NHA – Page 3 – Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?

Does Newsy Lalonde Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

The question with Newsy isn’t whether or not he belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame but rather, is Newsy Lalonde one of the Greatest of All Time?

Newsy’s dominance of the early NHL is unrivaled but where does he rank all time?

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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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Does Joseph Didier Pitre Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

In this episode we discuss Didier Pitre, a star of the National Hockey Association (NHA) who played in the NHL only in last mid-late 30s. Does he belong?

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Does Joe Hall Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

In this episode, we discuss whether or not Joe Hall belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame, or is he just there because we contracted the Spanish Flu during the Stanley Cup Finals.

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Harry Meeking

Career

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.

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Samuel Rusty Crawford

Career

NHL: 1917-19; 2 seasons, 1 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
10G, 8A for 18P in 38 games; 0.1 PS
When Crawford left the NHL,[2. To play in a senior league] he was tied for the league lead in Games Played but was 20th in Goals, 14th in Assists and 20th in Points
When he left the NHL, Crawford was 25th in GPG, 20th in APG and 24th in PPG
Playoffs: 2G, 1A for 3P in 2 games
Adjusted: 15G, 45A for 60P
Traded once within the NHL, and transferred once, willingly left the NHL, traded and otherwise transferred multiple times outside of the NHL.

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Harry Hyland

Career

NHL: 1917-18; 1 quality season
14G, 2A for 16P in 17 games; 1.6 PS (17th All Time)
At his retirement Hyland was 9th All Time in Goals, 21st in Assists, 15th in Points and 22nd in Games Played
At his retirement, Hyland was 9th All Time in GPG 21st in APG and 12th in PPG
No NHL playoffs
Adjusted: 17G, 10A for 27P
Traded/claimed when Wanderers folded.

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Ken Randall

Career

NHL: 1917-27; 10 seasons, 7 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
68G (19th All Time at his retirement), 50A (7th) for 118P (15th) in 218 games (8th); 30 PS (9th)
At his retirement, Randall was 24th All Time in Offensive Point Shares and 6th in Defensive Point Shares
At his retirement, Randall was 17th All Time in APG
82-game average: 25G, 19A for 44P; 11.3 PS
3-year peak (1923-26): 30-game average of 7G, 6A for 13P; 4.6 PS
NHL Playoffs: 2G, 1A for 3P in 6 games
Adjusted: 99G, 255A for 354P
Adjusted 82-game average: 37G, 96A for 133P
Traded once in his NHL prime, waived at the end of his career.

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Samuel Goldie Prodgers

Career

NHL: 1919-25; 6 seasons, 4 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
63G (17th All Time at his retirement), 29A (21st) for 92P (20th) in 111 games (22nd), 14.9 PS (19th)
At his retirement, Prodgers was 14th All Time in GPG, 17th in APG and 15th in PPG[2. Minimum 82 games]
At his retirement, Prodgers was 18th All time in Offensive Point Shares
82-game average: 47G, 21A for 68P
3-year peak (1919-22): 24-game average of 15G, 8A for 23P
No NHL Playoffs games
Adjusted: 91G, 135A for 226P
Adjusted 82-game average: 67G, 98A for 167P
Prodgers is 13th All Time in Adjusted PPG if the qualifier is set to 82 games
Traded four times within the NHL in his prime.[2. Multiple times because he wouldn’t report]

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Does Joe Malone Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Joe Malone has the highest single season GPG in the history of the NHL. In that season he scored an incredible 44 goals with only 4 assists. Was he the worst puck hog in NHL history or was something else going on?

And where does Malone rank among the early hockey greats?

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