Marcel Dionne’s regular season numbers are absolutely incredible, yet he’s rarely talked about as among the greatest forwards or even centres of all time.
Why is that?
Well, a lot has to do with his playoff numbers, which are, um, awful.
Listen to us talk about Marcel Dionne’s Hall of Fame career and where he ranks All Time:
Marcel Dionne’s career:
- 1971-1989; 18 years, 17 quality
- Totals:
- 731G (5th All Time, 2nd at his retirement – Howe)
- 1040 Assists (11th All Time, 3rd at his retirement – Gretzky, Howe)
- 1771 Points (6th All Time, 3rd at his retirement, Gretzky, Howe)
- +27 in
- 1348 Games (11th All Time at his retirement)
- 155.5 PS (6th All Time at his retirement);
- Dionne is 10th All Time in Offensive Point Shares (4th at his retirement – Howe, Gretzky, Esposito)
- Per Game:
- 15th All Time in GPG
- 10th All Time in APG
- 6th All Time in PPG
- Draft: Dionne, drafted 2nd overall in 1971, Dionne is
- 1st in Goals (by over 150)
- 1st in Assists (by over 250)
- 1st in Points (by over 200)
- 9th in Plus/Minus
- 2nd in Point Shares
- 2nd in Games
- Era: Of the 18 skaters to play in at least 984 games (12 modern seasons), Dionne is
- 1st in Goals (by nearly 200)
- 1st in GPG
- 1st in Assists (by nearly 200)
- 2nd in APG
- 1st in Points (by nearly 450)
- 1st in PPG
- 15th in Plus/Minus
- 1st in Offensive Point Shares (by over 30)
- 10th in Defensive Point Shares (5th Forward)
- 3rd in Point Shares (1st Forward)
- 1st in Games (by nearly 150)
- 82-game average: 44G, 63A for 107P, +2
- 3-year peak (1978-81): 80-game average of 57G, 77A for 134P, +37
- No possession stats
- Playoffs:
- 21G,
- 24A for
- 45P,
- -23 in
- 49 Games
- Era: Of the hundreds of skaters to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1971 and 1982, Dionne is
- 77th in playoff Goals
- 23rd in playoff GPG
- 123rd in playoff Assists
- 50th in playoff APG (not actually on leader-board)
- 105th in playoff Points
- 33rd in playoff in PPG (missed leader-board by 1P)
- Not in the Top 200 in playoff Plus/Minus or playoff Games Played
- Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
- 610G (18th All Time)
- 883A (20th All Time)
- 1493P (14th All Time
- 82-game average: 37G, 52A for 91P (-16P per 82 games)
- Per Game: Not in the Top 25; however, if the qualifier is set to 820 games, Dionne is
- 24th All Time in Adjusted APG
- 15th All time in Adjusted PPG;
- And if the qualifier is set to 1230 games, Dionne is
- 11th All Time in Adjusted GPG
- 13th All Time in Adjusted APG
- 6th all Time in Adjusted PPG
- VsX:
- 651G (18th All Time)
- 1,048A (17th All Time)
- 1,484P (14th All Time)
- Per Game: Not in the Top 25; however, if the qualifier is set to 820 games, Dionne is
- 21st All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
- 20th All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
- 17th All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG;
- And if the qualifier is set to 1230 Games, Dionne is
- 6th All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
- 9th All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
- 7th All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG
- Hockey-Reference:
- Trades:
- Traded at 24 with Bart Crashley (29) to Los Angeles for Dan Maloney (24), Terry Harper (35) and a 1976 2nd Rounder (Jimmy Roberts)
- Traded at 35 with Jeff Crossman and a 1989 3rd Rounder (Murray Garbutt) to the Rangers for Bob Carpenter (23) and Tom Laidlaw (30)
- Junior:
- Eddie Powers (‘70, ‘71)
Marcel Dionne’s Accomplishments:
- Top 5 in Hart voting four times
- Ted Lindsay (‘79, ‘80)
- Art Ross (‘80)
- Top 5 in Calder voting
- Byng (‘75, ‘77)
- Back Check MVP (‘80)
- Top Player:
- Top 5 Player (by PS) three times (‘79, ‘80, ‘81)
- Top 10 Player five times (‘77, ‘85)
- Best Offensive Player (by OPS) once (‘80)
- Top 5 six times (‘75, ‘77, ‘79, ‘81, ‘83)
- Top 10 nine times (‘73, ‘82, ‘85) – tied 10th most ever
- Goals:
- Leader-boards:
- Top 5 in Goals six times
- Top 10 nine times – tied 8th most ever
- GPG leader-boards:
- Top 5 in GPG five times
- Top 10 seven times
- Single-season totals:
- 55 goals three times (1 of only 10 players ever, 6 at his retirement)
- 50 goals six times (1 of only 6 players ever, 4 at his retirement)
- 45 goals eight times (1 of only 5 players ever – Ovechkin, Bossy, Gretzky, Lemieux – 3 at his retirement)
- 40 goals ten times (1 of only 4 players ever – Gretzky, Ovechkin, Lemieux – 2 at his retirement)
- 35 goals thirteen times (1 of only 3 players ever – Gretzky, Gartner – only player at his retirement)
- 30 goals fourteen times (1 of only 6 players ever, 2 at his retirement)
- 25 goals sixteen times (1 of only 7 players ever, 2 at his retirement)
- 20 goals seventeen times (1 of only 14 players ever, 2 at his retirement)
- Leader-boards:
- Assists:
- Leader-boards:
- Top 5 in Assists 6 times
- Top 10 nine times
- APG leader-boards:
- Top 5 in APG seven times
- Top 10 8 times
- Single-season totals:
- 80 assists twice (1 of only 12 players ever, 8 at his retirement)
- 70 assists five times (1 of only 8 players ever, 5 at his retirement
- 60 assists seven times (1 of only 15 players ever, 5 at his retirement)
- 50 assists fourteen times (1 of only 5 players ever – Gretzky, Francis, Coffey, Sakic – only player at his retirement)
- 40 assists sixteen times (1 of only 6 players ever, only player at his retirement)
- Leader-boards:
- Points:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league in Points once
- Top 5 seven times
- Top 10 eigh times
- PPG leader-boards:
- Top 5 in PPG six times
- Top 10 nine times
- Single-season totals:
- 130 points three times (1 of only 4 players ever – Gretzky, Lemieux, Esposito)
- 120 points six times (1 of only 4 players ever – Gretzky, Lemieux, Esposito – 3 at his retirement)
- 110 points seven times (1 of only 4 players ever – Gretzky, Lemieux, Bossy – 3 at his retirement)
- 100 points eight times (1 of only 3 players ever – Gretzky, Lemieux – 2 at his retirement)
- 90 points twelve times (1 of only 2 players ever – Gretzky – only player at his retirement)
- 80 points thirteen times (1 of only 4 players ever – Gretzky, Hawerchuk, Messier – only player at his retirement)
- 70 points sixteen times (1 of only 4 players ever – Howe, Gretzky, Francis – 2 at his retirement)
- 60 points seventeen times (1 of only 7 players ever, 2 at his retirement)
- Plus Minus:
- Top 5 in Plus/Minus once
- All Star:
- 1st Team All Star twice
- 2nd Team All Star twice
- 8 All Star Game appearances
- VsX Peak:
- Best 7 Seasons:
- Goals: 26th All Time
- Assists: 17th All Time
- Points: 12th All Time
- Best 10 Seasons:
- Goals: 19th All Time
- Assists: 17th All Time
- Points: 11th All Time
- Best 7 Seasons:
- Leader-boards:
Marcel Dionne’s Great Teams:
- Canada/World Cup:
- Top 6 Forward (by points) on one Champion (‘76 Canada)
- Top 9? Forward (by points) on one Runner Up (‘81 Canada)
- World Championships:
- “Best Forward” tournament award on one World Championship Bronze (‘78 Canada)
- Best Forward (by points) on one World Championship Bronze (‘83 Canada)
- Top 3 Forward (by points) on one World Championship Bronze (‘86 Canada)
- Summit Series:
- Taxi squad for one Champion (‘72 Canada)