Doesn’t Belong

Does Jack Walker Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Of all the players to be featured on The Back Check so far, Jack Walker has, by far, the least impressive stats we’ve seen. So why the hell is in the Hall of Fame?

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Louis Berlinguette

Career

NHL: 1917-26; 8 seasons, 3 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
45G, 33A (19th All Time at his retirement) for 78P (25th) in 193 games (8th)
82-game average: 19G, 14A for 33P
3-year peak (1919-22): 82-game average of 36G, 27A for 63P
Playoffs: 5A for 5P in 11 games
Adjusted: 60G, 150A for 210P
Adjusted 82-game average: 25G, 64A for 89P
Traded out of the NHL once.[2. but traded back in less than a month later]

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John Tavares

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Does George Owen Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

George Owen’s Career

NHL: 1928-33; 5 seasons, all quality (by Defensive Point Shares)
Totals:
- 44G,
- 33A for
- 77P in
- 183 games
- At his retirement, Owen was 20th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Per Game: Doesn’t qualify; however, if the qualifier is set to an absurdly low 164 games, Owen is
- 14th All Time in GPG among D
Era: Of the 23 D who played in at least 164 games (2 modern seasons) between 1928 and 1933, Owen is
- 6th in Goals and GPG
- 12th in Assists
- 9th in APG
- 7th in Points
- 6th in PPG
- 6th in Offensive Point Shares
- 8th in Defensive Point Shares
- 3rd in Point Shares
- 18th in Games Played
82-game average: 20G, 15A for 34P; 32.6 PS
3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 12G, 10A for 22P; 7.9 PS
Playoffs:
- 2G,
- 5A for
- 7P in
- 21 Games
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 83G, 121A for 204P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 37G, 54A for 91P
  - Per Game: Doesn’t qualify
- VsX: Doesn’t qualify
Trades:
- Having refused to move to Canada and never played in the NHL, his NHL rights were traded when he was almost 28 to the Bruins for Eric Pettinger (24) and Hugh Plaxton (24) – our 21st Worst Leafs Trade ever.

Nicklas Backstrom

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Tom Cook

Career

NHL: 1929-38; 9 seasons, 5 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
77G, 98A for 175P in 349 games; 20.5 PS
Era: Cook does not make it into the Top 25 for any category[2. When Cook is compared to the 61 players who played in at least 300 games between 1929 and 1938]
82-game average: 18G, 23A for 41P
3-year peak (1929-32): 44-gam average of 14G, 14A for 28P
Playoffs: 2G, 4A for 6P in 24 games
Adjusted: 133G, 260A for 393P
Adjusted 82-game average: 31G, 61A for 92P
Traded out of the league once and waived once, both near the end of his career.

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Hib Milks

Career

NHL: 1925-33; 8 seasons, 4 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
87G, 41A for 128P in 317 games (23rd); 24.3 PS
Era: Milks is 17th in Goals, 15th in GPG, 20th in Points, 21st in PPG, 19th in OPS and in Games, and 24th in PS[2. Of the 33 players who played in at least 300 games between 1925 and 1933]
82-game average: 22G, 11A for 33P
3-year peak (1925-28): 44-game average of 17G, 5A for 22P
Playoffs: 0P in 11 games
Adjusted: 166G, 191A for 357P
Adjusted 82-game average: 43G, 49A for 92P
Never traded.

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Art Chapman

Career

NHL: 1930-40; 10 seasons, 5 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
62G, 176A (10th All Time at his retirement) for 238A for 438 games; 21.4 PS
At his retirement, Chapman was 3rd All Time in APG[2. Minium 300 games]
Era: Chapman is 18th in Goals, GPG and PS, 2nd in Assists, 1st in APG, 14th in Points and PPG, 16th in OPS, and 13th in Games[3. Of the 20 players to play in at least 400 games between 1930 and 1940]
82-game average: 11G, 33A for 44P
3-year peak (1934-37): 48-game average of 9G, 29A for 39P
Playoffs: 1G, 5A for 6P in 26 games
Adjusted: 106G, 389A for 495P
Adjusted 82-game average: 20G, 73A for 93P
Traded once in his prime, left unprotected at the beginning of his career.

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Johnny Gagnon

Career

NHL: 1930-40; 10 seasons, 7 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
120G, 141A (22nd All Time at his retirement) for 261P (23rd) in 454 games; 32.2 PS
At his retirement, Gagnon was 18th All Time in APG and 24th in PPG[2. Minimum 300 games]
Era: Gagnon is 5th in Goals, GPG, Points, PPG, OPS and Games, 3rd in Assists and APG, and 6th in PS[3. Of the 8 players to play in at least 450 games between 1930 and 1940]
82-game average: 21G, 25A for 47P
3-year peak (1936-39): 48-game average of 16G, 19A for 34P
Playoffs: 12G, 12A for 24P in 32 games
Adjusted: 209G, 323A for 532P
Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 58A for 96P
Traded thrice in his prime and once after.

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Lynn Patrick

Career

NHL: 1934-43; 1945-46; 10 seasons, 8 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
145G, 190A (23rd All Time at his retirement) for 335P (22nd) in 455 games; 34.5 PS
Patrick was 11th All Time in APG and 19th in GPG at his retirement[2. If the qualifier is set to 300 games]
Era: Patrick is 7th in Goals and GPG, 8th in Assists and Points, 5th in APG, 6th in PPG, 9th in OPS, 12 in PS and 17th in Games[3. Of the 17 players to play in at least 450 games between 1934 and 1946]
82-game average: 26G, 34A for 61P
3-year peak (1940-43): 48-game average of 25G, 28A for 53P
Playoffs: 10G, 6A for 16P in 44 games
Adjusted: 210G, 324A for 534P
Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 58A for 96P
Never traded.

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