Hector Kilrea

Career

  • NHL: 1925-40; 15 seasons, 5 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 167G (15th All Time at his retirement), 129A for 296P (18th) in 633 games (4th); 44.9 PS
  • At his retirement, Kilrea was 14th All Time in GPG, 20th in APG and 16th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games, 25 qualifying players]
  • Era: Kilrea is 5th in Goals and GPG, 8th in Assists and OPS, APG and PPG, 6th in Points, 7th in PS and 3rd in Games[3. Of the 10 players to play in at least 550 games between 1925 and 1940, because only 3 players managed to play in 600 games over that span]
  • 82-game average: 21G, 16A for 39P
  • 3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 23G, 12A for 35P
  • Playoffs: 8G, 7A for 15P in 48 games
  • Adjusted: 296G, 395A for 691P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 51A for 90P
  • Traded twice in his prime.

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Harold Darragh

Career

  • NHL: 1925-33; 8 seasons, 1 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 68G, 49A for 117P in 308 Games
  • Era: Darragh is 20th in Goals and GPG, 23rd in Assists, Points and PPG, 22nd in APG and OPS, 25th in PS and 26th in Games[2. Of the 33 players to play in at least 300 games between 1925 and 1933]
  • 82-game average: 18G, 13A for 31P
  • 3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 10G, 9A for 19P
  • Playoffs: 1G, 3A for 4P in 16 games
  • Adjusted: 128G, 213A for 341P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 58A for 91P
  • Traded once and waived once in his prime, traded out of the league.[3. Ended Darragh’s NHL career]

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Andy Blair

Career

  • NHL: 1928-37; 9 seasons, 2 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 74G, 86A for 160P in 402 games
  • Era: Blair is 11th in Goals, GPG, Points, PPG and OPS, 10th in Assists and APG, 12th in PS and 13th in Games[2. Of the 15 players to play in at least 400 games between 1928 and 1937]
  • 82-game average: 15G, 17A for 33P
  • 3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 11G, 11A for 23P
  • Playoffs: 6G, 6A for 12P in 38 games
  • Adjusted: 140G, 299A for 439P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 29G, 61A for 90P
  • Traded near the end of his career.

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Does George Owen Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

George Owen’s Career

  • NHL: 1928-33; 5 seasons, all quality (by Defensive Point Shares)
  • Totals:
    • 44G,
    • 33A for
    • 77P in
    • 183 games
    • At his retirement, Owen was 20th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
  • Per Game: Doesn’t qualify; however, if the qualifier is set to an absurdly low 164 games, Owen is
    • 14th All Time in GPG among D
  • Era: Of the 23 D who played in at least 164 games (2 modern seasons) between 1928 and 1933, Owen is
    • 6th in Goals and GPG
    • 12th in Assists
    • 9th in APG
    • 7th in Points
    • 6th in PPG
    • 6th in Offensive Point Shares
    • 8th in Defensive Point Shares
    • 3rd in Point Shares
    • 18th in Games Played
  • 82-game average: 20G, 15A for 34P; 32.6 PS
  • 3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 12G, 10A for 22P; 7.9 PS
  • Playoffs:
    • 2G,
    • 5A for
    • 7P in
    • 21 Games
  • Adjusted:
    • Hockey-Reference:
      • 83G, 121A for 204P
      • Adjusted 82-game average: 37G, 54A for 91P
      • Per Game: Doesn’t qualify
    • VsX: Doesn’t qualify
  • Trades:
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