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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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

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.

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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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.
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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.
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Evgeni Malkin

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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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Joe Primeau

Career

  • NHL: 1927-1936; 9 seasons, 6 quality[1. By modern PPG standards]
  • 66G, 177A (4th All Time at his retirement) for 243P (18th) in 310 games; 29.3 PS
  • At his retirement, Primeau was 1st All Time in APG and 6th in PPG[2. Minimum 300 games played]
  • Era: For players to play at least 300 games between 1927 and 1936, Primeau is 2nd in Assists, 11th in Points and 21st in Offensive Point Shares despite being 49th in Games Played;[3. Or 2nd last among qualifying players] 1st in APG and 5th in PPG
  • 82-game average: 17G, 47A for 64P
  • 3-year peak (1930-33): 44-game average of 11G, 31A for 42P
  • Playoffs: 5G, 18A for 23P in 38 games
  • Held the career record for most playoff assists between 1936 and 1937
  • Adjusted: 114G, 498A for 612P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 30G, 132A for 162P
  • Primeau is 14th All Time in Adjusted PPG if the qualifier is 82 games[4. If the qualifier is raised to 300 games, Primeau is 5th All Time]
  • Never traded.

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Frank Boucher

Career

  • NHL: 1921-22, 1926-1938, 15 game comeback in 1943-44; 14 seasons, 10 quality[1. by modern standards of Points Per game]
  • 160G (17th All Time at his retirement[2. Before his comeback – his comeback made him 20th All Time]), 263A (1st[3. Before his comeback, 2nd after it]) for 423P (4th[4. Before his comeback, he was 8th All Time after the comeback]) in 533 games (11th All Time[5. Before his comeback, 17th All Time after]); 63.6 PS (11th[6. Before his comeback])
  • Boucher was the career leader in assists from 1931 until the 1943-44 season
  • At his second retirement, Boucher was 6th All Time in APG and 16th in PPG[7. Minimum 300 games]
  • At his initial retirement, Boucher was 5th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Era: Between the years of 1926[8. When he Boucher entered the NHL] and 1938,[9. When Boucher retired for the first time] Boucher was 14th All Time in Goals, 1st in Assists, 2nd in Points, 19th in GPG, 2nd in APG, 7th in PPG, 7th in Point Shares and 5th in Offensive Points Shares while being 9th in Games Played[10. Minimum 300 games, 75 qualifying players. If the qualifier is raised to 500 games – 10 players – he was 6th All Time in Goals, 1st in Assists, 2nd in Points, 5th in GPG, 1st in APG and 2nd in PPG]
  • 82-game average: 24G, 39A for 62P
  • 3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 17G, 29A for 45P
  • Playoffs: 16G, 20A for 36P in 55 games
  • Tied the record for career playoff goals in 1937[11. However he lost the record the next season]
  • Held the record for career playoff assists from 1932 until 1936 and again from 1937 until 1942
  • Held the record for career playoff points from 1932 until 1942
  • Adjusted: 284G, 871A (20th All Time) for 1155P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 44G, 134A for 178P
  • Boucher is 12th All Time in Adjusted PPG if the qualifier is set at 82 games[12. If the qualifier is raised to 300 Boucher is 4th, if it’s raised to 500, he’s 2nd All Time.]
  • Traded out of the NHL at the beginning of his career, traded back into the NHL four years later.

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