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Does Jack Walker Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Of all the players to be featured on The Back Check so far, Jack Walker has, by far, the least impressive stats we’ve seen. So why the hell is in the Hall of Fame?

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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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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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Harry Mummery

Career

NHL: 1917-23; 6 seasons, 4 quality[1.By Defensive Point Shares]
33G (24th All Time at his retirement), 19A (23rd) for 52P (24th) in 106 games; 10.5 PS (19th)
At his retirement, Mummery was 23rd All Time in GPG, APG and PPG[2. Minimum 82 games, 24 qualifying players]
At his retirement, Mummery was 8th All Time in Defensive Point Shares and 25th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
82-game average: 25G, 15A for 40P; 8.1 PS
3-year peak (1919-22): 24-game average of 10G, 6A for 15P
NHL Playoffs: 1G, 1A for 2P in 2 games
Adjusted: 41G, 81A for 122P
Adjusted 82-game average: 32G, 63A for 94P
Dominance Quotient: Never led a team
Traded twice in his prime and traded out of the NHL at the end of his career.[3. Also, Mummery was the largest player (by weight) and he holds the record for most games as a Goaltender by a skater]

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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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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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