Maple Leafs

Hector Kilrea

Career

NHL: 1925-40; 15 seasons, 5 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
167G (15th All Time at his retirement), 129A for 296P (18th) in 633 games (4th); 44.9 PS
At his retirement, Kilrea was 14th All Time in GPG, 20th in APG and 16th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games, 25 qualifying players]
Era: Kilrea is 5th in Goals and GPG, 8th in Assists and OPS, APG and PPG, 6th in Points, 7th in PS and 3rd in Games[3. Of the 10 players to play in at least 550 games between 1925 and 1940, because only 3 players managed to play in 600 games over that span]
82-game average: 21G, 16A for 39P
3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 23G, 12A for 35P
Playoffs: 8G, 7A for 15P in 48 games
Adjusted: 296G, 395A for 691P
Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 51A for 90P
Traded twice in his prime.

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Harold Darragh

Career

NHL: 1925-33; 8 seasons, 1 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
68G, 49A for 117P in 308 Games
Era: Darragh is 20th in Goals and GPG, 23rd in Assists, Points and PPG, 22nd in APG and OPS, 25th in PS and 26th in Games[2. Of the 33 players to play in at least 300 games between 1925 and 1933]
82-game average: 18G, 13A for 31P
3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 10G, 9A for 19P
Playoffs: 1G, 3A for 4P in 16 games
Adjusted: 128G, 213A for 341P
Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 58A for 91P
Traded once and waived once in his prime, traded out of the league.[3. Ended Darragh’s NHL career]

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Andy Blair

Career

NHL: 1928-37; 9 seasons, 2 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
74G, 86A for 160P in 402 games
Era: Blair is 11th in Goals, GPG, Points, PPG and OPS, 10th in Assists and APG, 12th in PS and 13th in Games[2. Of the 15 players to play in at least 400 games between 1928 and 1937]
82-game average: 15G, 17A for 33P
3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 11G, 11A for 23P
Playoffs: 6G, 6A for 12P in 38 games
Adjusted: 140G, 299A for 439P
Adjusted 82-game average: 29G, 61A for 90P
Traded near the end of his career.

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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:
- Traded at 27 with Cy Thomas (21) to Toronto for Gus Bodnar (24), Bud Poile (23), Gaye Stewart (24), Ernie Dickens (26) and Bob Goldham (25) – our 31st worst Maple Leafs Trade of All Time, sort of
- Traded at 33 for cash

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)

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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Francis King Clancy

King Clancy’s Career

NHL: 1921-37; 16 seasons, 15 quality
Totals:
- 136G (23rd All Time at his retirement),
- 147A (7th) for
- 283P (13th) in
- 592 games (2nd – Clancy was the career leader in Games Played from the 1934-35 season to the next season);
- 104. 3 PS (1st)
Clancy was 10th All Time in GPG, 8th in APG and 10th in PPG at his retirement (if the qualifier is set to 500 games, 15 qualifying players, as Clancy doesn’t qualify for the leaderboards)
At his retirement, Clancy was 1st All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Era: Of the 14 skaters to play in at least 500 games between 1921 and 1937, Clancy is
- 7th in Goals,
- 9th in GPG and PPG,
- 6th in Assists and OPS,
- 8th in APG and Points,
- 1st in DPS and PS,
- 2nd in Games
82-game average: 19G, 21A for 40P
3-year peak (1927-30): 44-game average of 13G, 11A for 24P
Playoffs: 8G, 8A for 16P in 55 games
Adjusted: 247G, 550A for 797P
Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 76A for 110P
Trades:
- Traded at 27 to the Leafs for Eric Pettinger (26), Art Smith (23) and $35,000 – our 11th Best Maple Leafs Trade of All Time

David Sweeney Schriner

Sweeney Schriner’s Career

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)

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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Charles Syl Apps

Career

NHL: 1936-43, 1945-48; 11 seasons, all quality
201G (13th All Time at his retirement), 231A (10th) for 432P (9th) in 423 games; 52.5 PS
At his retirement, Apps was 6th All Time in GPG, 7th in APG and 2nd in PPG, minimum 300 games
At his retirement, Apps was 15th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Apps is 2nd in Goals, APG, PPG and OPS, 1st in GPG, 5th in Assists and PS, 3rd in Points and 19th in Games[1. This despite missing two seasons due to WWII][2. Of the 23 players to play in at least 400 games between 1936 and 1948]
82-game average: 40G, 45A for 84P
3-year peak (1940-43): 48-game average of 28G, 29A for 56P
Playoffs: 25G, 29A for 54P in 69 games[3. Apps briefly held the career record for playoff assists and points in 1942]
Adjusted: 274G, 390A for 664P
Adjusted 82-game average: 53G, 76A for 129P
If the qualifier is set to 300 games, Apps is 15th All Time in Adjusted PPG
Never traded.

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