Is Dickie Moore the least discussed Habs great of his era? He is famous in Montreal but not so much in the rest of North America.
He’s arguably one of the best Left Wings of all time. For one thing, he has the second most Art Ross trophies among Left Wings after Bobby Hull.
Listen to us discuss Dickie Moore’s Hall of Fame case here:
Dickie Moore’s Career:
- NHL: 1951-63, 1964-65, 1967-68; 14 seasons, 9 quality
- Totals:
- 261G (11th All Time at his first retirement),
- 346A (14th All Time at his first retirement) for
- 607P (11th All Time at his first retirement),
- +63* (9th All Time at his first retirement) in
- 719 Games;
- 65.2 Point Shares (13th Forward All Time at his first retirement);
- At his retirement, Moore was 15th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
- Per Game: At his first retirement, Moore was
- 16th All Time in GPG
- T-9th All Time in APG
- 10th All Time in PPG
- Era: Of the 36 skaters to play in at least 574 games (7 modern seasons) between 1951 and 1963, Moore is
- 5th in Goals
- 4th in GPG (8 qualifying players)
- 9th in Assists
- 5th in APG (10 qualifying players)
- 6th in Points
- 5th in PPG (8 qualifying players)
- 3rd in Plus/Minus
- 6th in Offensive Point Shares
- 18th in Defensive Point shares (5th Forward)
- 11th in Point Shares
- 82-game average: 30G, 39A for 69P, +7
- 3-year peak (1958-1961): 70-game average of 36G, 48A for 84P, +24*
- Playoffs:
- 46G (6th All Time at his final retirement),
- 64A (t-4th All Time at his final retirement – Howe, Beliveau, Delvecchio) for
- 110P (5th All Time at his final retirement – Howe, Beliveau, Richard, Geoffrion),
- +12* (t-11th All Time at his final retirement) in
- 135 Games (4th All Time at his final retirement – Kelly, Howe, Harvey)
- Per Game: At his final retirement, Moore was
- T-15th All Time in playoff GPG
- T-13th All Time in playoff APG
- 12th All Time in playoff PPG
- Era: Of the 26 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1951 and 1968, Moore is
- 4th in playoff Goals
- 5th in playoff GPG (13 qualifying players)
- 4th in playoff Assists
- 9th in playoff APG (17 qualifying players)
- 4th in playoff Points
- 7th in playoff PPG (16 qualifying players)
- T-5th in Plus/Minus
- 1st in playoff Games
- Adjusted for Era:
- Hockey-Reference:
- 300G
- 412A for
- 712P
- Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 47A for 81P (+12P per 82 games)
- Per Game: Not in the Top 25 of any Per Game category
- VsX:
- 383G
- 549A
- 781P
- Per Game: Not in the Top 25 in any Per Game category
- Hockey-Reference:
- Trades:
- Waived at 33 (so he could come out of retirement)
- Traded at 36 to the Blues for a player to be named later (Pat Quinn)
- One vote for #5 LW of All Time
Dickie Moore’s Accomplishments:
- Art Ross (‘58, ‘59)
- Top 5 in Hart voting
- Back Check MVP (‘58, ‘59)
- Back Check Best Player (‘58)
- All Star:
- 1st Team All Star twice
- 2nd Team All Star once
- 6 All Star Game appearances
- Top Player:
- Top 5 Player (by PS) twice (‘58, ‘59)
- Top 10 three times (‘61)
- Best Offensive Player (by OPS) once (‘58)
- Top 5 three times (‘59, ‘61)
- Top 10 five times (‘57, ‘60)
- Goals:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league in Goals once
- Top three times
- Top 10 four times
- GPG leader-boards:
- Top 5 in GPG four times
- Top 10 five times
- Single-season totals:
- 40 goals once (1 of only 12 players ever at his first retirement)
- 35 goals three times (1 of only 4 players ever at his first retirement – Howe, Richard, Beliveau)
- 25 goals four times (1 of only 19 players ever at his first retirement)
- 20 goals six times (1 of only 22 players ever at his first retirement)
- Leader-boards:
- Assists:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league in Assists once
- Top 5 three times
- Top 5 four times
- APG leader-boards:
- Led the league in APG once
- Top 5 three times
- Top 10 five times
- Single-season totals:
- 50 assists once (1 of only 10 players ever at his first retirement)
- 40 assists three times (1 of only 10 players ever at his first retirement)
- Leader-boards:
- Points:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league in Points twice
- Top 10 four times
- PPG leader-boards:
- Top 5 in PPG three times
- Top 10 five times
- Single-season totals:
- 90 points once (1 of only 4 players ever at his retirement – Beliveau, Geoffrion, Howe)
- 80 points twice (1 of only 5 players ever at his retirement – Howe, Beliveau, Bathgate, Hull)
- 60 points four times (1 of only 11 players ever at his retirement)
- 50 points six times (1 of only 12 players ever at his retirement)
- Leader-boards:
- Plus/Minus:
- Top 5 in Plus/Minus once
- VsX Peak:
- Best 7 Seasons:
- Goals: 49th All Time
- Assists: 71st All Time
- Points: 67th All Time
- Best 10 Seasons:
- Goals: 64th All Time
- Assists: 99th All Time
- Points: 95th All Time
- Best 7 Seasons:
Dickie Moore’s Great Teams:
- Best Player (led playoffs in assists and points) on one Champion (‘59 Canadiens)
- Best Player (by points) on one Final Four (‘62 Canadiens)
- Best Player? (by points) on one Runner Up (‘68 Blues)
- Best Forward (led playoffs in assists and points) on one Runner Up (‘54 Canadiens)
- Top 3 Forward (led playoffs in Goals) on one Champion (‘60 Canadiens)
- Top 6 Forward (by points) on four Champions (‘53, ‘56, ‘57, ‘58 Canadiens), one Runner Up (‘55 Canadiens) and three Final Fours (‘61, ‘63 Canadiens, ‘65 Leafs)
- Top 9 Forward (by points) on one Runner Up (‘52 Canadiens)