Does Ziggy Palffy Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

A lot of people probably think Ziggy Palffy doesn’t have a case in hell for Hall of Fame. Well, we beg top differ.

In our latest episode, hear us make a case for Palffy’s induction, based upon the standards set by previous inductees.

Listen here:

Ziggy Palffy’s Career:

• NHL: 1993-2006; 12 seasons, 10 quality
• Totals:
  • 329G,
  • 384A for
  • 713P,
  • +83 in
  • 684 games;
  • 88 PS
• Per Game: Among Slovak NHL players, Palffy is
  • 1st All Time in GPG,
  • 3rd in APG and
  • 2nd in PPG;
  • 20:44 ATOI (since 1998-99);
• Draft: In his draft class (1991), Palffy, drafted 26th overall, is
  • 7th in Goals
  • 11th in Assists
  • 8th in Points
  • But 33rd in Games
• Era: Of the hundreds of players to play in at least 656 games (8 seasons) between 1993 and 2006, Palffy is
  • 14th in Goals
  • 4th in GPG
  • 35th in Assists
  • 28th in APG
  • 19th in APG
  • 22nd in Points
  • 4th in PPG
  • 35th in Plus/Minus
  • 12th in Offensive Point Shares
  • 21st in Point Shares while being
  • 179th in Games
• 82-game average: 39G, 46A for 85P, +10
• 3-year peak (1998-01): 82-game average of 38G, 51A for 88P, +15
• No possession stats
• Playoffs:
  • 9G,
  • 10A for
  • 19P,
  • +4 in
  • 24 games
  • Era: Of the hundreds of skaters to play in 20 playoff games between 1993 and 2006, Palffy is
    • 176th in playoff Goals
    • 23rd in GPG (though he doesn’t qualify for the leader-boards)
    • Not in the Top 200 in playoff Assists
    • 66th in APG (again he doesn’t actually qualify for the leader-board)
    • Not in the Top 200 in playoff Points
    • 31st in PPG (again, not on the leader-board)
• Adjusted:
  • Hockey-Reference:
    • 366G,
    • 418A for
    • 784P
    • Adjusted 82-game average: 44G, 50A for 94P (+9P per 82 games)
    • Per Game:
      • 20th All Time in Adjusted GPG
  • VsX:
    • 352G
    • Assists: doesn’t qualify
    • 719P
    • Per Game: Palffy is not in the Top 25
• Trades:
  • Traded at 27 with Marcel Cousineau (26), Bryan Smolinski (27) and a 1999 4th Rounder (Daniel Johansson) to the Kings for Mathieu Biron (19), Josh Green (21), Oli Jokinen (20) and 1991 1st Rounder (Taylor Pyatt)
• Czechoslovak Extraliga:
  • 1990-93, 2004-05; 4 seasons, all qualify
  • 124G, 109A for 245P in 179 Games
• Slovak Extraliga:
  • 1996-97, 1998-99, 2004-05, 2007-2013; 8 seasons, 5 quality
  • 172G, 243A for 415P in 240 Games

Ziggy Palffy’s Accomplishments:

• Top Player:
  • Top 10 Player (by PS) once (‘98)
  • Top 5 Offensive Player (by OPS) once (‘98),
  • Top 10 four times (‘97, ‘01, ‘03)
• Goals:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in Goals twice,
    • Top 10 three times
  • GPG leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in GPG once,
    • Top 10 five times
  • Single-season totals:
    • 45 goals twice,
    • 40 goals three times,
    • 35 goals five times,
    • 30 goals six times,
    • 25 goals seven times,
    • 20 goals eight times
• Assists:
  • 50 assists once,
  • 40 assists five times
• Points:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in Points once,
    • Top 10 four times
  • PPG leader-boards:
    • Top 5 in PPG once,
    • Top 10 twice
  • Single-season totals:
    • 90 points once,
    • 80 points five times,
    • 60 points six times,
    • 50 points eight times
• All Star:
  • 3 All Star Game appearances
• VsX:
  • Best 7 Seasons:
    • Goals: 69th All Time
    • Assists: doesn’t qualify
    • Points: 103rd All Time
  • Best 10 Seasons:
    • Goals: 106th All Time
    • Assists: doesn’t qualify
    • Points: 128th All time
• Non-NHL:
  • Olympics:
    • Led tournament in Points on a non-medalling team (’94 Slovakia)
  • Czechoslovak Extraliga:
    • Rookie of the Year
    • Led the league in Goals once,
    • Led the league in Assists once,
    • Led the league in Points twice
  • Slovak Extraliga:
    • Led the league in Goals once
    • Led the league in Assists once
    • Led the league in Points five times (every year he was in the league for this stint).

Ziggy Palffy’s Great Teams:

• World Championships:
  • Best Forward (co-led tournament in points) on one World Champion Bronze (‘03 Slovakia),
  • Top 3 Forward (by points) on one World Champion (‘02 Slovakia)
• World Juniors”
  • Top 3 Forward (by points) on one World Junior Bronze (‘91 Czechoslovakia).