Did you know that Gordie Drillon was one of the greatest goal scorers in early NHL history?
He was indeed. And we think he has a pretty slam dunk Hall of Fame case. Listen to us talk about him here:
Gordie Drillon’s Career:
- 1936-43, 7 seasons, all quality
- Totals:
- 155G (22nd All Time at his departure for WWII),
- 140A for
- 295P in
- 312 Games;
- 37.4 Point Shares
- Per Game: Drillon doesn’t qualify, but if we lower the qualifiers so he does (to 150G, 100A and 250P), at his departure to WWII, Drillon was
- 4th All Time in GPG (Denneny, Dye, Stewart)
- T-8th All Time in APG
- 3rd All Time in PPG (Apps, Denneny)
- Era: Of the 40 skaters to play in at least 246 games (3 modern seasons) between 1936 and 1943, Drillon is
- 1st in Goals (by 17)
- 1st in GPG (nobody actually qualifies)
- 7th in Assists
- T-7th in APG (nobody actually qualifies)
- 2nd in Points
- 3rd in PPG (nobody actually qualifies)
- 1st in Offensive Point Shares
- T-14th in Defensive Point Shares among Forwards
- 4th in Point Shares
- 14th in Games
- 82-game average: 41G, 37A for 78P
- 3-year peak (1938-41): 48-game average of 24G, 22A for 45P
- Playoffs:
- 26G (1st All Time – by 7 – at his departure to WWII),
- 15A (t-16th All Time at his departure) for
- 41P (1st All Time at his departure) in
- 50 Games (t-18th All Time at his departure)
- Per Game:
- 1st All Time in playoff GPG (only qualifying player – if the qualifier is lowered to 15G, he was 3rd All Time – Lalonde, Denneny)
- Drillon doesn’t qualify for the APG and PPG leaderboards, but if the qualifiers are lowered so he does (to 15A and 40P), at his departure for WII, Drillon was
- 17th All Time in playoff APG (3rd last among qualifying players)
- 1st All Time in playoff PPG (by .13, 2 qualifying players – if the qualifier is lowered to 30P he was 2nd All Time – Liscombe)
- Era: Of the 12 skaters to play in at least 41 playoff Games between 1937 and 1943, Drillon is
- 1st in playoff Goals (ahead by 9)
- 1st in playoff GPG (ahead by 0.15)
- 5th in playoff Assists
- 5th in playoff APG
- 1st in playoff Points
- 1st in playoff PPG
- 2nd in playoff Games
- Adjustment for Era:
- Hockey-Reference:
- 228G,
- 237A for
- 465P
- Adjusted 82-game average: 60G, 62A for 122P (+77P per 82 games)
- Per Game: Doesn’t qualify
- VsX:
- 328G
- Assists: Doesn’t qualify
- Points: Doesn’t qualify
- Per Game:
- 1st All Time in VsX GPG;
- Doesn’t qualify for APG or PPG
- Hockey-Reference:
- Trades:
- Traded just before his 29th birthday to the Habs for cash
Gordie Drillon’s Accomplishments:
- Byng (‘38)
- All Star:
- 1st Team All Star twice
- 2nd Team All Star once
- Top Player:
- Top 5 Player (by Point Shares) once (‘38)
- Top 10 twice (‘41)
- Best Offensive Player (by OPS) once (‘38)
- Top 5 (really top 3) three times (‘40, ‘41)
- Top 10 six times (‘37, ‘39, ‘42)
- Goals:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league in Goals once
- Top 5 five times
- Top 10 six times
- GPG leader-boards:
- Led the league in GPG once
- Top 5 five times
- Top 10 every season he was in the league
- Single-season totals:
- 25 Goals twice (1 of only 13 players ever at his departure for WWII)
- 20 Goals five times (1 of only 11 players ever at his departure)
- Leader-boards:
- Assists:
- Leader-boards:
- Top 5 in Assists once
- Top 10 twice
- APG leader-boards:
- Top 5 in APG once
- Top 10 three times
- Leader-boards:
- Points:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league in Points once
- Top 5 three times
- Top 10 four times
- PPG leader-boards:
- Led the league in PPG once
- Top 5 three times
- Top 10 five times
- Single-season totals:
- 50 Points twice (1 of only 7 players ever at his departure)
- Leader-boards:
Gordie Drillon’s Great Teams:
- Best Player? (led playoffs in Goals and Points) on one Runner Up (‘38 Leafs)
- Best Player? (led playoffs in Goals) on one Runner Up (‘39 Leafs)
- Top 3 Forward (by points) on one Runner Up (‘40 Leafs) and two Final Fours (‘41 Leafs, ‘43 Canadiens)
- Top 9 Forward (by Points) but Injured (missed 38% of the games) on one Champion (‘42 Leafs)