Left Wing

Syd Howe

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.

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.

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.

NHL: 1925-39; 14 seasons, 4 quality as a forward,[1. By modern PPG standards] all 6 seasons quality as defence[2. By Defensive Point Shares]
140G, 156A (14th All Time at his retirement) for 296P (18th) in 592 games (6th); 47 PS (23rd)
At his retirement, Siebert was 14th All Time in GPG, 10th in APG and 12th in PPG[3. Minimum 500 games, 21 qualifying skaters]
Era: Siebert is 6th in Goals, GPG, Points and OPS, 5th in Assists, APG and PPG, 1st in DPS, 4th in PS and Games[4. Of the 7 skaters to play in at least 550 games between 1925 and 1939]
82-game average: 20G, 21A for 41P
3-year peak (1929-32, playing LW): 44-game average: 17G, 17A for 34P
Playoffs: 7G, 5A for 12P in 49 games
Adjusted: 248G, 503A for 753P
Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 70A for 104P
If the qualifier is set to 500 games, Siebert is 23rd All Time in Adjusted PPG
Traded thrice.

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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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.

NHL: 1923-29; 6 seasons, 2 quality[1. by modern standards of PPG]
59G, 26A for 85P in 195 games
Era: Green is 10th in Goals, 12th in GPG, 16th in Assists, 17th in APG and OPS, 1th in Points and Games, 13th in PPG, 24th in PS[2. Of the 36 players to play in at least 150 games between 1923 and 1929]
82-game average: 25G, 11A for 36P
3-year peak (1923-26): 30-game average of 15G, 7A for 22P
Playoffs: 0P in 1 game
Adjusted: 106G, 150A for 256P
Adjusted 82-game average: 45G, 63A for 108P
Traded once after his prime and waived twice.

NHL: 1934-43, 1944-46; 11 seasons, 10 quality
Totals:
- 201G (14th All Time at his retirement),
- 204A (14th) for
- 405P (12th) in
- 484 games
Per Game: At his retirement, Schriner was 8th All Time in GPG
- He doesn’t qualify for the APG or PPG leader-boards but, if the qualifier is set to 300 GP, at his retirement, Schriner was
  - 13th in APG and
  - 10th in PPG
Era: Of the 18 players who managed to play in at least 450 games between 1934 and 1946, Schriner is
- 5th in Goals and Points,
- 2nd in GPG,
- 7th in Assists and APG,
- 3rd in PPG and OPS,
- 8th in PS and
- 15th in Games
82-game average: 34G, 34A for 69P
3-year peak (1941-45): 48-game average of 29G, 22A for 51P
Playoffs: 18G, 11A for 29P in 59 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 294G, 370A for 664P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 50G, 63A for 112P
  - Per Game:
    - 17th All Time in Adjusted GPG
    - Schriner doesn’t qualify for APG or PPG
- VsX:
  - 417G
  - 509A
  - 829P
  - Per Game:
    - 9th All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
    - 13th All Time in VsX Adjusted APG
    - 5th All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG
Trades:
- Traded at 27 for Busher Jackson (28), Buzz Boll (28), Doc Romnes (30), Jimmy Fowler (24), Murray Armstrong (23)

NHL: 1917-19; 1926-27; 3 seasons, 2 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
18G, 12A for 30P in 64 games
Did not play in the NHL enough for an 82-game average of 3-year peak
NHL Playoffs: 3G for 3P in 9 games
Adjusted: 26G, 64A for 90P
Adjusted 82-game average: 33G, 82A for 115P[2. Take that with a giant grain of salt]
Traded out of the NHL in his prime, traded twice within the NHL in the same calendar year after his prime.