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Continue reading “Joe Thornton”Lawrence Baldy Northcott
Career
- NHL: 1928-39; 11 seasons, 6 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
- 133G, 112A for 245P in 446 points
- At his retirement, Northcott was 22nd in GPG
- For players to play during the decade he played in, Northcott is 15th in Goals, 23rd in Assists, 19th in Points and 22nd in Games Played[2. Minimum 400 games]
- Era: Northcott is 15th Goals, 12th in GPG, 23rd in Assists, 21 in APG and PS, 19th in Points, 17th in PPG and OPS, and 22nd in Games[3. Of the 37 players to play in at least 400 games between 1928 and 1939]
- 82-game average: 25G, 21A for 45P
- 3-year peak (1931-34): 48-game average of 21G, 14A for 34P
- Playoffs: 8G, 5A for 13P in 31 games
- Adjusted: 229G, 256A for 485P
- Adjusted 82-game average: 42G, 47P for 89P
- Traded once at the end of his career.
Artemi Panarin
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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]
Milt Schmidt
Milt Schmidt’s Career
- NHL: 1936-42, 1945-55; 16 seasons, 14 quality
- Totals:
- 229G (14th All Time at his retirement),
- 346A (3rd) for
- 575P (4th) in
- 776 games (2nd),
- 63.3 PS (22nd)
- At his retirement, Schmidt was 13th All time in OPS
- Per game: At his retirement, Schmidt was
- 25th All Time in GPG
- 7th in APG (out of 8 qualifying players)
- 13th in PPG (out of 13 qualifying players)
- Era: Of the 6 players to play it at least 700 games between 1936 and 1955, Schmidt is
- 3rd in Goals, GPG, PPG and PS,
- 1st in Assists, APG and Games,
- 2nd in Points and OPS
- 82-game average: 25G, 37A for 61P
- 3-year peak (1939-42): 48-game average of 18G, 28A for 46P
- Playoffs:
- 24G,
- 25A for
- 49P in 86 games
- Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
- 305G, 540A for 845P
- Adjusted 82-game average: 32G, 57A for 89P
- Schmidt is not on any PG leader-boards
- VsX:
- 423G
- 782A
- 1,030P
- Schmidt is 18th All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
- Hockey-Reference:
- Never traded.
Milt Schmidt’s Accomplishments
- Hart (’51)
- Top 5 in Hart voting a further four times (’40, ’47, ’50, ’52)
- Back Check Best Player (’40)
- Back Check MVP (’40)
- Top Player:
- Top 5 Player (by Point Shares) once (’40),
- Top 10 twice (’47)
- Best Offensive Player (by Offensive Point Shares) once (’40),
- Top 5 thrice (’47, ’51)
- Goals:
- Leader-boards:
- Top 5 in Goals once,
- Top 10 three times
- GPG leader-boards:
- Top 5 in GPG once,
- Top 10 four times
- Single-season totals:
- 25 goals once, 20
- goals four times
- Leader-boards:
- Assists:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league in Assists once,
- Top 5 four times
- APG leader-boards:
- Led the league in APG once,
- Top 5 four times
- Leader-boards:
- Points:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league in Points once,
- Top 5 thrice,
- Top 10 five times
- PPG leader-boards:
- Top 5 in PPG thrice,
- Top 10 five times
- Single-season totals:
- 60 points twice (1 of only 12 players to do so at his retirement)
- 50 points four times (1 of only 13 players at his retirement)
- Leader-boards:
- All Star:
- 1st Team All Star thrice,
- 2nd Team once
- 4 All Star Games
- VsX:
- Best 7 Seasons:
- Goals: 123rd All Time
- Assists: 43rd All Time
- Points: 56th All Time
- Best 10 Seasons:
- Goals: 113th All Time
- Assists: 51st All Time
- Points: 68th All Time
- Best 7 Seasons:
Great Teams
- NHL:
- Best Player (by points) on one Runner Up (’46 Bruins) and two Final Fours (’47, ’48 Bruins),
- Best Skater (led playoffs in points) on one Champion (’41 Bruins),
- Top 6 Forward (by points) on one Champion (’39 Bruins), one Runner Up (’53 Bruins) and three Final Fours (’49, ’52, ’54 Bruins),
- Top 9 Forward (by points) on one Final Four (’51 Bruins),
- Role Player (by points) on two Final Fours (’38, ’40 Bruins)
- Senior:
- Best Player (by points) on one Allan Cup Champion (’42 RCAF Flyers)
Schmidt didn’t deserve his Hart the one year he won it, but might have deserved it another year. And he wasn’t as offensively dominant as long as some of the greats of his era. And, despite some strong playoffs, he also had many weak playoffs. But I can’t shake the feeling he belongs.
John Tavares
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Hector Kilrea
Career
- NHL: 1925-40; 15 seasons, 5 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
- 167G (15th All Time at his retirement), 129A for 296P (18th) in 633 games (4th); 44.9 PS
- At his retirement, Kilrea was 14th All Time in GPG, 20th in APG and 16th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games, 25 qualifying players]
- Era: Kilrea is 5th in Goals and GPG, 8th in Assists and OPS, APG and PPG, 6th in Points, 7th in PS and 3rd in Games[3. Of the 10 players to play in at least 550 games between 1925 and 1940, because only 3 players managed to play in 600 games over that span]
- 82-game average: 21G, 16A for 39P
- 3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 23G, 12A for 35P
- Playoffs: 8G, 7A for 15P in 48 games
- Adjusted: 296G, 395A for 691P
- Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 51A for 90P
- Traded twice in his prime.
Harold Darragh
Career
- NHL: 1925-33; 8 seasons, 1 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
- 68G, 49A for 117P in 308 Games
- Era: Darragh is 20th in Goals and GPG, 23rd in Assists, Points and PPG, 22nd in APG and OPS, 25th in PS and 26th in Games[2. Of the 33 players to play in at least 300 games between 1925 and 1933]
- 82-game average: 18G, 13A for 31P
- 3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 10G, 9A for 19P
- Playoffs: 1G, 3A for 4P in 16 games
- Adjusted: 128G, 213A for 341P
- Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 58A for 91P
- Traded once and waived once in his prime, traded out of the league.[3. Ended Darragh’s NHL career]
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.
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
- Hockey-Reference:
- 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.