Does Dave Andreychuk Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

One of the more controversial recent inductions was Dave Andreychuk, a player whose case is based nearly entirely on longevity.

Does he belong? Listen here:

Dave Andreychuk’s Career:

• NHL: 1982-2006; 23 years, 17 quality
• Totals:
  • 640G (13th all-time, 11th at his retirement),
  • 698A for 1338P (23rd all-time at his retirement),
  • +38 in 1639 games (5th all-time, 4th at his retirement);
  • 124.6 Point Shares; 15:58 ATOI (since 1997-98)
  • Andreychuck has scored 274 PP goals which is most All Time
• Per Game: Andreychuk is not in the Top 25, however if the qualifier is 1250 games played, he was
  • 14th in GPG at his retirement;
  • If the qualifier is 15000 games, Andreychuk was
    • 4th All Time in GPG,
    • 10th in APG and
    • 8th in PPG at his retirement
• In his draft class (1982), Andreychuk, drafted 16th overall is
  • 1st in Goals,
  • 4th in Assists,
  • 2nd in Points and
  • 15th in Plus/Minus
  • 3rd in Point Shares
• Era: Of the 4 players to play in at least 1500 games between 1982 and 2004, Andreychuk is
  • 1st in Goals and GPG
  • 4th in Assists, APG and Point Shares
  • 3rd in Points, PPG, Plus/Minus and Offensive Point Shares
• 82-game average season of 32G, 35A for 67P
• 3 year peak (1991-’94): 82-game average of 49G, 47A for 96P
• No possession information
• Playoffs:
  • 43G,
  • 54A for
  • 97P,
  • -1 in
  • 162 games
  • Era: Of the hundreds of skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1982 and 2006, Andreychuk is
    • 37th in Playoff Goals
    • 64th in Playoff GPG
    • 60th in Playoff Assists
    • 94th in Playoff APG
    • 45th in Playoff Points
    • 83rd in Playoff PPG
    • 168th in Plus/Minus
• Adjusted:
  • Hockey-Reference:
    • 605G (19th All Time),
    • 645A for
    • 1250P
    • Adjusted 82-game average: 30G, 32A for 63P
    • Adjusted PPG: Andreychuk is not in the Top 25 for Adjusted PPG even if the qualifier is as high as 1250 games played
  • VsX:
    • 608G
    • 698A
    • 1,165P
    • Per Game: Not in the Top 25, of course
• Trades:
  • Traded at 29, Daren Puppa (27)and a 1993 First Rounder (Kenny Jonsson) to the Leafs for Grant Fuhr (30) with a 1995 Fifth Rounder (nobody) – our 21st Best Maple Leafs Trade of All Time
  • Traded at 33 to the Devils for a 1996 2nd Rounder and a 1999 3rd Rounder
  • Traded at 36 with Ray Bourque (39) to the Avalanche for Brian Rolston (27), Martin Grenier (19), Sami Palhsson (22) and a 2000 First Round Pick (Martin Samuelsson)

Accomplishments:

• Top Player:
  • Top 10 Offensive Player (by OPS) once (‘94)
• Goals:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in Goals once,
    • Top 10 twice;
  • GPG leader-boards:
    • Top 10 in GPG once;
• Single-season totals:
  • 50 goals twice,
  • 40 goals four times,
  • 35 goals seven times,
  • 30 goals nine times, scored
  • 25 goals thirteen times (1 of only 19 players),
  • 20 goals nineteen times (1 of only him, Howe, Francis and Shanahan);
• Assists:
  • 50 assists twice,
  • 40 assists eight times
• Points:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Top 10 in Points twice;
  • Single-season totals:
    • 90 points thrice,
    • 80 points six times,
    • 70 points eight times,
    • 60 points eleven times,
    • 50 points thirteen times
• Plus Minus:
  • Top 5 in Plus/Minus once
• All Star:
  • 2 All-Star Game appearances
• VsX Peak:
  • Best 7 Seasons:
    • Goals: 104th All Time
    • Assists: doesn’t qualify
    • Points: 195th All Time
  • Best 10 Seasons:
    • Goals: 97th All Time
    • Assists: 244th All Time
    • Points: 165th Points

Dave Andreychuk’s Great Teams:

• NHL:
  • Top 3 Forward on one Final Four (’93 Leafs),
  • Captain and Top 6 Forward on one Champion (‘04 Lightning),
  • Top 6 Forward on one Final Four (‘00 Avalanche),
  • Top 6 Forward (by points) on one Final Four (’94 Leafs);
• World Championships:
  • Top 6? Forward (by points) on one World Championship Bronze medalist;
• WJCs:
  • Best Forward (by points – more than Lemieux!!!) on one WJC Bronze medalist (‘83 Canada)