Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?

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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Samuel Rusty Crawford

Career

NHL: 1917-19; 2 seasons, 1 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
10G, 8A for 18P in 38 games; 0.1 PS
When Crawford left the NHL,[2. To play in a senior league] he was tied for the league lead in Games Played but was 20th in Goals, 14th in Assists and 20th in Points
When he left the NHL, Crawford was 25th in GPG, 20th in APG and 24th in PPG
Playoffs: 2G, 1A for 3P in 2 games
Adjusted: 15G, 45A for 60P
Traded once within the NHL, and transferred once, willingly left the NHL, traded and otherwise transferred multiple times outside of the NHL.

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Harry Hyland

Career

NHL: 1917-18; 1 quality season
14G, 2A for 16P in 17 games; 1.6 PS (17th All Time)
At his retirement Hyland was 9th All Time in Goals, 21st in Assists, 15th in Points and 22nd in Games Played
At his retirement, Hyland was 9th All Time in GPG 21st in APG and 12th in PPG
No NHL playoffs
Adjusted: 17G, 10A for 27P
Traded/claimed when Wanderers folded.

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Ken Randall

Career

NHL: 1917-27; 10 seasons, 7 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
68G (19th All Time at his retirement), 50A (7th) for 118P (15th) in 218 games (8th); 30 PS (9th)
At his retirement, Randall was 24th All Time in Offensive Point Shares and 6th in Defensive Point Shares
At his retirement, Randall was 17th All Time in APG
82-game average: 25G, 19A for 44P; 11.3 PS
3-year peak (1923-26): 30-game average of 7G, 6A for 13P; 4.6 PS
NHL Playoffs: 2G, 1A for 3P in 6 games
Adjusted: 99G, 255A for 354P
Adjusted 82-game average: 37G, 96A for 133P
Traded once in his NHL prime, waived at the end of his career.

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Bill Carson

Career

NHL: 1926-30; 4 seasons, 2 quality[1. By modern PPG standards]
54G, 24A for 78P in 159 games
82-game average of 28G, 12A for 40P
3-year peak (1926-29): 44-game average of 19G, 8A for 26P
Playoffs: 3G for 3P in 11 games
Adjusted: 107G, 148A for 255P
Adjusted 82-game average: 55G, 76A for 132P
Traded once in his prime, traded out of the NHL.

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Jimmy Herbert

Career

NHL: 1924-30; 6 seasons, 3 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
83G (22nd All Time at his retirement), 31A for 114P in 206 games; 28 PS
82-game average: 33G, 12A for 45P
3-year peak (1924-27): 36-game average of 21G, 7A for 28P
Playoffs: 3G for 3P in 9 games
Adjusted: 155G, 187A for 342A
Adjusted 82-game average: 62G, 74A for 129P
Traded twice after his prime.

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Jimmy Herbert

Career

NHL: 1924-30; 6 seasons, 3 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
83G (22nd All Time at his retirement), 31A for 114P in 206 games; 28 PS (24th)
At his retirement, Herbert was 13th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Herbert is 5th in Goals and GPG, 12th in Assists, 11th in APG and PS, 8th in Points, 6th in PPG and OPS, 18th in Games[2. Of the 21 players to play in at least 200 games between 1924 and 1930]
82-game average: 33G, 12A for 45P
3-year peak (1924-27): 36-game average of 21G, 7A for 28P
NHL Playoffs: 3G for 3P in 9 games
Adjusted: 155G, 187A for 342P
Adjusted 82-game average: 62G, 74A for 136P
Traded twice after his prime.

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Billy Boucher

Career

NHL: 1921-28; 7 seasons, 4 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
93G (13th All Time at his retirement), 38A (18th) for 131P (14th) in 213 games (12th); 21.8 PS (22nd)
At his retirement, Boucher was 24th All Time in GPG and 25th in PPG
At his retirement, Boucher was 15th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Boucher is 2nd in Goals, GPG, Points and PPG, 7th in Assists and APG, 3rd in OPS, 5th in PS and 6th in Games[2. Among the 8 players to play in a least 200 games between 1921 and 1928]
82-game average: 36G, 15A for 51P
3-year peak (1922-25): 24-game average of 18G, 8A for 26P
NHL Playoffs: 3G for 3P in 14 games
Adjusted: 159G, 208A for 367P
Adjusted 82-game average: 61G, 80A for 141P
If the qualifier is 82 games, Boucher is 24th All Time in Adjusted PPG
Traded twice at the end of his career.

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Charlie Conacher

Career

NHL: 1929-1941; 12 seasons, 10 quality
Totals:
- 225G (6th All Time at his retirement),
- 173A (15th) for
- 398P (6th) in
- 459 games;
- 66.6 PS (10th)
At his retirement, Conacher was 3rd in GPG, 7th in APG and 2nd in PPG[1. Minimum 300 games]
At his retirement, Conacher was 5th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Conacher is 1st in Goals, GPG, Points, PPG and OPS, 6th in Assists, 3rd in APG and PS, and 16th in Games[2. Of the 37 players to play in 400 games between 1929 and 1941]
82-game average: 40G, 31A for 71P
3-year peak (1933-36): 48-game average of 33G, 20A for 53P
Playoffs: 17G, 18A for 35P in 49 games
Conacher briefly shared the record for career playoff goals at the end of the 1939-40 season
Conacher held the record for career playoff APG from 1939 until the 1944 playoffs
Adjusted: 393G, 399A for 792P
Adjusted 82-game average: 70G, 71A for 141P
If the qualifier is set at 300 games, Conacher is 10th All Time in Adjusted PPG
Traded twice at the end of his career.

Robert Nels Stewart

Nels Stewart’s Career

NHL: 1925-1940; 15 seasons, 13 quality[1. By modern PPG standards]
Totals:
- 324G (1st All Time at his retirement),
- 191A (5th) for
- 515P (1st) in
- 650 games (3rd);
- 96.9 PS (3rd)
- Stewart was the NHL career goals leader from the 1936-37 season until 1952
- Stewart was the NHL career points leader from the 1938-39 season until the 1944-45 season
- At his retirement, Stewart was 2nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game:
- Stewart is 20th All time in GPG;
- At his retirement, Stewart was
  - 4th All Time in GPG
  - 1st All Time in PPG (but he was the only qualifying player…)
  - Stewart doesn’t qualify for the APG leader-board, however if the qualifier is set to 500 games played, Stewart waas 10th All Time at his retirement
- Stewart was the NHL career PPG leader from the 1938-39 season (the first time anyone qualifies for the HR leader boards) to the 1945-46 season
Era: Of the 21 players to play in at least 500 games between 1925 and 1950Stewart is
- 1st in Goals, GPG, Points, PPG, OPS, PS and Games,
- 4th in Assists, and
- 8th in APG
82-game average: 41G, 24A for 65P
3-year peak (1929-32): 44 game average of 30G, 14A for 45P
Playoffs:
- 9G (t-24th All Time at his retirement)
- 12A fo (t-11th)
- 21P (t-19th) in
- 50 games (12th)
Adjusted:
- Hockey Reference:
  - 587G (22nd All Time), 583A for 1170P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: an absurd 74G, 74A for 148P
  - Per Game:
    - 4th All Time in Adjusted GPG
    - 1st All Time in Adjusted PPG
    - (Doesn’t qualify for APG)
- VsX:
  - 592G
  - 568A
  - 1,106P
  - Per Game:
    - 6th All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
    - 7th All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
Trades:
- Traded at 29 for cash
- Traded at 30 with Joe Jerwa (29) for cash but traded back at 31 when the agreement fell through
- Traded at 31 for cash