 seasons, 13 as a starter, 1 as a 1A, 2 as a backup
Totals:
423W (10th All Time, 3rd at his retirement)
306L (15th All Time, 5th at his retirement)
152T (4th All Time, 3 at his retirement)
76 SO (10th All Time, 7th at his retirement) in
52,476 Minutes (8th All Time, 3rd at his retirement) in
886 Games (9th All Time, 3rd at his retirement);
178.7 PS (12th All Time, 5th Goalie, 2nd Goalie at his retirement);
1st All Time in Goals Saved Above Average (GSAA);
4th All Time in Goals Against (1st at his retirement)
4th All Time in Shots Against (1st at his retirement)
4th All Time in Saves (1st at his retirement)
Per Game:
2.93 GAA
.906 SV%
Not drafted
Era: Of the 14 Goalies to play in at least 410 Games between 1968 and 1984, Esposito is
1st in Wins (by over 100)
1st in Losses
1st in Ties (by over 30)
1st in Shutouts (by over 25)
1st in Minutes (by over 9,600)
1st in Games (by nearly 150)
1st in Goals Against (by over 250)
1st in Shots Against (by over 6,700)
1st in Saves (by over 6,300)
2nd in Save Percentage
3rd in GAA
1st in GSAA (by over 190)
Season average: 26-19-10, 5 SO

Guy Lafleur: 1971-85; 1988-91; 17 seasons, 14 quality

Totals:
560G (518 - 9th All Time at his original retirement),
793A (728A - 11th All Time at original retirement) for
1353P (1246P - 9th All Time at original retirement),
+446 (11th All Time - +470, 4th All Time at original retirement) in
1126 Games;
130.5 PS (124.3 PS - 14th All Time at first retirement);
At his original retirement Lafleur was 9th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game:
21st All Time in GPG (14th at his first retirement)
25th All Time in APG (10th at his first retirement)
12th All Time in PPG (10th at his first retirement)
Draft: Drafted 1st overall in 1971, Lafleur is
2nd in Goals
2nd in Assists
2nd in Points
2nd in Plus/Minus
3rd in Point Shares
3rd in Games
Era: Of the 18 skaters to play in at least 902 Games (11 modern seasons), between 1971 and 1985, Lafleur is
2nd in Goals
3rd in Assists
2nd in Points
3rd in Plus/Minus
2nd in Offensive Point Shares
7th in Defensive Point Shares (3rd Forward)
3rd in Point Shares (barely, out of 2nd by .2)
82-game average: 41G, 57A for 98P, +35
3-year peak (1976-79): 80-game average of 57G, 77A for 133P, +73

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E71 Episode 71: Hall of Fame Class of 1989

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:33:38 -0000

Episode Notes

Herbie Lewis: 1928-39; 11 seasons, 7 quality

Totals:
148G (21st All Time at his retirement),
161A (12th) for
309P (15th) in
483 games
Per Game: Lewis obviously doesn’t qualify but if you set the qualifier to 300 Games, at his retirement, Lewis was
19th All Time in GPG,
11th in APG and
16th in PPG
Era: Of the 19 players to play in at least 450 games between 1928 and 1939, Lewis is
7th in Goals and GPG,
6th in Assists,
5th in APG,
8th in Points, PPG and OPS,
9th in PS and
11th in Games
82-game average: 25G, 27A for 52P
3-year peak (1933-36): 48-game average of 16G, 23A for 39P

Darryl Sittler: 1970-85; 15 seasons, 12 quality

Totals:
484G (13th All Time at his retirement),
637A (19th All Time at his retirement) for
1121P (15th All Time at his retirement),
+57 in
1096 Games;
95.9 PS;
At his retirement, Sittler was 20th All Time in Offensive Point Shares;
Draft: In his draft class (1970), Sittler, drafted 8th overall is,
2nd in Goals
2nd in Assists
2nd in Points
5th in Plus/Minus
5th (2nd Forward) in Point Shares
2nd in Games
Era: Of the 19 skaters to play in at least 902 Games (11 modern seasons) between 1970 and 1985, Sittler is
3rd in Goals
T-5th in GPG
5th in Assists
6th in APG
5th in Points
5th in PPG
13th in Plus/Minus
4th in Offensive Point Shares
12th in Defensive Point Shares (8th Forward)
7th in Point Shares
2nd in Games
82-game average: 36G, 48A for 84P, +4
3-year peak (1977-80): 80-game average of 43G, 64A for 107P, +24

Vladislav Tretiak: Soviet League: 1968-84, 16 seasons, probably all quality

Totals:
1158 Goals Against in 482 Games
Per Game:
2.31 GAA

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E70 Episode 70: Hall of Fame Class of 1990

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:13:02 -0000

Episode Notes

Barber: 1972-84; 12 seasons, all quality

Totals:
420G (17th All Time at his retirement),
463A for
883P (24th All Time at his retirement),
+312 (15th All Time at his retirement) in
903 Games;
81.3 PS
Per Game: At his retirement, Barber was
25th All Time in GPG
Draft: Drafted 7th overall in 1972, Barber is
2nd in Goals
1st in Assists
1st in Points
2nd in Plus/Minus
1st in Point Shares
5th in Games
Era: Of the 20 skaters to play in at least 820 games between 1972 and 1984, Barber is
4th in Goals
4th in GPG
7th in Assists
7th in APG
6th in Points
6th in PPG
5th in Plus/Minus
7th in Games
82-game average: 39G, 42A for 80P, +28
3-year peak (1973-76): 40G, 46A for 86P, +52

Fernie Flaman:

1944-61; 17 seasons, 14 quality
Totals:
34G,
174A (14th D All Time at his retirement) for
208P (18th D All Time at his retirement),
-16 [2 seasons] in
911 Games (6th All Time at his retirement, 2nd D);
61.9 PS (18th D All Time at his retirement);
Flaman was 7th All Time in Defensive Point Shares at his retirement
Not drafted
Era: Of the 11 D to play in at least 656 games (8 modern seasons) between 1944 and 1961, Flaman is
10th (2nd last) in Goals
10th (2nd last) in GPG (obviously doesn’t qualify for the leader-board)
7th in Assists
9th (3rd last) in APG (again, doesn’t qualify for the leader-board)
8th in Points
Tied for Last in PPG (doesn’t qualify for the leader-board)
6th (2nd last among qualifying players) in Plus/Minus
10th (2nd last) in Offensive Point Shares
5th in Defensive Point Shares
8th in Point Shares
2nd in Games
82-game average: 3G, 16A for 20P
3-year peak (1954-57): 6G, 23A for 29P

Gilbert Perreault:

1970-87; 17 seasons, 16 qualify
Totals:
512G (12th All Time at his retirement),
814A (8th at his retirement) for
1326P (7th at his retirement),
+41 in
1191 Games (22nd at his retirement);
113.3 PS (22nd at his retirement);
At his retirement, Perreault was 14th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his retirement, Perreault was
22nd All Time in APG
19th All Time in PPG
Draft: Drafted first overall in 1970, Perreault is
1st in Goals
1st in Assists (by over 175)
1st in Points (by over 200)
8th in Plus/Minus
4th in Point Shares (1st Skater)
1st in Games
Era: Of the 15 skaters to play in at least 984 Games (12 modern seasons) between 1970 and 1987, Perreault is
2nd in Goals
4th in GPG
3rd in Assists
4th in APG
2nd in Points
2nd in PPG
11th in Plus/Minus
2nd in Offensive Point Shares
9th in Defensive Point Shares (4th Forward)
5th in Point Shares (2nd Forward)
2nd in Games
82-game average: 35G, 56A for 91P, +3
3-year peak (1974-77): 3-year peak of 43G, 64A for 107P, +15

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E69 Episode 69: Hall of Fame Class of 1991

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 21:51:16 -0000

Episode Notes

Bossy: 1977-87; 10 seasons, all quality

Totals:
573G (21st All Time, 5th All Time at his retirement[),
553A for
1126P (16th at his retirement),
+380 (15th All Time, 10th at his retirement)
in 752 games;
110.9 PS (23rd All Time at his retirement)
At his retirement, Bossy was 16th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game:
1st All Time in GPG and
3rd in PPG
Era: Of the 8 players to play in at least 750 games between 1977 and 1987, Bossy is
1st in Goals (ahead by 112 Goals)
1st in GPG (ahead by .17 GPG)
4th in Assists
4th in APG
1st in Points,
1st in PPG,
3rd in Plus/Minus
1st in OPS (ahead by over 10 OPS)
1st in PS (ahead by over 15 PS),
6th in Games
82-game average: 62G, 61A for 123P, +28
3-year peak (1981-84): 80-game average of 62G, 74A for 136P, +57

Potvin: 1973-88; 15 seasons, 14 quality

Totals:
310G (5th D All Time, 1st at his retirement, by 40)
742A (10th D All Time, 1st at his retirement, by nearly 40) for
1052P (7th D All Time, 1st at his retirement, by nearly 130)
+456 (7th All Time, 5th D, 4th D at his retirement) in
1060 Games (13th D All Time at his retirement);
160.7 PS (10th D All Time, 1st at his retirement);
Potvin is 15th All Time in Defensive Point Shares (5th at his retirement)
Potvin is the 9th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares (2nd at his retirement)
Per Game: Among D, Potvin is
2nd All Time in GPG
4th All Time in APG
3rd All Time in PPG
Drafted: 1st overall in 1973, Potvin is
3rd in Goals
1st in Assists (by nearly 200)
1st in Points
1st in Plus/Minus (over double 2nd place)
1st in Point Shares (nearly double 2nd place)
3rd in Games
Era: Of the 12 D to play in at least 820 Games between 1973 and 1988, Potvin is
1st in Goals (by nearly 100)
1st in GPG (2 qualifying players)
1st in Assists (by nearly 90)
1st in APG (7 qualifying players)
1st in Points (by over 200)
1st in PPG (by over .2, 5 qualifying players)
2nd in Plus/Minus
1st in Offensive Point Shares (by nearly 25)
2nd in Defensive Point Shares
1st in Point Shares (by over 11)
82-game average: 24G, 57A for 81P, +35
3-year peak (1976-79): 80-game average of 30G, 65A for 95P, +57; 15.2 PS

Pulford:

1956-72; 16 seasons, 13 quality
Totals:
281G (20th All Time at his retirement),
362A for
643P (21st All Time at his retirement),
-21 (since 1959-60) in
1079 Games (21st All Time at his retirement);
53 PS;
At his retirement, Pulford was 23rd All Time in Defensive Point Shares among forwards
Per Game: Not on any leader-boards
Not drafted
Era: Of the 16 skaters to play in at least 984 games (12 modern seasons) between 1956 and 1972, Pulford is
9th in Goals
9th in GPG
10th in Assists
10th in APG
9th in Points
9th in PPG (3rd last among qualifying players)
11th in Plus/Minus
10th in Offensive Point Shares
14th in Defensive Point Shares
13th in Point Shares
4th in Games
82-game average: 21G, 28A for 49P, -2
3-year Peak (1965-68): 70-game average of 21G, 29A for 50P, +4

Clint Smith: 1936-47; 11 seasons, 10 quality

Totals:
161G (25th All Time at his retirement),
236A (7th) for
397P (15th) in
483 games;
34.5 PS
Per Game: Smith doesn’t qualify for the leader-boards but, if the qualifier is set to 300 games played, at his retirement, Smith was
6th All Time in APG and
12th in PPG
Era: Of the 9 players to play in at least 450 games between 1936 and 1947, Smith is
5th in Goals and GPG,
4th in Assists, APG, PPG and Games,
3rd in Points,
6th in OPS and
7th in PS
82-game average: 27G, 40A for 67P
3-year peak (1943-46): 50-game average of 24G, 35A for 59P

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E68 Episode 68: Hall of Fame Class of 1992: Dionne, Dumart, Gainey, McDonald

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 18:05:44 -0000

Episode Notes

Dionne: 1971-1989; 18 years, 17 quality Totals: 731G (5th All Time, 2nd at his retirement - Howe) 1040 Assists (11th All Time, 3rd at his retirement - Gretzky, Howe) 1771 Points (6th All Time, 3rd at his retirement, Gretzky, Howe) +27 in 1348 Games (11th All Time at his retirement) 155.5 PS (6th All Time at his retirement); Dionne is 10th All Time in Offensive Point Shares (4th at his retirement - Howe, Gretzky, Esposito) Per Game: 15th All Time in GPG 10th All Time in APG 6th All Time in PPG Draft: Dionne, drafted 2nd overall in 1971, Dionne is 1st in Goals (by over 150) 1st in Assists (by over 250) 1st in Points (by over 200) 9th in Plus/Minus 2nd in Point Shares 2nd in Games Era: Of the 18 skaters to play in at least 984 games (12 modern seasons), Dionne is 1st in Goals (by nearly 200) 1st in GPG 1st in Assists (by nearly 200) 2nd in APG 1st in Points (by nearly 450) 1st in PPG 15th in Plus/Minus 1st in Offensive Point Shares (by over 30) 10th in Defensive Point Shares (5th Forward) 3rd in Point Shares (1st Forward) 1st in Games (by nearly 150) 82-game average: 44G, 63A for 107P, +2 3-year peak (1978-81): 80-game average of 57G, 77A for 134P, +37 Dumart: 1935-42, 1945-54, 16 seasons, 10 quality by modern standards of PPG Totals: 211G (21st All Time at his retirement), 219A (25th All Time) for 430P (21st All Time) in 774 Games (2nd All Time); 48.1 PS Per Game: Dumart only qualifies for GPG and was not in the Top 25 at his retirement Not drafted Era: Of the 16 skaters to play in 574 games (7 modern seasons) between 1935 and 1954, Dumart is 8th in Goals 8th in GPG (last of qualifying players) 11th in Assists 11th in APG (doesn’t actually qualify for leader-boards) 9th in Points 11th in PPG (doesn’t actually qualify for leader-boards) 9th in Offensive Point Shares 3rd in Defensive Point Shares (1st Forward) 10th in Point Shares 82-game average: 22G, 23A for 46P 3-year peak (1939-42): 48-game average of 21G, 20A for 41P Gainey: 1973-89; 16 seasons, 5 quality by PPG Totals: 239G, 262A for 501P, +201 in 1160 Games; 26.9 PS Per Game: On no planet is Gainey on any per game leader-boards Draft: Gainey, drafted 8th overall in 1973, is 7th in Goals 8th in Assists 5th in Points 2nd in Plus/Minus 18th in Point Shares 1st in Games Era: Of the 28 skaters to play in at least 902 games (11 modern seasons) between 1973 and 1989, Gainey is 17th in Goals Last in GPG 25th in Assists 25th in APG (doesn’t qualify) 22nd in Points Last in PPG 6th in Plus/Minus 24th in Offensive Point Shares 13th (3rd forward) in Defensive Point Shares 27th in Point Shares (2nd last) 82-game average: 17G, 19A for 35P, +14 3-year peak (1979-82): 82-game average of 21G, 24A for 45P, +17 McDonald: 1973-89; 15 seasons, 11 quality Totals: 500G (14th All Time at his retirement), 506A for 1006P (23rd All Time at his retirement), +39 in 1111 Games; 84.2 PS Draft: McDonald, drafted 4th overall in 1973, is 1st in Goals 4th in Assists 2nd in Points (1st Forward) 8th in Plus/Minus 2nd in Point Shares (1st Forward) 2nd in Games Era: Of the 28 Skaters to play in at least 902 games (11 modern seasons), McDonald is 2nd in Goals (behind by 163…) 3rd in GPG 10th in Assists 16th in APG 6th in Points 8th in PPG 16th in Plus/Minus 5th in Offensive Point Shares 18th in Defensive Point Shares (8th Forward) 8th in Point Shares 82-game average: 37G, 37A for 75P, +3

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E67 Episode 67: Hall of Fame Class of 1993

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 21:30:32 -0000

Episode Notes

Billy Smith:

NHL: 1971-89; 18 seasons, 7 as a starter, 9 as a 1A
Totals:
305W (8th All Time at his retirement),
233L (13th All Time at his retirement),
105T (18th All Time, 11th at his retirement) in
38,369 minutes (9th All Time at his retirement) over
679 Games (9th Goalie All Time at his retirement);
22 Shutouts;
124.1 PS (25th Goalie All Time);
230.8 GSAA (9th All Time)

Steve Shutt:

NHL: 1971-89; 18 seasons, 7 as a starter, 9 as a 1A
Totals:
305W (8th All Time at his retirement),
233L (13th All Time at his retirement),
105T (18th All Time, 11th at his retirement) in
38,369 minutes (9th All Time at his retirement) over
679 Games (9th Goalie All Time at his retirement);
22 Shutouts;
124.1 PS (25th Goalie All Time);
230.8 GSAA (9th All Time)

Guy Lapointe:

NHL: 1968-84; 16 seasons, 13 quality
Totals:
171G (6th D All Time at his retirement),
451A (7th D All Time at his retirement) for
622P (6th D All Time at his retirement),
+329 (20th All Time, 11th at his retirement) in
884 Games (25th D All Time at his retirement);
108.3 PS (8th D All Time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Lapointe was 6th All Time in Offensive Point Shares among D
At his retirement, Lapointe was 16th All Time in Defensive Point Shares

Edgar Laprade:

NHL: 1945-55, 10 seasons, 8 quality
Totals:
108G,
172A for
280P in
500 Games;
23 P

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E66 Episode 66: Hall of Fame Class of 1994

Fri, 21 May 2021 21:41:06 -0000

Episode Notes

Lionel Conacher:

NHL: 1925-37; 12 seasons, 10 quality
Totals:
78G (10th D All Time at his retirement),
108A (5th D All Time at his retirement) for
186P (7th D All Time at his retirement) in
498 Games (16th All Time at his retirement, 4th D);
65.5 PS (9th All Time at his retirement, 5th D)
At his retirement, Conacher was 8th All Time in Defensive Point Shares and 4th All Time in Offensive Point Shares among D and
Per Game: Conacher obviously doesn’t qualify for the leader boards, but if the qualifier is set to 410 Games (5 modern seasons), among D Conacher is
5th All Time in GPG
4th All Time in APG
5th All Time in PPG
Not drafted
Era: Of the 11 D to play in at least 410 games (5 modern seasons) between 1925 and 1937, Conacher is
4th in Goals and GPG
4th in Assists and APG
4th in Points and PPG
3rd in Offensive Point Shares
6th in Defensive Point Shares
3rd in Point Shares
82-game average: 13G, 18A for 30P
3-year peak (1933-36): 48-game average of 6G, 10A for 16P; 4.2 PS
No possession stats obviously
Playoffs:
2G,
2A for
4P in
35 Games

Harry Watson:

NHL: 1941-43, 1945-57; 14 seasons, 9 quality by modern standards of PPG
Totals:
236G (12th All Time at his retirement),
207A for
443P (19th All Time at his retirement) in
809 Games (3rd All Time at his retirement);
45.3 PS
Per Game: At his retirement, Watson was
25th All Time in GPG
Not drafted
Era: Of the 17 players to play in at least 656 games (8 modern seasons), between 1941 and 1957, Watson is
5th in Goals
6th in GPG
12th in Assists
13th in APG (though he doesn’t qualify for the APG leader-boards)
6th in Points
9th in PPG (though he doesn’t qualify for the PPG leader-boards)
7th in Offensive Point Shares
10th (4th forward) in Defensive Point Shares
12th in Point Shares
82-game average: 24G, 21A for 45P
3-year peak (1946-49): 60-game average of 25G, 20A for 45P
No possession stats
Playoffs:
16G (t-25th All Time at his retirement),
9A for
26P in
62 Games

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E65 Episode 65: Hall of Fame Class of 1995

Fri, 07 May 2021 21:28:22 -0000

Episode Notes

Larry Robinson:

1972-1992; 20 seasons, 19 quality
Totals:
208G (20th D All Time, 10th D at his retirement),
750A (9th D All time, 2nd D at his retirement) for
958P (9th D All Time, 4th D at his retirement),
+722 (1st All Time) in
1384 Games (15th D All Time, 3rd D at his retirement);
169.5 PS (21st All Time, 1st D All Time at his retirement)
4th All Time in Defensive Point Shares (1st at his retirement)
17th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares (6th D at his retirement)
Per Game:
21st D All Time in GPG (10th D at his retirement)
20th D All Time in APG (19th D at his retirement)
20th D All Time in PPG (16th D at his retirement)
Draft: Drafted 20th overall in 1971, Robinson is
7th in Goals
3rd in Assists
3rd in Points
1st in Plus/Minus (by 276)
1st in Point Shares
1st in Games
Era: Of the 9 D to play in at least 984 games (12 modern seasons) between 1972 and 1992, Robinson is
2nd in Goals
2nd in GPG
1st in Assists
4th in APG
2nd in Points
2nd in PPG
1st in Plus/Minus (by 266)
2nd in Offensive Point Shares
1st in Defensive Point Shares (by nearly 30)
1st in Point Shares
82-game average: 12G, 44A for 57P, + 43
3-year peak (1976-79): 80-game average of 17G, 58A for 75P, +86

Frederick "Bun" Cook:

1926-37; 11 seasons, 8 quality
Totals:
158G (13th All Time at his retirement),
144A (10th) for
293P (10th) in
433 games (21st);
51.7 PS (14th)
At his retirement, Cook was 12th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: Cook obviously doesn’t qualify; however, if the qualifier is set at 300 games, at his retirement, Cook was
16th All Time in GPG,
13th in APG and
17th in PPG
Era: Of the 35 players to play in at least 400 games between 1926 and 37, Cook is
6th in Goals and APG,
7th in GPG, Assists and Points,
8th in PPG and OPS,
11th in PS and
13th in Games
82-game average: 27G, 25A for 52P
3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 19G, 18A for 37P

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E64 Episode 64: Hall of Fame Class of 1996

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 18:43:24 -0000

Episode Notes

Salming: 1973-90; 17 seasons, all quality

Totals:
150G (17th D All Time at his retirement),
637A (15th D All Time, 6th at his retirement) for
787P (17th D All Time, 7th at his retirement),
+170 in
1148 games (8th D All Time at his retirement);
112.8 PS (9th D at his retirement)
Salming was 10th All Time in Offensive Point Shares among D at his retirement
Salming was 16th All Time in Defensive Point Shares at his retirement
Per game: Among D, Salming is
18th All time in APG
20th All Time in PPG
Era: Of the 12 D to play in at least 902 games (11 modern seasons) between 1973 and 1990, Salming is
5th in Goals
6th in GPG
3rd in Assists
3rd in APG
3rd in Points
4th in PPG
4th in Plus/Minus
3rd in Offensive Point Shares
3rd in Defensive Point Shares
3rd in Point Shares
82-game average: 11G, 45A for 57P, +12
3-year peak (1976-79): 80-game average of 15G, 62A for 78P, +36
No possession stats
Playoffs:
12G (25th D All Time at his retirement),
37A for
49P,
-11 in
81 Games
Per Game: At his retirement, Salming was
23rd All Time among D in playoff APG
Era: Of the 112 D to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1973 and 1990, Salming is
19th in Goals
21st in GPG
19th in Assists
18th in APG
19th in Points
22nd in PPG
92nd in Plus/Minus

Bauer: 1936-1942, 1945-47 (plus a 1 game comeback in 1951-2); 8 seasons, 7 quality Totals: 123G, 137A for 260P in 327 games; 32 PS Per Game: Bauer doesn’t qualify; however, if the qualifier is set at 300 games played, at his initial retirement in 1947, Bauer was 18th in GPG, 11th in APG and 13th in PPG Era: Of the 48 players to have played in at least 300 games between 1936 and 1947, Bauer is 18th in Goals, 11th in GPG and APG, 21st in Points and PS, 13th in PPG, 14th in OPS, and 40th in Games 82-game average: 31G, 34A for 66P 3-year peak (1939-42): 48-game average of 17G, 26A for 44P Playoffs: 11G, 8A for 19P in 48 games

Per Game: doesn’t qualify
Era: Of the 38 skaters to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1936 and 1947, Bauer is
18th in Goals
16th in GPG
30th in Assists
30th in APG
22nd in Points
25th in PPG
24th in Games

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E63 Episode 63: Hall of Fame Class of 1997

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:02:13 -0000

Episode Notes

Trottier:

1975-94; 18 seasons, 15 quality
Totals:
524G (15th All Time at his retirement),
901A (19th All Time, 6th at his retirement) for
1425P (17th All Time, 6th at his retirement),
+449 (9th All Time, 8th at his retirement) in
1279 Games (17th at his retirement);
120.2 PS (23rd at his retirement)
Trottier was 18th All Time in Offensive Point Shares at his retirement)
Per Game:
23rd All Time in APG
22nd All Time in PPG
Draft: Drafted 22nd overall in 1974, Trottier is
1st in Goals (by over 100)
1st in Assists (by over 350)
1st in Points (by over 600)
1st in Plus/Minus (by nearly 50)
1st in Point Shares
1st in Games (by nearly 250)
Era: Of the 17 skaters to play in at least 1066 games (13 modern seasons) between 1974 and 1994, Trottier is
5th in Goals
6th in GPG
2nd in Assists
5th in APG
3rd in Points
4th in PPG
4th in Plus/Minus
3rd in Offensive Point Shares
9th in Defensive Point Shares (1st Forward)
6th in Point Shares (3rd Forward)
82-game average: 34G, 57A for 91P, +29
3-year peak (1977-80): 80-game average of 47G, 78A for 125P, +55

Lemieux:

1984-97, 2000-06; 16 seasons, 11 quality
Totals:
690G (10th All Time),
1033A (11th) for
1723P (8th),
+115 in
915 games;
167.9 PS (21st);
4th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game:
3rd All Time in GPG (Lemieux held the career GPG record from the 1992-93 season until the 2005 lockout)
2nd in APG and PPG (Lemieux held the career PPG record from the 1997-98 season until the 2002-03 season)
22:40 ATOI (5 seasons)
Draft: Drafted in 1984, Lemieux, drafted 1st overall, is
2nd in Goals and
1st in Assists
1st in Points
7th in Plus/Minus
2nd in Point Shares (1st Forward)
19th in Games
Era:
First Era: Of the 137 players to play in at least 700 games between 1984 and 1997, Lemieux is
1st in Goals, GPG, and PPG,
2nd in Assists, APG, Points and OPS, and
3rd in PS,
despite being 108th in Games
Return: Of the hundreds of players to play in at least 150 games between 2000 and 2006, Lemieux is
130th in Goals
10th in GPG,
82nd in Assists
2nd in APG and
90th in Points
1st in PPG
(not in the top 200 in Plus/Minus)
66th in Offensive Point Shares
142nd in Point Shares
While not in the Top 200 in Games Played
82-game average: 62G, 93A for 155P, +10
3-year peak (1987-90): 82-game average of 76G, 112A for 188P, +18

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E62 Episode 62: Hall of Fame Class of 1998

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:48:24 -0000

Episode Notes

Stastny:

1980-95; 15 seasons, 13 quality
Totals:
450G,
789A (18th All Time at his retirement) for
1239P (17th All Time at his retirement),
-15 in
977 Games;
94.1 PS
Per Game:
7th All Time in APG
8th All Time in PPG
Undrafted - of the hundreds of undrafted players since expansion, Stastny is
5th in Goals
9th in GPG
3rd in Assists
4th in APG
4th in Points
4th in PPG
Who knows in Plus/Minus (since he’s a minus)
8th in Offensive Point Shares
15th in Point Shares
27th in Games
Ea: Of the 50 skaters to play in at least 902 games (11 modern seasons) between 1980 and 1995, Stastny is
11th in Goals and GPG
8th in Assists
3rd in APG
7th in Points
2nd in PPG
33rd in Plus/Minus
9th in Offensive Point Shares
12th in Point Shares
82-game average: 38G, 66A for 104P, -1
3-year peak (1981-84): 80-game average of 48G, 83A for 130P, +14

Goulet:

1979-94; 15 seasons, all quality
Totals:
548G (11th All Time),
605A for
1153P (25th,
+99 in
1089 Games
Per Game:
19th All Time in GPG
Draft: Drafted 20th overall in 1979, Goulet is
3rd in Goals
6th in Assists
4th in Points
13th in Plus/Minus
4th in Point Shares
11th in Games
Era: Of the 9 skaters to play in at least 984 games (12 seasons) between 1979 and 1994, Goulet is
4th in Goals
4th in GPG
10th in Assists
12th in APG
9th in Points
8th in PPG
13th in Plus/Minus
9th in Offensive Point Shares
10th in Point Shares
82-game average: 41G, 46A for 61P, +7

Roy Conacher:

1938-52; 11 seasons, 10 quality
Totals:
226G (11th All Time at his retirement),
201A for
427P (17th) in
490 Games;
50.8 PS;
18th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his retirement, Conacher was
9th All Time in GPG
Era: Of the 34 skaters to play in 410 games (5 modern seasons) between 1938-52, Conacher is
2nd in Goals and GPG
15th in Assists
14th in APG
9th in Points
6th in PPG
2nd in Offensive Point Shares
5th in Point Shares
18th in Games
82-game average: 38G, 34A for 71P
3-year peak (1946-49): 60-game average of 27G, 32A for 59P

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E61 Episode 61: Class of 1999: Wayne Gretzky

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 22:44:33 -0000

Episode Notes

NHL: 1979-99; 20 seasons, all quality
Totals:
894G (1st All Time - Gretzky is ahead by 93 goals),
1963A (1st - Gretzky is ahead by over 700 assists) for
2857P (1st - Gretzky is head by nearly 1000 points),
+518 (4th) in
1487 games (18th);
251 PS (1st)
Gretzky is the career leader in Offensive Point Shares (he’s ahead by nearly 40 OPS, which is a decent NHL career)
Per Game:
7th All Time in GPG (Gretzky held the career record for GPG from the 1982-83 season till the 1989-90 season) and
1st in APG (Gretzky is ahead of Lemieux by nearly .2 assists per game) and
1st in PPG
21:04 ATOI (minutes were tracked for only the final season of Gretzky's career)
Draft: undrafted; there’s nothing really to talk about here
Era: Come on...it's Gretzky, we don't need to know how he compares to his era
82-game average: 50G, 108A for 145P, +29
3-year peak (1983-86): 82-game average of 75G, 145A for 220P
Playoffs:
Totals:
122G (1st All Time),
260A (1st - Gretzky is ahead by nearly 80 assists) for
382P (1st - Gretzky is ahead by nearly 100 points) in
208 games (16th)
Per Game: Gretzky is
6th All time in playoff GPG (He held the career playoff GPG record from 1987 until 1991)
1st in APG (Gretzky is ahead by over .3 APG) and
1st in PPG (Gretzky is ahead by over .2 PPG)
Era: Be serious!

E60 Episode 60: Savard and Mullen

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 17:06:38 -0000

Episode Notes

Savard:

1980-97; 17 seasons, 16 quality
Totals:
473G,
865A (24th All Time, 13th at his retirement) for
1338P (17th All Time at his retirement),
+103 in
1196 Games;
105.2 PS
Per Game:
20th All Time in APG
19th All Time in PPG
Draft: Drafted 3rd overall in 1980, Savard is
3rd in Goals
3rd in Assists
3rd in Points
8th in Plus/Minus
6th in Point Shares (4th Forward)
5th in Games Played
Era: Of the 14 players, to play in at least 1,148 games (14 seasons) between 1980 and 1997 (12 of whom are in the HOF), Savard is
7th in Goals and GPG
7th in Assists and APG
7th in Points and PPG
10th in Plus/Minus
9th in Offensive Point Shares (7th Forward)
10th in Defensive Point Shares (4th Forward)
9th in Point Shares (6th Forward)
82-game average: 33G, 59A for 92A, +7
3-year peak (1987-90): 80-game average of 37G, 80A for 117P, +3 [Savard’s best 3 seasons are 6 years apart]

Mullen:

1981-97; 16 seasons, 14 quality
Totals:
502G (5th American All Time; 25th All Time at his retirement, 1st American-born player)
561A (4th American-born player at his retirement) for
1063P (1st American-born player All Time at his retirement),
+167 (6th American-born player at his retirement) in
1062 Games;
91.2 PS (5th American-born player All Time at his retirement)
At his retirement, Mullen was 3rd All Time among American-born players in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game:
4th American All Time in GPG
5th American All Time in PPG
Draft: Undrafted - among all undrafted skaters (since expansion) Mullen is
4th in Goals
8th in GPG
10th in Assists
19th in APG
7th in Points
13th in PPG
28th in Plus/Minus
9th in Offensive Point Shares
18th in Defensive Point Shares among Forwards
17th in Point Shares
13th in Games Played
Era: Of the 37 skaters to play in 984 Games (12 seasons) between 1981 and 1997, Mullen is
9th in Goals
7th in GPG
22nd in Assists
19th in APG
15th in Points
14th in PPG
17th in Plus/Minus
15th in Offensive Point Shares
27th in Defensive Point Shares (12th Forward)
19th in Point Shares
82-game average: 39G, 43A for 82P, +13
3-year peak (1986-89): 80-game average of 46G, 48A for 92P, +33 [Mullen’s three best seasons are nearly a decade apart]

E59 Episode 59: Conn Smythe Winners not in the Hall of Fame

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 15:49:25 -0000

Episode Notes

Goring:

1969-85; 16 seasons, 14 quality
Totals:
375G,
513A for
888P,
-26 in
1107 Games;
69.5 PS
Draft: Drafted 51st overall in 1969, Goring is
1st in Goals
2nd in Assists
2nd in Points
31st in Plus/Minus
4th in Point Shares
2nd in Games
Era: Of the 9 skaters to play in at least 984 Games (12 modern seasons) between 1969 and 1985, Goring is
5th in Goals and GPG
6th in Assists
7th (3rd last) in APG
5th in Points
7th (3rd last) in PPG
7th (3rd last) in Plus/Minus
6th in Offensive Point Shares
7th (6th Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
6th in Point Shares
82-game average: 28G, 38A for 66P, -2
3-year peak (1976-79): 80-game average of 34G, 48A for 82P, -5
No possession stats
Playoffs:
38G
50A for
88P,
+22 in
134 Games (21st All Time at his retirement)

Richards:

2000-16; 15 years, 13 quality
Totals:
298G,
634A for
932P,
-66 in
1126 GP;
92.8 PS;
19:55 ATOI
Draft: Drafted 64th overall in 1998, Richards is
3rd in Goals
1st in Assists
2nd in Points
3rd last in Plus/Minus
5th in Point Shares
3rd in Games Played
Era: Of the 12 players to play in at least 1066 games (13 seasons) between 2000 and 2016, Richards is
9th in Goals and GPG
3rd in Assists and APG
6th in Points
4th in PPG
11th (2nd last) in Plus/Minus
7th in Offensive Point Shares
8th in Defensive Point Shares (7th Forward)
8th in Point Shares
82-game average: 21G, 46A for 68P, -5
3-year peak (2008-11): 82-game average of [oops]
Possession (since 2007; 636 games):
51.5% CF%
0.1 CF% Rel
51.4 FF%
-0.1 FF% Rel
Playoffs:
37G,
68A for
105P,
-13 in
146 Games

Williams:

2000-20; 19 seasons, 15 quality
Totals:
320G
477A for
797P,
+110 in
1264 Games;
89 PS
Draft: Williams, drafted 28th overall in 2000 is
4th in Goals
1st in Assists
2nd in Points
2nd in Plus/Minus
4th in Point Shares (3rd Forward)
1st in Games
Era: Of the 11 players to play in at least 1230 Games (15 seasons) between 2000 and 2020, Williams is
7th in Goals and GPG
7th in Assists and APG
7th in Points and PPG
5th in Plus/Minus
7th in Offensive Point Shares
8th in Defensive Point Shares (6th Forward)
8th in Point Shares
82-game average: 21G, 31A for 52P, +7; 16:53 ATOI
3-year peak (2005-08): 82-game average of 28G, 42A for 70P, -3; 20:41 ATOI
Possession (qualifier is 820 games, which is 85 players):
56.9% Corsi For (2nd)
4.5% Relative Corsi For (6th)
56.6% Fenwick For (2nd)
4.3% Relative Fenwick For (6th)
Playoffs:
41G,
61A for
102P,
+30 in
162 Games

Episode 58: Hall of Fame Class of 2001: Festisov, Kurri, Gartner, Hawerchuk

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:45:00 -0000

Hall of Fame Class of 2001: Does Fetisov belong in the Hall of Fame? How great was Jari Kurri? Does Mike Gartner actually belong in the HHOF? How great was Dale Hawerchuk (RIP)?

Episode 57: Class of 2002: Langway, Federko, Gillies

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 21:52:00 -0000

Hall of Fame Class of 2002: Rod Langway, Bernie Federko, Clark Gillies

Episode 56: Class of 2003 - Pat LaFontaine and Grant Fuhr

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:33:00 -0000

Is Pat LaFontaine the American GOAT? Does Grant Fuhr belong even though his stats are actually pretty bad?

Episode 55: Hall of Fame Class of 2004: Murphy, Coffey, Bourque

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:50:06 -0000

Hall of Fame Class of 2004: Does Larry Murphy belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame? Is Paul Coffey a GOAT? Is Ray Bourque the GOAT?

Episode 54: Hall of Fame Class of 2005

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:50:00 -0000

Hall of Fame Class of 2005: Cam Neely and Valer Kharlamov. Plus, we talk about Peter Bondra just because.

Episode 53: Matt Cullen, Dick Duff, Claude Provost

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:48:29 -0000

Why are we talking about Matt Cullen??? Dick Duff has 6 Cups and he's in the Hall of Fame. But Claude Provost has 9 Cups, a similar career to Duff's, and he's not. What gives?

Episode 52: Dominik Hasek, Ed Belfour, Rogie Vachon

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:47:43 -0000

Is The Dominator the GOAT? Wherre does Belfour rank among his contemporaries? Does Rogie Vachon belong in the Hall of Fame?

Episode 51: Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur, Curtis Joseph

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:47:04 -0000

Goalies, finally! Is Patrick Roy the Goalie GOAT or is it Martin Brodeur? And does Cujo belong in the Hockey HOF?

Episode 50: Kevin Lowe, Scott Stevens and JG Talbot

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:45:45 -0000

How the @#$%&! is Kevin Lowe in the Hall of Fame. Also, how would we view Scott Stevens today? And does JG Talbot belong given he has more Cups than Kevin Lowe?

Episode 49: Doug Wilson, Al MacInnis, Bert Corbeau

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:45:00 -0000

Did Doug Wilson deserve to get inducted? How great was Al MacInnis? Who was Bert Corbeau?

Episode 48: Bobby Smith, Ron Francis and Carson Cooper

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:44:16 -0000

Does Bobby Smith belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame? Is Ron Francis an All Time Great? Who was Carson Cooper?

Episode 47: Dale Hunter, Messier and Cully Wilson

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:43:01 -0000

Where does Messier rank all time? Who was Cully Wilson And why the hell are we talking about Dale Hunter?

Episode 46: Anders Hedberg, Igor Larionov, Bernie Morris

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:41:59 -0000

Does Anders Hedberg belong in the Hall of Fame? What about Igor Larionov? What about Bernie Morris? (Who was Bernie Morris?!?)

Episode 44: Hart Trophy Part 9: Wrap Up and Conclusion

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:40:22 -0000

Who are the best players in hockey history by Hart trophies?

Episode 45: Rick Martin, Glenn Anderson and George Hay

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:40:06 -0000

Why isn't Rick Martin in the Hockey Hall of Fame? Why is Glenn Anderson? Who was George Hay?

Episode 43: Hart Trophy Part 8: Last Lockout to the Present

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:38:22 -0000

We evaluate the Hart Trophy winners from 2013 until 2020

Episode 42: Hart Trophy Part 7: Between the Lockouts

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:37:20 -0000

We evaluate the Hart Trophy winners from 2006 until 2012

Episode 41: Hart Trophy Part 6: The Dead Puck Era

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:36:54 -0000

We evaluate the Hart Trophy from 1995 through 2004

Episode 40: Hart Trophy Part 5: Merger to Lock Out

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:35:50 -0000

We evaluate the Hart Trophy from 1980 through 1994

Episode 39: When the Spanish Flu Cancelled the Cup

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:34:30 -0000

Sports have been suspended for public health reasons before

Episode 37: Revisting the Hart Part 3: Original Six Trophies

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:33:51 -0000

The Back Check

Episode 38: Reevaluating the Hart Part 4: Expansion to the Merger

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:32:35 -0000

Podcast Episode

Episode 36 Revisiting the Hart Part 2: Early Hart Trophies

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:31:16 -0000

We evaluate the early Hart Trophy awards from 1924 to 1942

Episode 35: Reevaluating the Hart Trophy Part 1 - Introduction

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:31:10 -0000

What does MVP actually mean? Is the Hart really a best player award? Who should have won the Hart before it existed?

Episode 33: Lehtonen, Carbonneau and Shorty Green

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:29:21 -0000

If Guy Carbonneau is in the Hall of Fame, why isn't Jere Lehtinen? Also, Shorty Green, NHL labour rights pioneer.

Episode 34: Ulf Nilsson, Nedomansky, Ty Arbour

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:28:55 -0000

If Vaclav Nedomansky is in the Hall of Fame, shouldn't Ulf Nilsson be in too? And what about Ty Arbour?

Episode 32: Henrik Zetterberg, Steve Yzerman and Tommy Smith

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:27:17 -0000

Does Henrik Zetterberg belong in the HOF? Is Yzerman one of the best ever? Who was Tommy Smith and how good was he?

Episode 31: Dave Taylor, Robitaille, Fredrickson

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:27:07 -0000

Does Dave Taylor belong in the HOF? Is Luc Robitaille the best LW of All Time? How good was Frank Fredrickson?

Episode 30: Schneider, Leetch and Lester Patrick

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:25:46 -0000

Does Mathieu Schneider belong in the HOF? Where does Brian Leetch rank among the best offensive D all time? Does Lester Patrick belong as a player or just a builder?

Episode 29: Roenick, Hull, Hobey Baker

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:24:55 -0000

Does Jeremy Roenick belong in the HOF? Was Brett Hull one-dimensional? Should we even talk about Hobey Baker's case for the Hall?

Episode 28: Ciccarelli, Fleury and Verbeek

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:23:37 -0000

Podcast Episode

Episode 27: Two Dougs and a Duke

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:22:28 -0000

Does Doug Weight Belong in the HOF? Didn't Doug Gilmour only have one good year? Was Duke Keats hockey royalty?

Episode 26: Tim Kerr, Mark Howe, Mickey MacKay

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:21:15 -0000

Does Tim Kerr belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame? Does Mark Howe belong? Who was Mickey MacKay?

Episode 24: Mogilny, Bure, Corb Denneny

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:20:03 -0000

Does Alex Mogilny Belong in the HOF? Why did it take so long to induct Bure? Was Corb Denneny anywhere near as good as Cy?

Episode 25: Lecavalier, Nieuwendyk, Jack Adams

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:19:11 -0000

Does Vinny Lecavalier belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame? Nieuwendy's career numbers are a little low, why was he inducted? How good was Jack Adams?

Episode 23: Alfredsson, Sundin and Odie Cleghorn

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:17:13 -0000

Does Daniel Alfredsson Belong in the Hall of Fame? How Controversial is Mats Sundin's Induction? Does Odie deserve to join his brother Sprague?

Episode 22: Janney, Oates, Noble

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:16:12 -0000

Does Craig Janney belong in the HOF? Does Adam Oates? How good was Reg Noble?

Episode 20: Rafalski, Niedermayer and Georges Boucher

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:14:37 -0000

Does Brian Rafalski Belong in the HOF? Where Does Scott Niedermayer Rank All Time? Where Does Georges Boucher Rank All Time?

E21 Episode 21: Nicholls, Sakic, Cy Denneny

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:14:20 -0000

Does Bernie Nicholls belong in the HOF? How good was Cy Denneny? How do either of them even compare to Joe Sakic?

E19 Episode 19: Suter, Chelios and Bullet Simpson

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:12:40 -0000

Does Gary Suter belong in the HOF? How great was Chris Chelios? Who was Bullet Simpson?

E18 Episode 18: Doan, Shanahan and Punch Broadbent

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:12:24 -0000

Does Shane Doan even have a Hall of Fame case? Was Shanahan a no-doubter? Who was Punch Broadbent

E17 Episode 17: Desjarins, Rob Blake and Herb Gardiner

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:10:33 -0000

Does Eric Desjardins belong in the HOF? Was Rob Blake as good as we remember? Who was Herb Gardiner?

E16 Episode 16: Damphousse, Modano, Dick Irvin (Defensively Responsible Forwards Part 2)

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:10:20 -0000

Did Damphousse do enough outside of his offence to warrant consideration? How good was Modano if he never scored more than 90 points? How good was Dick Irvin Sr.

E15 Episode 15: Brind'Amour, Forsberg, Frank Nighbor (Defensively Responsible Forwards Part 1)

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:09:02 -0000

Does Rod Brind'Amour Belong in the Hall of Fame with his terrible minus? How Good was Peter Forsberg? Why was Frank Nighbor the league's first MVP?

E14 Episode 14: Datsyuk, Lidstrom, Frank Foyston

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:08:05 -0000

Does Pavel Datsyuk belong in the HOF? Was Lidstrom the second best D of all time? Who was Frank Foyston?

E13 Episode 13: Defensive Defencemen

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:07:16 -0000

Since before Bobby Orr, there have been defenders who contribute very little offensively to a team. Do they deserve more credit for the games teams win? Do the very belong in the Hall of Fame?

E12 Episode 12: Palffy, St Louis and Jack Darragh

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:06:14 -0000

Is it possible there's a case for Ziggy Palffy to be in the HOF? Ddi you know some people think Marty St. Louis doesn't belong? Who was Jack Darragh

E11 Episode 11: Zubov, Pronger, Sprague Cleghorn

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:05:23 -0000

Why is Sergei Zubov not yet in the Hall of Fame? I thought he was pretty good. Should Pronger have been inducted while still under contract? What's the story behind Sprague Cleghorn and his awesome name?

E10 Episode 10: Hossa, Fedorov and Joe Malone

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:04:54 -0000

Does Marian Hossa belong in the HOF? Where does Fedorov rank All Time? Was Joe Malone just the worst puck hog in NHL history?

E8 Episode 9: Sergei Gonchar, Phil Housley, Eddie Gerard

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:03:39 -0000

Does Sergei Gonchar belong in the HOF? Did Phil Housley deserve to be induction? Our old-timer this week is Eddie Gerard

E8 Episode 8: Nilsson, Makarov and Jack Walker

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:02:47 -0000

Does Kent Nilsson belong in the HOF with his gaudy PPG and short career? What about Makarov, who was never an NHL star? And what about Jack Walker, who didn't even have a great career?

E7 Episode 7: Tkachuk, Lindros and Harry Cameron

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:02:06 -0000

Does Keith Tkachuk belong in the HOF? How great was Lindros? Was Harry Cameron the greatest D of his era?

E6 Episode 6: The Sedins, Andreychuk, Lalonde

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:00:39 -0000

Were the Sedins good enough to belong in the HOF? What about Dave Andreychuk? Should he have been inducted? Really? How good was Newsy Lalonde?

E5 Episode 5: Turgeon Kariya Taylor

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:00:31 -0000

Does Turgeon belong in the HOF? Were they right to induct Kariya? How good was Cyclone Taylor? Was he really that fast?

E3 Episode 3: Jagr, Recchi and Hall

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:57:58 -0000

Is Jagr the Greatest Right Wing of All Time? Does Mark Recchi really belong in the HOF? Who was Joe Hall?

E4 Episode 4: Iginla, Selanne and Pitre

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:57:50 -0000

Does Iginla belong in the HOF? Where does Selanne rank All Time? Who was Didier Pitre?

E1 Episode 1: The Problem with Amateurs

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:55:21 -0000

What do we do with amateur hockey players who never had the chance to play pro?

E1 Episode 0: What is Greatness?

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:55:11 -0000

What is Greatness in Sports? Can we define it?