Joseph Johnny Sheppard

Career

  • NHL: 1926-34; 8 seasons, 2 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 68G, 58A for 126P in 308 games; 19.2 PS
  • Era: Sheppard is 23rd in GPG, APG and PPG, 24th in Assists, 37th in Games[2. Of the 40 players to play in at least 300 games between 1926 and 1934]
  • 82-game average: 18G, 16A for 35P
  • 3-year peak (1927-30): 44-game average of 10G, 10A for 20P
  • Playoffs: 0P in 10 games
  • Adjusted: 125G, 253A for 378P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 33G, 67A for 101P
  • Traded twice in his prime, once after.

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Johnny Gottselig

Career

  • NHL: 1928-41, 1942-45; 16 seasons, 12 quality
  • 176G (17th All Time at his retirement), 195A (14th) for 371P (17th) in 589 games (13th); 45.4 PS
  • At his retirement, Gottselig was 11th All Time in GPG and PPG, and 10th in APG
  • At his retirement, Gottselig was 22nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Era: Gottseling is 6th in Goals, GPG and Points, 5th in Assists, PPG and Games, 4th in APG, 7th in OPS, 8th in PS[1. Of the 11 players to play in at least 500 games between 1928 and 1942]
  • 82-game average: 25G, 27A for 52P
  • 3-year peak (1938-41): 48-game average of 12G, 27A for 38P
  • Playoffs: 13G, 13A for 26P in 43 games
  • Adjusted: 299G, 432A for 731P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 42G, 60A for 102P
  • 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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Paul Thompson

Career

  • NHL: 1926-39; 13 seasons, 6 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 153G (20th All Time at his retirement), 179A (7th) for 332P (12th) in 582 games (7th); 44.4 PS
  • At his retirement, Thompson was 13th All Time in GPG, 5th in APG and 8th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games played, 22 qualifying players]
  • At his retirement, Thompson was 22nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Era: Thompson is 5th in Goals and GPG, 3rd in Assists, 2nd in APG, 4th in Points, PPG and OPS, and 6th in PS and Games[3. Of the 7 players to play in at least 550 games between 1926 and 1939]
  • 82-game average: 21G, 25A for 47P
  • 3-year peak (1935-38): 48-game average of 19G, 22A for 41P
  • Playoffs: 11G, 11A for 22P in 48 games
  • Adjusted: 271G, 482A for 753P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 68A for 106P
  • If the qualifier is set to 500 games, Thompson is 19th All Time in Adjusted PPG
  • Traded once in his prime.

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Gerry Lowrey

Career

  • NHL: 1927-33; 6 seasons, 2 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 48G, 48A for 96P in 211 games
  • Era: Lowrey does not qualify for the leader boards[2. 62 players played in at least 200 games between 1927 and 1933 and Lowrey is not in the Top 25 in any category]
  • 82-game average: 19G, 19A for 37P
  • 3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 11G, 13A for 25P
  • Playoffs: 1G for 1P in 2 games
  • Adjusted: 91G, 224A for 315P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 35G, 87A for 122P
  • Traded once in his prime within the NHL, traded into and out of the NHL.

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Howie Morenz

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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