Bill Cook

Bill Cook’s Career

• 1926-1937; 11 seasons, 9 quality (by modern PPG standards)
• Totals:
  • 229G (5th All Time at his retirement),
  • 138A (12th) for
  • 367P (5th) in
  • 474 games (19th);
  • 72.5 PS (7th)
• At his retirement, Cook was 5th All Time in GPG, 15th in APG and 9th in PPG
• At his retirement, Cook was 4th in OPS
• Era: For players to play at least 300 games between 1926 and 1937 Cook is
  • 2nd in Goals,
  • 3rd in GPG,
  • 11th in Assists,
  • 15th in APG,
  • 4th in Points,
  • 8th in PPG,
  • 3rd in Offensive Point Shares,
  • 5th in Point Shares and
  • 11th in Games
• 82-game average: 40G, 24A for 63P
• 3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 30G, 18A for 49P
• Playoffs: 13G, 11A for 24P in 46 games
• Adjusted:
  • Hockey-Reference:
    • 422G, 450A for 872P
    • Adjusted 82-game average: 73G, 78A for 151P
    • Per Game:
      • Cook is 5th All Time in Adjusted GPG
      • Cook doesn’t meet the qualifiers for APG or PPG but if the qualifier is set to 82-games, Cook is 18th All Time in Adjusted PPG (If the qualifier is raised to 300 he is 6th All Time)
• VsX:
  • Goals: 452
  • Assists: Doesn’t qualify (855-452=403)
  • Points: 855
  • Per Game:
    • 4th All Time in GPG
    • Doesn’t qualify for APG
    • 3rd All Time in PPG
• Traded into the NHL for money.

Bill Cook’s Accomplishments

• Top 5 in Hart voting twice (’27, ’33)
• Back Check Best Player (’27, ’33)
• Top Player:
  • Set the single season record in PS (The record lasted one season) aka Best Player (by Point Shares) once (’27),
  • Top 5 three times (’32, ’33),
  • Top 10 four times (’31)
  • Set the single season record of OPS (the record lasted one season) aka Best Offensive Player (by Offensive Point Shares) twice (’27, ’33),
  • Top 5 four times (’31, ’32),
  • Top 10 eight times (’28, ’29, ’30, ’35)
• Goals:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Led the league in Goals three,
    • Top 5 five times,
    • Top 10 eight times
  • GPG leader-boards:
    • Led the league in GPG twice,
    • Top 5 four times,
    • Top 10 seven times
  • Single-season totals:
    • Scored 30 goals thrice (1 of only 3 players to do so at his retirement)
    • 25 goals five times (1 of only 3 players ever at his retirement)
    • 2o goals six times (1 of only 6 players ever at his retirement)
• Assists:
  • Top 5 in Assists once, Top 10 three times
  • Top 5 in APG once, Top 10 twice
• Points:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Led the league in Points twice,
    • Top 5 five times,
    • Top 10 seven times
  • PPG leader-boards:
    • Led the league in PPG twice,
    • Top 5 three times,
    • Top 10 five times
  • Single-season totals: Scored 50 points twice (1 of only 3 players ever at his retirement)
• All Star:
  • 1st Team All Star three times,
  • 2nd Team All Star once.
• VsX:
  • Best 7 Seasons:
    • Goals: 12th All Time
    • Assists: 184th All Time
    • Points: 21st All Time
• Best 10 Seasons:
  • Goals: 18th All Time
  • Assists: 208th All Time
  • Points: 138th All Time
• Non-NHL:
  • Led the WCHL/WHL in Goals, Assists and Points once and
  • Led the WCHL/WHL in Assists and Points once.

Bill Cook’s Great Teams

• NHL:
  • Best Skater (by points) on two Final Fours (’27, ’31 Rangers),
  • Top 3 Forward (tied the single-season record for assists) on one Champion (’28 Rangers),
  • Top 3 Forward (by points) on one Champion(’33 Rangers) and one Runner Up (’32 Rangers),
  • Top 6 Forward (by points) on one Runner Up (’29 Rangers) and two Final Fours (’30, ’35 Rangers)