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S2021E69 - Episode 69: Hall of Fame Class of 1991

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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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