NHL 100 Greatest Players

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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.

NHL: 1929-1941; 12 seasons, 10 quality
Totals:
- 225G (6th All Time at his retirement),
- 173A (15th) for
- 398P (6th) in
- 459 games;
- 66.6 PS (10th)
At his retirement, Conacher was 3rd in GPG, 7th in APG and 2nd in PPG[1. Minimum 300 games]
At his retirement, Conacher was 5th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Conacher is 1st in Goals, GPG, Points, PPG and OPS, 6th in Assists, 3rd in APG and PS, and 16th in Games[2. Of the 37 players to play in 400 games between 1929 and 1941]
82-game average: 40G, 31A for 71P
3-year peak (1933-36): 48-game average of 33G, 20A for 53P
Playoffs: 17G, 18A for 35P in 49 games
Conacher briefly shared the record for career playoff goals at the end of the 1939-40 season
Conacher held the record for career playoff APG from 1939 until the 1944 playoffs
Adjusted: 393G, 399A for 792P
Adjusted 82-game average: 70G, 71A for 141P
If the qualifier is set at 300 games, Conacher is 10th All Time in Adjusted PPG
Traded twice at the end of his 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.