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December 03, 2021S2021E76 - Episode 176: 1985 Hall of Fame Class
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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November 10, 2021S2021E75 - Hall of Fame Class of 1986
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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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October 08, 2021S2021E74 - Episode 74: Our Best Defencemen of All Time
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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September 03, 2021S2021E73 - Episode 73: Hall of Fame Class of 1987
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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August 13, 2021S2021E72 - Episode 72: Hall of Fame Class of 1988
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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July 30, 2021S2021E71 - Episode 71: Hall of Fame Class of 1989
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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July 21, 2021S2021E70 - Episode 70: Hall of Fame Class of 1990
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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July 02, 2021S2021E69 - Episode 69: Hall of Fame Class of 1991
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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June 19, 2021 S2021E68 - Episode 68: Hall of Fame Class of 1992: Dionne, Dumart, Gainey, McDonald
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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June 04, 2021S2021E67 - Episode 67: Hall of Fame Class of 1993
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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