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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Harry Mummery

Career

  • NHL: 1917-23; 6 seasons, 4 quality[1.By Defensive Point Shares]
  • 33G (24th All Time at his retirement), 19A (23rd) for 52P (24th) in 106 games; 10.5 PS (19th)
  • At his retirement, Mummery was 23rd All Time in GPG, APG and PPG[2. Minimum 82 games, 24 qualifying players]
  • At his retirement, Mummery was 8th All Time in Defensive Point Shares and 25th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • 82-game average: 25G, 15A for 40P; 8.1 PS
  • 3-year peak (1919-22): 24-game average of 10G, 6A for 15P
  • NHL Playoffs: 1G, 1A for 2P in 2 games
  • Adjusted: 41G, 81A for 122P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 32G, 63A for 94P
  • Dominance Quotient: Never led a team
  • Traded twice in his prime and traded out of the NHL at the end of his career.[3. Also, Mummery was the largest player (by weight) and he holds the record for most games as a Goaltender by a skater]

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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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Lynn Patrick

Career

  • NHL: 1934-43; 1945-46; 10 seasons, 8 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 145G, 190A (23rd All Time at his retirement) for 335P (22nd) in 455 games; 34.5 PS
  • Patrick was 11th All Time in APG and 19th in GPG at his retirement[2. If the qualifier is set to 300 games]
  • Era: Patrick is 7th in Goals and GPG, 8th in Assists and Points, 5th in APG, 6th in PPG, 9th in OPS, 12 in PS and 17th in Games[3. Of the 17 players to play in at least 450 games between 1934 and 1946]
  • 82-game average: 26G, 34A for 61P
  • 3-year peak (1940-43): 48-game average of 25G, 28A for 53P
  • Playoffs: 10G, 6A for 16P in 44 games
  • Adjusted: 210G, 324A for 534P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 58A for 96P
  • Never traded.

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Larry Aurie

Career

  • NHL: 1927-39; 12 seasons, 5 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 147G (22nd All Time at his retirement), 129A (24th) for 276P (21st) in 489 games (25th), 10.2 PS
  • At his retirement, Aurie was 20th in GPG[2. Minimum 300 games]
  • Era: Aurie is 10th in Goals, 8th in GPG, 13th in Assists, 12th in APG, 11th in Points and PPG, 14th in OPS and Games, and 18th in PS[3. Of the 25 players to play in at least 450 games between 1927 and 1939
  • 82-game average: 25G, 21A for 46P
  • 3-year peak (1934-37): 48-game average of 19G, 23A for 43P
  • Playoffs: 6G, 9A for 15P in 24 games
  • Adjusted: 257G, 320A for 577P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 43G, 54A for 97P
  • Never traded.

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Syd Howe

Career

  • NHL: 1929-46; 17 seasons, 12 quality
  • 237G (6th All Time at his retirement), 291A (2nd) for 528P (1st[1. Howe was the career leader in points from 1944-45 to 1946-47]) in 698 games (4th); 55.8 PS (21st)
  • At his retirement, Howe was 8th in GPG, 2nd in APG and 5th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games, 34 qualifying players]
  • At his retirement, Howe was 15th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Era: 2nd in Goals and GPG, 1st in Assists, APG, Points and PPG, 3rd in OPS and Games, 5th in PS[3. Of the 6 players to play in at least 600 games between 1929 and 1946, as only 3 played in 650 games over that span]
  • 82-game average: 28G, 34A for 62P
  • 3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 25G, 35A for 59P
  • Playoffs: 17G, 27A[4. Howe was the career leader in playoff assists in 1944] for 27 points[5. Howe was the career leader in playoff points from 1944 to 1946] in 44 games
  • Adjusted: 343G, 506A for 849P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 40G, 59A for 100P
  • Traded once in his prime, traded to the AHL[6. I.e. waived] at the end of his career, claimed in a dispersal draft.

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Ebbie Goodfellow

Career

  • NHL: 1929-43; 14 seasons, 3 quality as a forward, 7? of 11 quality as a D[1. By Defensive Point Shares]
  • 134G, 190A (12th All Time at his retirement) for 324P (19th) in 557 games (14th); 54.9 PS (18th); 54.9 PS
  • At his retirement, Goodfellow was 19th All Time in GPG, 7th in APG and 13th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games – 31 qualifying players]
  • Era: Goodfellow is 5th in Goals, Assists, Points and Games, 4th in GPG, PPG and OPS, 3rd in APG and PS[3. Of the 5 players to play in at least 550 games between 1929 and 1943]
  • 82-game average: 20G, 28A for 48P
  • 3-year peak (1938-41)[4. Playing defence]: 48-game average of 9G, 15A for 23P, 5.5 PS
  • Playoffs: 8G, 8A for 16P in 45 games
  • Adjusted: 230G, 453A for 683P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 67A for 101P
  • Never traded.

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