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Bill Cook

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.

Frank Boucher

Career

NHL: 1921-22, 1926-1938, 15 game comeback in 1943-44; 14 seasons, 10 quality[1. by modern standards of Points Per game]
160G (17th All Time at his retirement[2. Before his comeback – his comeback made him 20th All Time]), 263A (1st[3. Before his comeback, 2nd after it]) for 423P (4th[4. Before his comeback, he was 8th All Time after the comeback]) in 533 games (11th All Time[5. Before his comeback, 17th All Time after]); 63.6 PS (11th[6. Before his comeback])
Boucher was the career leader in assists from 1931 until the 1943-44 season
At his second retirement, Boucher was 6th All Time in APG and 16th in PPG[7. Minimum 300 games]
At his initial retirement, Boucher was 5th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Between the years of 1926[8. When he Boucher entered the NHL] and 1938,[9. When Boucher retired for the first time] Boucher was 14th All Time in Goals, 1st in Assists, 2nd in Points, 19th in GPG, 2nd in APG, 7th in PPG, 7th in Point Shares and 5th in Offensive Points Shares while being 9th in Games Played[10. Minimum 300 games, 75 qualifying players. If the qualifier is raised to 500 games – 10 players – he was 6th All Time in Goals, 1st in Assists, 2nd in Points, 5th in GPG, 1st in APG and 2nd in PPG]
82-game average: 24G, 39A for 62P
3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 17G, 29A for 45P
Playoffs: 16G, 20A for 36P in 55 games
Tied the record for career playoff goals in 1937[11. However he lost the record the next season]
Held the record for career playoff assists from 1932 until 1936 and again from 1937 until 1942
Held the record for career playoff points from 1932 until 1942
Adjusted: 284G, 871A (20th All Time) for 1155P
Adjusted 82-game average: 44G, 134A for 178P
Boucher is 12th All Time in Adjusted PPG if the qualifier is set at 82 games[12. If the qualifier is raised to 300 Boucher is 4th, if it’s raised to 500, he’s 2nd All Time.]
Traded out of the NHL at the beginning of his career, traded back into the NHL four years later.

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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.