Infamously, Dino Ciccarelli was the sole NHL player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010. Why was he deserving of a year to himself? What makes him so special? Or did the HOF make a mistake?
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Ciccarelli’s stats:
Career:
- NHL: 1980-99; 19 seasons, 18 quality
- 608G (19th All Time, 9th at his retirement), 592A for 1200P, -4 in 1232 games; 105.8 PS; 13:15 ATOI (final season only)
- Ciccarelli is 23rd All time in GPG
- Ciccarelli was undrafted. Among all undrafted players since expansion, Ciccarelli is
- 3rd in Goals
- 6th in GPG (minimum 200 goals)
- 9th in Assists
- 28th in APG (minimum 300 assists)
- 5th in Points
- 16th in PPG (minimum 500 points)
- 17th in Plus/Minus (minimum 1000 games)
- 4th in Offensive Point Shares
- 11th in Point Shares
- Era: Of the 6 players (2 D) to play in at least 1000 games between 1980 and 1999, Ciccarelli is
- 2nd in Goals, GPG, Assists, Points, Offensive Point Shares and Point Shares
- 3rd in APG and PPG
- Last in Plus/Minus
- 82-game average: 40G, 39A for 80P, -0
- 3-year peak (‘85-’88*): 51G, 52A for 103P, -2 [*Ciccarelli’s very best year came much earlier, in 1982 when everyone scored a ton, but the two surrounding years were significantly worse]
- Ciccarelli retired before possession stats were calculated
- Playoffs: 73G (13th All Time, 10th at his retirement), 45A for 118P, – 41 in 141 games played
- Adjusted: 530G, 522A for 1052P
- Adjusted 82-game average: 35G, 35A for 70P
- Obviously Ciccarelli is not on any adjusted per game leaderboards
- Trades:
- Traded at 29 at the trade deadline with Bob Rouse (34) for Mike Gartner (29) and Larry Murphy (28)
- Traded at 32 for Kevin Miller (26)
- Traded at 36 for a 4th round pick (Alexei Ponikarovsky – through Macoun trade)
- Traded at nearly 38 with Jeff Norton (33) for Mark Fitzpatrick (29) and Jody Hull (28).
Accomplishments:
- Top 10 Player (by PS) once (‘87)
- Top 5 Offensive Player (by OPS) once (‘87), Top 10 twice (‘82)
- Top 5 in Goals twice
- Top 5 in GPG once, Top 10 twice
- Top 10 in Points twice
- Top 10 in PPG twice
- Scored 55 goals once, 50 goals twice, 40 goals seven times (1 of only 17 players ever), 35 goals eleven times (1 of only 9 players ever), 25 goals twelve times (1 of only 20 players ever at his retirement), 20 goals fourteen times (1 of only 18 players ever at his retirement)
- Tallied 50 assists three times, 40 assists five times
- Scored 100 points twice, 90 points three times, 80 points five times, 70 points ten times, 60 points eleven times, 50 points twelve times
- 4 All Star Game appearances.
Great Teams:
- NHL:
- Top 3 Forward (by points) on one Runner Up (‘81 North Stars)
- Top 6 Forward (by points) on one Runner Up (‘95 Red Wings) and two Final Fours (‘84 North Stars, ‘96 Red Wings)
- World Championships:
- Top 9? Forward (by points) on one World Championship Bronze (‘82 Canada)