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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

Aurele Joliat’s Career

NHL: 1922-1938; 16 seasons, 12 quality (by modern standards of PPG)
Totals:
- 270G (3rd All Time at his retirement),
- 190A (4th) for
- 460P (3rd) in
- 655 games (1st);
- 87.6 PS (5th)
Per Game:
- Few players qualified for the PG leaderboards when Joliat retired. (He was 7th of 7 qualifying players in GPG at his retirement and didn’t qualify for the other two.) However, if the qualifier is set at 300 Games Played instead, at his retirement, Joliat was
  - 9th in GPG,
  - 22nd in APG and
  - 11th in PPG
- If the qualifier is raised to 500 games, he was
  - 3rd in GPG
  - 5th in APG and
  - 4th in PPG
Joliat held the record for career games played from the 1936-37 season until the 1939-40 season
At his retirement, Joliat was 3rd All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Of the 16 players to play in at least 500 games between 1922 and 1938, Joliat is
- 3rd in Goals, GPG, Points and OPS,
- 4th in Assists, PPG and PS,
- 5th in APG and
- 1st in Games
82-game average: 34G, 24A for 57P
3-year peak (1922-25): 30-game average of 23G, 10A for 34P
Playoffs: 9G, 13A for 22P in 25 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 489G, 694A for 1183P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 61G, 87A for 148P
  - Joliat is 7th All Time in GPG but does not qualify for APG or PPG
    - However, if the qualifier is set at 82 games, Joliat is 21st All Time in Adjusted PPG and if the qualifier is raised to300 games, he is 8th All Time; when it is raised to 500 games he is 3rd All Time
- VsX:
  - 406G, 508A for 830P [Numbers are adjusted separately)
  - 82-game average*: 51G, 64A for 104P
  - Per Game: Crazy as it may seem, Joliat is not in the Top 25 of any PG leader-board
Traded into the NHL.

Bill Cook’s Career

1926-1937; 11 seasons, 9 quality (by modern PPG standards)
Totals:
- 229G (5th All Time at his retirement),
- 138A (12th) for
- 367P (5th) in
- 474 games (19th);
- 72.5 PS (7th)
At his retirement, Cook was 5th All Time in GPG, 15th in APG and 9th in PPG
At his retirement, Cook was 4th in OPS
Era: For players to play at least 300 games between 1926 and 1937 Cook is
- 2nd in Goals,
- 3rd in GPG,
- 11th in Assists,
- 15th in APG,
- 4th in Points,
- 8th in PPG,
- 3rd in Offensive Point Shares,
- 5th in Point Shares and
- 11th in Games
82-game average: 40G, 24A for 63P
3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 30G, 18A for 49P
Playoffs: 13G, 11A for 24P in 46 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 422G, 450A for 872P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 73G, 78A for 151P
  - Per Game:
    - Cook is 5th All Time in Adjusted GPG
    - Cook doesn’t meet the qualifiers for APG or PPG but if the qualifier is set to 82-games, Cook is 18th All Time in Adjusted PPG (If the qualifier is raised to 300 he is 6th All Time)
VsX:
- Goals: 452
- Assists: Doesn’t qualify (855-452=403)
- Points: 855
- Per Game:
  - 4th All Time in GPG
  - Doesn’t qualify for APG
  - 3rd All Time in PPG
Traded into the NHL for money.

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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Career

NHL: 1923-1937; 14 seasons, all quality
Totals:
- 271G (2nd All Time at his career-ending injury),
- 201A (2nd) for
- 472P (1st) in
- 550 games (4th);
- 100.8 PS (2nd)
Morenz was the career leader in goals at the end of the 1933-34 season[1. However, Morenz relinquished the career lead during his final season]
Morenz became the career leader in points during the 1931-32 season[2. Morenz held the record until the 1938-39 season]
At his career-ending injury, Morenz was 13th All Time in GPG, 12th in APG and 9th in PPG, if the qualifier is set to 82 games[3. i.e. The qualifier is low enough to include a player like Newsy Lalonde. However, if the qualifier is raised to 300 games (slightly less than 7 seasons in the ’30s NHL), Morenz was 4th in GPG, 7th in APG and 3rd in PPG at his retirement. With modern qualifiers, Morenz is 25th All Time in GPG]
At his career-ending injury, Morenz was the career leader in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Morenz is 2nd in Goals, GPG, Assists, APG and PS, 1st in Points, PPG and OPS, and 4th in Games[4. 14 players played in at least 500 games between 1923 and 1937]
82-game average: 40G, 30A for 71P
3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 31G, 20A for 51P
Playoffs: 13G, 9A for 22P in 39 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 501G, 728A for 1229P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 75G, 109A for 183P
  - Morenz is 7th All Time in Adjusted PPG with an 82-game qualifier[5. If the qualifier is raised to 500 games, Morenz is 1st All Time]
- VsX:
Never traded.

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