One of the more controversial recent inductions was Dave Andreychuk, a player whose case is based nearly entirely on longevity.
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Does Paul Kariya Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
Kariya’s career was marred by injuries but he was inducted relatively quickly after his retirement compared to a lot of players who have played fewer than 1,000 games.
Was that warranted?
Where does Kariya rank in his era?
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Continue reading “Does Paul Kariya Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Does Pierre Turgeon Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
Pierre Turgeon is our first truly eligible player that we’re considering. And he’s a bit of a litmus test, as he has the most points of any eligible (inactive for 3 years) player not in the Hall of Fame (as well as the most assists). If he belongs, others do to.
But if he doesn’t, maybe he’s a good cut-off point for counting stats.
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Continue reading “Does Pierre Turgeon Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Does Joseph Didier Pitre Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
In this episode we discuss Didier Pitre, a star of the National Hockey Association (NHA) who played in the NHL only in last mid-late 30s. Does he belong?
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Continue reading “Does Joseph Didier Pitre Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Does Joe Hall Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
In this episode, we discuss whether or not Joe Hall belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame, or is he just there because we contracted the Spanish Flu during the Stanley Cup Finals.
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In this episode we consider whether or not Mark Recchi should have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. You can listen here:
Continue reading “Does Mark Recchi Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?”Lorne Carr
Career
- NHL: 1933-46; 13 seasons, 9 quality[1. By Modern standards of PPG]
- 204G (12th All Time at his retirement), 222A (10th) for 426P (9th) in 580 games (16th); 39.2 PS
- Era: Carr is 3rd in Goals, GPG, OPS and Games, 2nd in Assists, APG, Points and PPG, and 7th in PS[2. Of the 7 players to play in at least 550 games between 1933 and 1946]
- 82-game average: 29G, 31A for 60P
- 3-year peak:[3. 1942-45] 48-game average of 27G, 31A for 59P
- Playoffs: 10G, 9A for 19P in 53 games
- Adjusted: 273G, 345A for 618P
- Adjusted 82-game average: 39G, 49A for 87P
- Traded twice in his prime, and twice at the beginning of his career.[4. Basically he was waived and called back up.]
Aubrey Dit Clapper
Dit Clapper’s Career
- NHL: 1927-47; 20 seasons, 8 out of 10 quality as a forward (by modern standards of PPG) and at least 8 out of 10 quality as a D (by Defensive Point Shares)
- Totals:
- 228G (8th All Time at his retirement),
- 246A (6th) for
- 474P (6th) in
- 833 games (1st) – Clapper held the record for games played until the 1956-57 season
- 94.3 PS (5th)
- At his retirement, Clapper was 18th All Time in GPG and PPG, and 20th in APG (minimum 500 games, since Clapper doesn’t meet the qualifiers for APG or PPG)
- At his retirement, Clapper was 6th All Time in Offensive Point Shares and 11th All time in Defensive Point Shares
- Era: Of the 7 players to play in at least 600 games between 1927 and 1947, Clapper is
- 3rd in Goals, GPG, Points and DPS,
- 2nd in Assists,
- 4th in APG and PPG,
- 1st in OPS, PS and Games
- 82-game average: 22G, 25A for 47P; 9.2 PS
- 3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 26G, 16A for 43P (as a forward)
- Playoffs: 13G, 17A for 30 points in 82 games
- Adjusted: 382G, 508A for 890P
- Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 50A for 88P
- Never Traded.
Joe Thornton
Thornton is currently active so this page may not reflect his current statistics.
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.