Andy Blair

Career

  • NHL: 1928-37; 9 seasons, 2 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 74G, 86A for 160P in 402 games
  • Era: Blair is 11th in Goals, GPG, Points, PPG and OPS, 10th in Assists and APG, 12th in PS and 13th in Games[2. Of the 15 players to play in at least 400 games between 1928 and 1937]
  • 82-game average: 15G, 17A for 33P
  • 3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 11G, 11A for 23P
  • Playoffs: 6G, 6A for 12P in 38 games
  • Adjusted: 140G, 299A for 439P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 29G, 61A for 90P
  • Traded near the end of his career.

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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:
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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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Max Bentley

Max Bentley’s Career

  • NHL: 1940-43; 1945-54; 12 seasons, 11 quality
  • Totals:
    • 245G (7th All Time at his retirement),
    • 299A (5th) for
    • 544P (5th) in
    • 646 games (14th),
    • 56.6 PS
    • At his retirement, Bentley was 19th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Per Game: At his retirement, Bentley was
    • 10th All time in GPG, and
    • 9th in APG and GPG
  • Era: Of the 10 players to play in at least 600 games between 1940 and 1954, Bentley is
    • 3rd in Goals, GPG and Points,
    • 2nd in Assists and APG,
    • 4th in PPG and OPS,
    • 6th in PS and
    • 5th in Games
  • 82-game average: 31G, 38A for 69P
  • 3-year peak (1942-47): 50-game average of 28G, 38A for 67P
  • Playoffs: 18G, 27A for 45P in 51 games
  • Adjusted:
    • Hockey Reference:
      • 298G, 436A for 734P
      • Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 55A for 93P
      • Per Game: Not in the Top 25
      • VsX:
        • 417G
        • 622A
        • 876P
        • Per Game:
          • 23rd All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
          • 23rd All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG
  • Trades:
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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)
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Dave Trottier

Career

  • NHL: 1928-39; 11 seasons, 6 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 121G, 113A for 234P in 446P; 31.2 PS
  • Era: Trottier is 14th in Goals, 13th in GPG, 16th in Assists and APG, 16th in Points, 15th in PPG, 16th in Offensive Point Shares, 19th in Point Shares and 23rd in Games[2. Of the 23 players to play at least 400 games between 1928 and 1939]
  • 82-game average: 22G, 21A for 43P
  • 3-year peak (1931-34): 48-game average of 17G, 17A for 34P
  • Playoffs: 4G, 3A for 7P in 31 games
  • Adjusted: 210G, 303A for 513P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 39G, 56A for 94P
  • Traded twice at the end of his career.

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Elwin Doc Romnes

Career

  • NHL: 1930-40; 10 seasons, 6 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 68G, 136A (24th All Time at his retirement) for 204P in 360 games; 21.6 PS
  • At his retirement, Romnes was 6th All Time in APG and 25th in PPG[2. Minimum 300 games]
  • Era: Romnes is 14th in Assists, 5th in APG, 24th in Points and 17th in PPG[3. Of all the players to play at least 360 games between 1930 and 1940]
  • 82-game average: 16G, 31A for 47P
  • 3-year peak (1935-38): 48-game average of 10G, 24A for 35P
  • Playoffs: 7G, 18A for 25P in 43 games
  • Adjusted: 117G, 301A for 418P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 27G, 69A for 95P
  • Traded thrice at the end of his career, including getting traded out of the NHL.

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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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