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.
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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
- Hockey-Reference:
- 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
- Leader-boards:
- 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
- Leader-boards:
- 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
- Best 7 Seasons:
- 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).
- Olympics:
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).