Cully Wilson was a notorious goon of a hockey player. He is also one of the rare early pros to have success in all four major pro leagues. Does he belong in the Hall of Fame?
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Cully Wilson’s Career:
- NHL:
- 1919-23, 1926-27; 5 seasons, 4 quality by modern standards of PPG
- Totals:
- 59G (24th All Time when he was traded out of the NHL),
- 29A for
- 88P (t-25th All Time when he was traded) in
- 130 GP (25th All Time when he was traded);
- 9 PS
- Era: Of the 21 players to play at least 72 games (3 contemporary seasons) between 1919 and 1923, Wilson is
- 12th in Goals
- 10th in GPG
- 14th in Assists and APG
- 12th in Points
- 13th in PPG
- 13th in Offensive Point Shares
- 18th (4th last) in Point Shares
- 44-game average: 20G, 10A for 30
- 3-year peak (1919-22): 24-game average of 13G, 7A for 20P [Doesn’t contain his second best season!]
- Playoffs: 1G for 1P in 2 games
- Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
- 81G, 123A for 204P
- 82-game average: 51G, 78A for 129P
- Doesn’t qualify for PG leaderboards
- VsX: Doesn’t qualify for the adjustment
- Hockey-Reference:
- Trades:
- Traded at 29 for Ed Carpenter (31)
- Traded out of the NHL (the first time) for cash
- Traded into the NHL for cash
- Traded out of the NHL (old version of waiving)
- Suspended for part of a season for refusing to report
- NHA:
- 1912-15; 3 seasons, all quality
- Totals:
- 43G (24th All time at best),
- 9A (22nd All Time at best) for
- 52P (24th All Time at best) in
- 59 Games (18th All time at best)
- If the qualifier is 40 games (2 seasons) Wilson is might be
- 22nd All Time in GPG
- 20th All time in APG
- 22nd All Time in PPG
- 20-game average of 15G, 3A for 18P
- Playoffs: 0P in 2 games
- No trades
- PCHA:
- 1915-19; 4 seasons, all quality
- Totals:
- 44G (24th All Time at best),
- 23A (21st All Time at best) for
- 67P (25th All Time at best) in
- 68 Games
- If the qualifier is set to 60 games (3 seasons), Wilson is might be
- 15th All Time in GPG
- 10th All Time in APG
- 14th All time in PPG
- 20-game average of 13G, 7A for 20P
- Playoffs: 1G, 1A for 2P in 4 games
- No trades.
- WCHL:
- 1923-26; 3 seasons, all quality
- Totals:
- 41G (14th All Time at best),
- 17A (17th All Time at best) for
- 58P in (14th All Time at best)
- 88 games (16th All Time at best)
- If the qualifier is set at 84 games (3 seasons), Wilson might be
- 11th in GPG
- 13th in APG
- 11th in PPG
- 28-game average of 13G, 5A for 18P
- Playoffs: 1G for 1P in 2 games
- Trades:
- Traded into the league for cash
- Traded out of the league for cash.
Cully Wilson’s Accomplishments:
- NHL:
- Top 10 Offensive Player (by OPS) twice (‘20, ‘23)
- Goals:
- Top 10 in Goals twice
- Top 10 in GPG once
- Scored 20 goals once
- Assists:
- Top 10 in Assists once
- Top 10 in APG once
- Points:
- Top 10 in Points twice
- Top 10 in PPG twice
- NHA:
- Goals:
- Top 10 in Goals once
- Top 10 in GPG once
- Assists:
- Top 5 in Assists probably once
- Top 10 in APG once
- Points:
- Top 10 in Points once
- Top 10 in PPG once
- Goals:
- PCHA:
- Goals:
- Top 10 in Goals once
- Top 10 in GPG once
- Assists:
- Top 5 in Assists probably once
- Top 10 in APG ponce
- Points:
- Top 10 in Points once
- Top 10 in PPG once
- 1st Team All Star once
- Goals:
- WCHL:
- Goals:
- Top 10 in Goals once
- Top 10 in GPG once
- Assists:
- Top 10 in Assists once
- Top 10 in APG once maybe
- Points:
- Top 10 in Points once
- Top 10 in PPG once probably
- 2nd Team All Star once
- Goals:
Cully Wilson’s Great Teams:
- NHL: none
- NHA:
- Unknown role (2 or 3 goals in 3 games but listed as a “spare”) on one Champion (‘14 Blueshirts)
- PCHA:
- Top 3? Forward on one Champion (‘17 Metropolitans) and one Runner Up (‘19 Metropolitans)
- Unknown role on one PCHA Runner Up (‘19 Metropolitans)
- WCHL:
- Unknown role on one Runner Up (‘24 Tigers) and one WCHL Champion (‘25 Tigers)