Month: April 2016

Ralph Busher Jackson

Career

  • NHL: 1929-44; 15 seasons, 12 quality[1. By modern PPG standards]
  • 241G (5th All Time at his retirement), 234A (4th) for 475P (2nd) in 633 games (6th); 61.5 PS (15th)
  • At his retirement, Jackson was 5th All Time in GPG, APG and PPG
  • At his retirement, Jackson was 9th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Era: Jackson is 1st in Goals, GPG, Points and PPG, 2nd in Assists, APG, OPS and PS, 3rd in Games[2. Of the 7 players to play in at least 550 games – 600 games would have limited us to 4 players – between 1929 and 1944]
  • 82-game average: 31G, 30A for 62P
  • 3-year peak (1931-34): 48-game average of 27G, 21A for 48P
  • Playoffs: 18G,[3. Jackson held the career lead in playoff goals from 1937, when he tied the record till 1941] 12A for 30P in 71 games
  • Adjusted: 390G, 489A for 879P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 51G, 63A for 114P
  • Traded twice in his prime.

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Billy Burch

Career

  • NHL: 1922-33; 11 seasons, 5 quality[1. By modern PPG standards]
  • 137G (101th All Time at his retirement), 61A (25th) for 1988P (14th) in 390 Games (7th); 40.2 PS (18th)
  • If the qualifier is set to 300 games, at his retirement Burch was 10th in GPG and 17th in PPG
  • At his retirement, Burch was 12th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • 82-game average: 29G, 13A for 42P
  • 3-year peak (1922-25): 24-game average of 18G, 6A for 23P
  • Playoffs: 0P in 2 games
  • Adjusted: 257G, 292A for 549P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 54G, 61A for 115P
  • If the qualifier is set to 300 games, Burch is 24th All Time in Adjusted PPG
  • Traded twice after his prime, purchased once.

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Cecil Dillon

Career

  • NHL: 1930-40; 10 seasons, 8 quality[1. By modern PPG standards]
  • 167G (14th All Time at his retirement), 131A for 298P (17th) in 453 games; 43.7 PS
  • At his retirement, Dillon was 11th All Time in GPG, 23rd in APG and 12th in PPG[2. Minimum 300 games]
  • At his retirement, Dillon was 18th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Era: Dillon is 2nd in Goals, GPG, Points and PPG, 5th in Assists and APG, 3rd in OPS and PS, 6th in Games[3. Of the 8 players to play in at least 450 games between 1930 and 1940]
  • 82-game average: 30G, 24A for 54P
  • 3-year peak (1933-36): 48-game average of 19G, 16A for 35P
  • Playoffs: 14G, 9A for 23P in 43 games
  • Adjusted: 288G, 295A for 583P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 52G, 53A for 106P
  • If the qualifier is set to 300 games, Dillon is 23rd All Time in Adjusted PPG
  • Traded once within the NHL.

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Bill Cowley

Career

  • NHL: 1934-47; 13 seasons, 11 quality[1. By modern PPG standards]
  • 195G (17th All Time at his retirement), 353A (1st[2. Cowley was the career leader in Assists from the 1943-44 season till the 1951-52 season]) for 548P (1st[3. Cowley was the career leader in Points from the 1946-47 season to the 1950-51 season]) in 549 Games (25th); 57.2 PS (20th)
  • At the time of his retirement, Cowley was 21st All Time in GPG, 1st All Time in APG[3. Cowley held the career record for APG for all but four years from 1944-45 until 1966-67] and 4th in PPG[4. Minimum 300 games. If the qualifier is raised to 500 games, Cowley was 8th All Time in GPG and 1st in PPG at his retirement][5. Cowley held the career record of PPG – Among qualifying players – from 1945-46 till 1950-1951. And he held it again briefly, only for the 1952-53 season]
  • At the time of his retirement, Cowley was 13th All Time in Offensive Points Shares
  • Era: Cowley is 5th in Goals and GPG, 1st in Assists, APG, Points, PPG, and OPS, 4th in PS and 2nd in Games[6. Of the 11 players to play in at least 500 games between 1934 and 1947]
  • 82-game average: 30G, 52A for 82P
  • 3-year peak (1942-45): 48-game average of 30G, 46A for 77P
  • Playoffs: 12G, 34A[7. Cowley held the career record in playoff Assists in 1943 and again from 1945 to 1946] for 46P in 46 games
  • Adjusted: 252G, 555A for 807P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 83A for 121P
  • If the qualifier is set to 300 games, Cowley is 22nd All Time in Adjusted PPG[8. If the qualifier is set to 500 games, Cowley is 12th All Time]
  • Claimed in dispersal draft.

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Harry Meeking

Career

  • NHL: 1917-19; 1926-27; 3 seasons, 2 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 18G, 12A for 30P in 64 games
  • Did not play in the NHL enough for an 82-game average of 3-year peak
  • NHL Playoffs: 3G for 3P in 9 games
  • Adjusted: 26G, 64A for 90P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 33G, 82A for 115P[2. Take that with a giant grain of salt]
  • Traded out of the NHL in his prime, traded twice within the NHL in the same calendar year after his prime.

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Ralph Cooney Weiland

Career

  • NHL: 1928-39; 11 seasons, 7 quality[1. By modern stands of PPG]
  • 173G (12th All Time at his retirement), 160A (13th) for 333P (11th) in 509 games (20th); 54.6 PS (16th)
  • At his retirement, Weiland was 15th All Time in GPG, 20th in APG and 13th in PPG, minimum of 300 games[2. If the qualifier is raised to 500 games]
  • Weiland was 5th in GPG and PPG and 6th in APG at his retirement]
  • At his retirement, Weiland was 14th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Era: Weiland is 4th in Goals, GPG, Assists, APG, Points, PPG, OPS and PS, and 9th in Games[3. Of the 10 players to play in at least 500 games between 1928 and 1939]
  • 82-game average: 28G, 25A for 53P
  • 3-year peak (1929-32): 44 game average of 27G, 18A for 45P
  • Playoffs: 12G, 10A for 22P in 45 games
  • Adjusted: 309G, 440A for 749P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 50G, 71A for 121P
  • If the qualifier is set to 300 games, Weiland is 21st All Time in Adjusted PPG[4. If the qualifier is raised to 500 games, Weiland is 11th All Time]
  • Traded thrice in his prime.

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Sidney Crosby

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Gerry Lowrey

Career

  • NHL: 1927-33; 6 seasons, 2 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 48G, 48A for 96P in 211 games
  • Era: Lowrey does not qualify for the leader boards[2. 62 players played in at least 200 games between 1927 and 1933 and Lowrey is not in the Top 25 in any category]
  • 82-game average: 19G, 19A for 37P
  • 3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 11G, 13A for 25P
  • Playoffs: 1G for 1P in 2 games
  • Adjusted: 91G, 224A for 315P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 35G, 87A for 122P
  • Traded once in his prime within the NHL, traded into and out of the NHL.

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Gordie Drillon

Career

  • NHL: 1936-43; 7 seasons, all quality
  • 155G (22nd All Time when he went to war), 139A for 294P in 311 Games; 37.4 PS
  • At the time he joined the RCAF, Drillon was 2nd All Time in GPG, 6th in APG and 2nd in PPG[1. Minium 300 games]
  • Era: Drillon is 1st in Goals and GPG, 8th in Assists, 5th in APG, 4th in Points, 2nd in PPG, 3rd in OPS, 6th in PS and 25th in Games[2. Of the 29 players to play in at least 300 games between 1936 and 1943]
  • 82-game average: 41G, 37A for 81P
  • 3-year peak (1940-43): 48-game average of 26G, 21A for 47P
  • Playoffs: 26G,[3. Drillon held the career lead in playoffs goals from 1940, when he tied the record, to 1947][4. Drillon held the career record for playoff GPG from 1941 to 1946] 15A for 41P[5. Drillon briefly held the record for career playoff points in 1943] in 50 games
  • Adjusted: 228G, 237A for 465P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 60G, 62A for 123P
  • If the qualifier is set to 300 games, Drillon is 19th All Time in Adjusted PPG
  • Traded once in his prime.

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Reginald Hooley Smith

Career

  • NHL: 1924-41; 17 seasons, 10 quality[1. By modern PPG standards]
  • 200G (10th All Time at his retirement), 225A (2nd) for 425P (4th) in 715 games (1st[2. Smith was the career leader in games played from the 1939-40 season to the 1942-43 season]); 65.3 PS (12th)
  • At his retirement, Smith was 12th All Time in GPG, 8th in APG and 11th in PPG[3. Minimum 500 games]
  • At his retirement, Smith was 7th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Era: Smith is 4th in Goals, GPG, PPG and PS, 1st in Assists, APG and Games, 3rd in Points and OPS[4. Of the 5 players to play in at least 600 games between 1924 and 1941]
  • 82-game average: 23G, 25A for 48P
  • 3-year peak (1931-34): 48-game average of 17G, 26A for 43P
  • Playoffs: 11G, 8A for 19P in 54 games
  • Adjusted: 358G, 716A for 1074P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 41G, 82A for 123P
  • If the qualifier is set to 300 games, Smith is 18th All Time in Adjusted PPG[5. If the qualifier is raised to 500 games, he is 9th All Time]
  • Traded thrice in his prime.

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