Does Art Coulter Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Art Coulter was a D who played right before the Original Six but who was inducted in the 1970s.

His Hall of Fame case is based on his end-of-season All Star Team finishes and once being Top 3 in Hart voting. But they took forever to induct him.

Listen to us discuss Art Coulter’s mysterious Hall of Fame case here:

Art Coulter’s Career:

• NHL: 1931-42; 11 seasons, 10 quality by DPS
• Totals:
  • 31G,
  • 82A (21st/14th? D All Time at his retirement) for
  • 113P (25th/18th? D All Time at his retirement) in
  • 458 Games (17th/14th? D All Time at his retirement);
  • 46.1 Point Shares (16th/14th D All Time at his retirement);
  • At his retirement, Coulter was as high as 6th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
• Per Game: Obviously he doesn’t qualify, but if the qualifiers are lowered to the hilariously low 30G, 80A, 100P, Coulter is last in GPG and APG and 2nd last in PPG
• Era: Of the 18 “D” to play in at least 328 Games (4 modern seasons) between 1931 and 1942, Coulter is
  • 12th in Goals
  • T-13th in GPG (no Goals qualifier)
  • 11th in Assists
  • 11th in APG (no Assists qualifier)
  • 11th in Points
  • 11th in PPG (no Points qualifier)
  • 11th in Offensive Point Shares
  • 1st in Defensive Point Shares
  • 6th in Point Shares
  • 4th in Games
• 82-game average: 6G, 15A for 21P, 8.3 PS
• 3-year peak (1937-40): 48-game average of 4G, 10A for 13P, 5.4 PS
• Playoffs:
  • 4G (t-23rd/t-18th D All Time at his retirement),
  • 5A (t-23rd/t-18th D All Time at his retirement) for
  • 9P (t-23rd/t-18th D All Time at his retirement) in
  • 49 Games (t-8th/t-7th D All Time at his retirement)
  • Per Game: That would be silly
  • Era: Of the 10 “D” who played in at least 41 playoff games between 1931 and 1942, Coulter is
    • T-7th in Goals
    • 8th in GPG
    • T-6th in Assists
    • 7th in APG
    • 7th in Points
    • 7th in PPG
    • 3rd in Games
• Adjusted:
  • Totals:
    • 48G, 
    • 150A for 
    • 198P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 9G, 27A for 35
  • Per Game: doesn’t qualify
• Trade
  • Traded into the NHL at 21 for cash
  • Traded at 26 to the Rangers for Earl Seibert (24)

Art Coulter’s Accomplishments:

• All Star:
  • 2nd Team All Star four times
• Top Player
  • Best Defensive Player (by DPS) twice (‘35, ‘40)
  • Top 5 four times (‘34, ‘42)
  • Top 10 seven times (‘33, ‘36, ‘38)

Art Coulter’s Great Teams:

• NHL:
  • Top 2 D (by points) on one Champion (‘34 Hawks), one Runner Up (‘37 Rangers) and one Final Four (‘42 Rangers)
  • Top 4 D (by points) on one Champion (‘40 Rangers) and one Final Four (‘39 Rangers)