Is Lionel Conacher Canada’s Greatest Athlete of All Time?

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Lionel Conacher was one of the best defenders of his era.

But that’s not what impresses when you look back at his career. Rather, it’s his incredible versatility.

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Does Ty Arbour Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Ty Arbour might be the All Time leader in Games Played for the WCHL. Does that mean he belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

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Does Edward Reg Noble Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Reg Noble’s biggest claim to fame is that he set the NHL career record in games played and, when he retired he was way ahead of the next player.

Does he belong in the Hall of Fame? We talk about him here:

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Does Georges Buck Boucher Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Georges Boucher aka Buck Boucher was among the very best defencemen of the NHL’s first decade and a half. Where does he rank all time?

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Does Harold Punch Broadbent Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

According to some, Punch Broadbent was the original power forward, the first (NHL?) hockey player to combine skill and physicality in a dominant way.

If that’s true, then even without going through is stats he likely has a pretty good case for the Hockey Hall of Fame. But we’ll look at his career anyway.

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Does Cyclone Taylor Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Cyclone Taylor didn’t play a game in the NHL, but he was arguably one of the first pro hockey stars, along with Newsy Lalonde and Joe Malone. How does he compare with them?

Does he belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame even though he played the majority of his career in the PCHA?

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Lawrence Baldy Northcott

Career

  • NHL: 1928-39; 11 seasons, 6 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 133G, 112A for 245P in 446 points
  • At his retirement, Northcott was 22nd in GPG
  • For players to play during the decade he played in, Northcott is 15th in Goals, 23rd in Assists, 19th in Points and 22nd in Games Played[2. Minimum 400 games]
  • Era: Northcott is 15th Goals, 12th in GPG, 23rd in Assists, 21 in APG and PS, 19th in Points, 17th in PPG and OPS, and 22nd in Games[3. Of the 37 players to play in at least 400 games between 1928 and 1939]
  • 82-game average: 25G, 21A for 45P
  • 3-year peak (1931-34): 48-game average of 21G, 14A for 34P
  • Playoffs: 8G, 5A for 13P in 31 games
  • Adjusted: 229G, 256A for 485P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 42G, 47P for 89P
  • Traded once at the end of his career.

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Louis Berlinguette

Career

  • NHL: 1917-26; 8 seasons, 3 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 45G, 33A (19th All Time at his retirement) for 78P (25th) in 193 games (8th)
  • 82-game average: 19G, 14A for 33P
  • 3-year peak (1919-22): 82-game average of 36G, 27A for 63P
  • Playoffs: 5A for 5P in 11 games
  • Adjusted: 60G, 150A for 210P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 25G, 64A for 89P
  • Traded out of the NHL once.[2. but traded back in less than a month later]

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Tom Cook

Career

  • NHL: 1929-38; 9 seasons, 5 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 77G, 98A for 175P in 349 games; 20.5 PS
  • Era: Cook does not make it into the Top 25 for any category[2. When Cook is compared to the 61 players who played in at least 300 games between 1929 and 1938]
  • 82-game average: 18G, 23A for 41P
  • 3-year peak (1929-32): 44-gam average of 14G, 14A for 28P
  • Playoffs: 2G, 4A for 6P in 24 games
  • Adjusted: 133G, 260A for 393P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 31G, 61A for 92P
  • Traded out of the league once and waived once, both near the end of his career.

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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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