Original Six

Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor’s Career

NHL: 1939-43, 1945-8; 7 seasons, 6 quality (by modern standards of PPG)
Totals:
- 87G,
- 180A for
- 267P in
- 323 games;
- 23.0 PS
Per Game: Taylor didn’t score enough to make these leader-boards. However, at his banning, among players who played at least 300 games, Taylor was
- 6th All Time in APG and
- 12th in PPG
Era: Of the 30 players to play in at least 300 games between 1939 and 1948, Taylor is
- 16th in Goals,
- 15th in GPG,
- 8th in Assists,
- 6th in APG,
- 11th in Points,
- 10th in PPG,
- 14th in OPS,
- 20th in PS and Games Played
82-game average: 22G, 46A for 68P
3-year peak (1942-47): 50-game average of 19G, 33A for 52P
Playoffs: 6G, 18A for 24P in 33 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 106G,
  - 263A for
  - 369P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 27G, 67A for 94P
- VsX: Doesn’t qualify for the adjustement
Trades:
- Traded at 27 to Detroit for Harry Watson (23) – our 15th Greatest Maple Leafs Trade of All Time
- Traded at 28 to Boston for Bep Guiidolin (21)
- Traded at 28 to the Rangers with Future Considerations (Pentti Lund and Ray Manson) for Grant Warwick (26)

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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Syd Howe

Career

NHL: 1929-46; 17 seasons, 12 quality
237G (6th All Time at his retirement), 291A (2nd) for 528P (1st[1. Howe was the career leader in points from 1944-45 to 1946-47]) in 698 games (4th); 55.8 PS (21st)
At his retirement, Howe was 8th in GPG, 2nd in APG and 5th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games, 34 qualifying players]
At his retirement, Howe was 15th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: 2nd in Goals and GPG, 1st in Assists, APG, Points and PPG, 3rd in OPS and Games, 5th in PS[3. Of the 6 players to play in at least 600 games between 1929 and 1946, as only 3 played in 650 games over that span]
82-game average: 28G, 34A for 62P
3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 25G, 35A for 59P
Playoffs: 17G, 27A[4. Howe was the career leader in playoff assists in 1944] for 27 points[5. Howe was the career leader in playoff points from 1944 to 1946] in 44 games
Adjusted: 343G, 506A for 849P
Adjusted 82-game average: 40G, 59A for 100P
Traded once in his prime, traded to the AHL[6. I.e. waived] at the end of his career, claimed in a dispersal draft.

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Ebbie Goodfellow

Career

NHL: 1929-43; 14 seasons, 3 quality as a forward, 7? of 11 quality as a D[1. By Defensive Point Shares]
134G, 190A (12th All Time at his retirement) for 324P (19th) in 557 games (14th); 54.9 PS (18th); 54.9 PS
At his retirement, Goodfellow was 19th All Time in GPG, 7th in APG and 13th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games – 31 qualifying players]
Era: Goodfellow is 5th in Goals, Assists, Points and Games, 4th in GPG, PPG and OPS, 3rd in APG and PS[3. Of the 5 players to play in at least 550 games between 1929 and 1943]
82-game average: 20G, 28A for 48P
3-year peak (1938-41)[4. Playing defence]: 48-game average of 9G, 15A for 23P, 5.5 PS
Playoffs: 8G, 8A for 16P in 45 games
Adjusted: 230G, 453A for 683P
Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 67A for 101P
Never traded.

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Elmer Lach

Elmer Lach’s Career

NHL: 1940-54; 14 seasons, 12 quality
Totals:
- 215G (20th All Time at his retirement),
- 408A (1st – Lach held the career lead in assists from 1951-52 until 1957-58) for
- 623P (2nd – Lach held the career lead in points from 1951-52 until 1953-54) in
- 664 games (8th);
- 61.1 PS (24th)
Per Game: At his retirement, Lach was
- 23rd All Time in GPG,
- 2nd in APG (only 4 qualifying players…) and
- 5th in PPG
At his retirement, Lach was 15th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Of the 10 players to play in at least 600 games between 1940 and 1954, as only 3 players played in 650 games, Lach is
- 5th in Goals and GPG,
- 1st in Assists and APG,
- 2nd in Points, PPG and Games,
- 3rd in OPS,
- 4th in PS
82-game average: 26G, 50A for 77P
3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 24G, 50A for 73P
Playoffs:
- 19G,
- 45A (Lach held the career record for playoff assists from 1952 until 1957)
- 64P in
- 76 games;
- Lach held the career record for playoff APG, among all qualifying players, from 1946 until 1952.
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 248G, 568A 816P
  - Adjusted 82-game: 31G, 70A for 101P
  - Per Game: Lach is
    - 8th All Time in Adjusted APG and
    - 16th in Adjusted PPG
- VsX:
  - 351G, 804A, 930P [Stats calculated separately, relative to others, so they don’t add up]
  - Per Game: Lach is
    - 7th All Time in APG
    - 21st All Time in PPG
Never traded.

Johnny Gottselig

Career

NHL: 1928-41, 1942-45; 16 seasons, 12 quality
176G (17th All Time at his retirement), 195A (14th) for 371P (17th) in 589 games (13th); 45.4 PS
At his retirement, Gottselig was 11th All Time in GPG and PPG, and 10th in APG
At his retirement, Gottselig was 22nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Gottseling is 6th in Goals, GPG and Points, 5th in Assists, PPG and Games, 4th in APG, 7th in OPS, 8th in PS[1. Of the 11 players to play in at least 500 games between 1928 and 1942]
82-game average: 25G, 27A for 52P
3-year peak (1938-41): 48-game average of 12G, 27A for 38P
Playoffs: 13G, 13A for 26P in 43 games
Adjusted: 299G, 432A for 731P
Adjusted 82-game average: 42G, 60A for 102P
Never traded.

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Is Maurice Richard the Greatest Goal Scorer of All Time?

Career

NHL: 1942-60; 18 seasons, 16 quality
Totals:
- 544G (1st All Time at his retirement[1. The career record holder until 1963]),
- 421A (3rd) for
- 965P (2nd[2. Richard was the NHL’s career leader in points from 1953-54 until 1959-60]) in 9
- 78 games (2nd);
- 125.3 PS (2nd)
Richard is 13th All Time in GPG[3. At his retirement he was 12th – minimum 500 games] and, at his retirement, he was 19th in PPG[4. Minimum 500 games and also he was 1st All Time briefly during the 1951-52 season]
At his retirement, Richard was 2nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares[5. Richard was the career leader in Offensive Point Shares from the 1956-57 season to the next season]
Era: Richard is 1st in Goals, GPG, Points, PPG, OPS, PS and Games, 3rd in Assists and APG[6. Of the 5 players to play in at least 850 games between 1942 and 1960, as only two players played 950 games and only three played in 900 games during that span]
82-game average: 46G, 35A for 81P
3-year peak (1943-46): 50-game average of 37G, 23A for 60P
Playoffs:
- 82G (8th All Time),[7. Richard held the career record in playoff goals from 1947 until 1986]
- 44A for
- 126P[8. Richard held the career record in playoff points from 1951 until 1964] in
- 133 games
- Richard is currently 4th All Time in playoff GPG[9. Richard held the career playoff GPG record from 1946 until 1956 and again from 1957 until 1981][10. Richard held the career playoff PPG record from 1949 until 1952]
Adjusted:
- Hockey Reference:
  - 653G (9th All Time), 576A for 1229P (25th)
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 55G, 48A for 103P
  - If the qualifier is set at 500 games, Richard is 24th All Time in Adjusted PPG[11. If the qualifier is set to 750 games, Richard is 4th All Time]
- VsX:
Never traded.

Doug Bentley

Doug Bentley’s Career

NHL: 1939-44; 1945-52; 1953-54; 13 seasons, 10 quality
Totals:
- 219G (18th All Time at his retirement),
- 324A (4th) for
- 543P (6th) in
- 566 games;
- 48.9 PS
At his retirement, Bentley was 8th All Time in GPG, 3rd in APG, and 4th in PPG
Era: Bentley is 5th in Goals, 3rd in GPG, 2nd in Assists, APG and PPG, 4th in Points, 6th in OPS, 10th in PS and 16th in Games[2. Of the 18 players to play in at least 550 games between 1939 and 1954]
82-game average: 32G, 47A for 79P
3-year peak (1942-46): 48-game average of 31G, 35A for 66P
Playoffs: 9G, 8A for 17P in 23 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey Reference:
  - 260G, 468A for 728P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 68A for 105P
  - If the qualifier is set to 500 games, Bentley is 21st All Time in Adjusted PPG
- VsX:
Traded once at the very end of his career.

David Sweeney Schriner

Sweeney Schriner’s Career

NHL: 1934-43, 1944-46; 11 seasons, 10 quality
Totals:
- 201G (14th All Time at his retirement),
- 204A (14th) for
- 405P (12th) in
- 484 games
Per Game: At his retirement, Schriner was 8th All Time in GPG
- He doesn’t qualify for the APG or PPG leader-boards but, if the qualifier is set to 300 GP, at his retirement, Schriner was
  - 13th in APG and
  - 10th in PPG
Era: Of the 18 players who managed to play in at least 450 games between 1934 and 1946, Schriner is
- 5th in Goals and Points,
- 2nd in GPG,
- 7th in Assists and APG,
- 3rd in PPG and OPS,
- 8th in PS and
- 15th in Games
82-game average: 34G, 34A for 69P
3-year peak (1941-45): 48-game average of 29G, 22A for 51P
Playoffs: 18G, 11A for 29P in 59 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 294G, 370A for 664P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 50G, 63A for 112P
  - Per Game:
    - 17th All Time in Adjusted GPG
    - Schriner doesn’t qualify for APG or PPG
- VsX:
  - 417G
  - 509A
  - 829P
  - Per Game:
    - 9th All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
    - 13th All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
    - 5th All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG
Trades:
- Traded at 27 for Busher Jackson (28), Buzz Boll (28), Doc Romnes (30), Jimmy Fowler (24), Murray Armstrong (23)

Charles Syl Apps

Career

NHL: 1936-43, 1945-48; 11 seasons, all quality
201G (13th All Time at his retirement), 231A (10th) for 432P (9th) in 423 games; 52.5 PS
At his retirement, Apps was 6th All Time in GPG, 7th in APG and 2nd in PPG, minimum 300 games
At his retirement, Apps was 15th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Apps is 2nd in Goals, APG, PPG and OPS, 1st in GPG, 5th in Assists and PS, 3rd in Points and 19th in Games[1. This despite missing two seasons due to WWII][2. Of the 23 players to play in at least 400 games between 1936 and 1948]
82-game average: 40G, 45A for 84P
3-year peak (1940-43): 48-game average of 28G, 29A for 56P
Playoffs: 25G, 29A for 54P in 69 games[3. Apps briefly held the career record for playoff assists and points in 1942]
Adjusted: 274G, 390A for 664P
Adjusted 82-game average: 53G, 76A for 129P
If the qualifier is set to 300 games, Apps is 15th All Time in Adjusted PPG
Never traded.

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