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 Joseph Bernie Geoffrion Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Bernie Geoffrion’s Career

  • NHL: 1950-64, 1966-68; 16 seasons, 14 quality
  • Totals:
    • 393G (5th All Time at his final retirement),
    • 429A (11th) for
    • 822P (8th) in
    • 883 games (24th);
    • 97.5 PS (15th)
  • At his initial retirement, Geoffrion was
    • 10th All Time in GPG,
    • 9th in APG and
    • 5th in PPG
  • At his initial retirement, Geoffrion was 7th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Era: Of the 16 players to play in at least 750 games between 1950 and 1964, Geoffrion is
    • 2nd in Goals, GPG, APG, Points, PPG and OPS,
    • 6th in Assists,
    • 4th in PS and
    • 14th in Games
  • 82-game average: 37G, 40A for 76P
  • 3-year peak (1958-61): 70-game average of 39G, 50A for 89P
  • Playoffs: 58G, 60A for 118P in 132 games
  • Adjusted:
    • Hockey-Reference:
      • 464G, 518A for 982P
      • Adjusted 82-game average: 43G, 48A for 91P
      • 23rd All Time in GPG
    • VsX:
      • 595G, 696A, 1,093P
      • 19th All Time in GPG; if the qualifier is set to 820 games, Geoffrion is 17th All Time in APG and 9th in PPG
  • Waived while retired (so he could sign with the Rangers)
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Bryan Hextall

Bryan Hextall’s Career

  • NHL: 1936-44; 1945-48; 11 seasons, 8 quality
  • Totals:
    • 187G (19th All Time at his retirement),
    • 175A for
    • 362P (24th) in
    • 449 games;
    • 36.4 PS
  • Hextall does not qualify for the PG leader-boards but, if the qualifier is set at 300GP, at his retirement, Hextall was
    • 9th All Time in GPG,
    • 23rd in APG and
    • 15th in PPG
  • Era: Of the 23 players to play in at least 400 games between 1936 and 1948, Hextall is
    • 3rd in Goals and GPG,
    • 9th in Assists,
    • 10th in APG, 8th in Points,
    • 6th in PPG,
    • 4th in OPS,
    • 12th in PS and
    • 13th in Games
  • 82-game average: 34G, 32A for 66P
  • 3-year peak (1941-43): 48-game average of 23G, 32A for 55P
  • Playoffs: 8G, 9A for 17P in 37 games
  • Adjusted:
    • Hockey-Reference:
      • 252G, 250A for 502P
      • Adjusted 82-game average: 46G, 46A for 92P
      • Hextall didn’t score enough to qualify for the adjusted PG leader-boards
    • VsX:
      • 469G, 564A for 904P [The calculation is done individually for each stat]
      • 82-game average: 85G, 103A for 165P [This is absurd]
      • Hextall is 2nd All Time in GPG, 5th in APG and 1st in PPG [so we know what era this adjustment favours!]
  • Traded out of the NHL at 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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