Ralph Cooney Weiland

Career

• NHL: 1928-39; 11 seasons, 7 quality[1. By modern stands of PPG]
• Total:
  • 173G (12th All Time at his retirement), 1
  • 60A (13th) for
  • 333P (11th) in
  • 509 games (20th);
  • 54.6 PS (16th)
• Per Game:
  • 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:
  • Hockey Reference:
    • 309G, 440A for 749P
    • Adjusted 82-game average: 50G, 71A for 121P
    • Per Game: 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]
  • VsX:
• Traded thrice in his prime.

Accomplishments

• Top 5 in Hart voting once (’30)
• Back Check MVP (’30, ’31)
• Back Check Best Player (’30)
• Best Player[5. By Point Shares] once (’30)
• Best Offensive Player[6. By Offensive Point Shares] once (’30), Top 10 twice (’31)
• Goals:
  • Led the league in Goals once, Top 5 twice
  • Led the league in GPG once, Top 10 twice
  • Scored 40 goals once,[7. 1 of only 4 players to do so at his retirement] 25 goals twice
• Assists:
  • Top 5 in Assists once, Top 10 thrice
  • Top 5 in APG once, Top 10 thrice
• Points:
  • Set the single season record for Points,[8. The single-season points record held up for 14 years] Top 10 twice
  • Led the league in PPG once, Top 10 twice
  • Scored 70 points once
• 2nd Team All Star once
• VsX:

Great Teams

• NHL:
  • Best Skater[9. set the single playoff record for assists and APG, and led the league in points] on one Runner Up (’30 Bruins),
  • Best Skater[10. Led the playoffs in goals] on one Final Four (’31 Bruins),
  • Top 3 Forward[11. By points] on one Champion (’29 Bruins),
  • Top 6 Forward[12. By points] on one Runner Up (’34 Red Wings),
  • Role Player[13. By points] on one Champion (’39 Bruins) and one Final Four (’38 Bruins)
  • Unknown Role[14. By points] on one Memorial Cup Champion (’24 Greys).

What the hell do we do with a player like Weiland? He had one utterly phenomenal year[15. And two phenomenal playoffs] and then one other good season and that’s it.