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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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Hector Kilrea

Career

NHL: 1925-40; 15 seasons, 5 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
167G (15th All Time at his retirement), 129A for 296P (18th) in 633 games (4th); 44.9 PS
At his retirement, Kilrea was 14th All Time in GPG, 20th in APG and 16th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games, 25 qualifying players]
Era: Kilrea is 5th in Goals and GPG, 8th in Assists and OPS, APG and PPG, 6th in Points, 7th in PS and 3rd in Games[3. Of the 10 players to play in at least 550 games between 1925 and 1940, because only 3 players managed to play in 600 games over that span]
82-game average: 21G, 16A for 39P
3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 23G, 12A for 35P
Playoffs: 8G, 7A for 15P in 48 games
Adjusted: 296G, 395A for 691P
Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 51A for 90P
Traded twice in his prime.

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Hib Milks

Career

NHL: 1925-33; 8 seasons, 4 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
87G, 41A for 128P in 317 games (23rd); 24.3 PS
Era: Milks is 17th in Goals, 15th in GPG, 20th in Points, 21st in PPG, 19th in OPS and in Games, and 24th in PS[2. Of the 33 players who played in at least 300 games between 1925 and 1933]
82-game average: 22G, 11A for 33P
3-year peak (1925-28): 44-game average of 17G, 5A for 22P
Playoffs: 0P in 11 games
Adjusted: 166G, 191A for 357P
Adjusted 82-game average: 43G, 49A for 92P
Never traded.

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Syd Howe

Career

NHL: 1929-46; 17 seasons, 12 quality
237G (6th All Time at his retirement), 291A (2nd) for 528P (1st[1. Howe was the career leader in points from 1944-45 to 1946-47]) in 698 games (4th); 55.8 PS (21st)
At his retirement, Howe was 8th in GPG, 2nd in APG and 5th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games, 34 qualifying players]
At his retirement, Howe was 15th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: 2nd in Goals and GPG, 1st in Assists, APG, Points and PPG, 3rd in OPS and Games, 5th in PS[3. Of the 6 players to play in at least 600 games between 1929 and 1946, as only 3 played in 650 games over that span]
82-game average: 28G, 34A for 62P
3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 25G, 35A for 59P
Playoffs: 17G, 27A[4. Howe was the career leader in playoff assists in 1944] for 27 points[5. Howe was the career leader in playoff points from 1944 to 1946] in 44 games
Adjusted: 343G, 506A for 849P
Adjusted 82-game average: 40G, 59A for 100P
Traded once in his prime, traded to the AHL[6. I.e. waived] at the end of his career, claimed in a dispersal draft.

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James Dutch Gainor

Career

NHL: 1927-33, 1934-35; 7 seasons, 1 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
51G, 56A for 107P in 246 games
Era: Gainor is not in the Top 25 in any category for his era[2. Minimum 200 games]
82-game average: 17G, 19A for 35P
3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 14G, 14A for 28P
Playoffs: 2G, 1A for 3P in 22 games
Adjusted: 103G, 207A for 310P
Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 69A for 103P
Dominance Quotient: Gainor never led a team
Traded twice in his prime.

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Art Gagne

Career

NHL: 1926-32; 6 seasons, 2 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
67G, 33A for 100P in 228 games; 22.4 PS
Era: Gagne is 21st in Goals, 19th in GPG, 24th in PPG, 23rd in OPS and 39th in Games[2. Of the 53 players to play in at least 200 games between 1926 and 1932]
82-game average: 24G, 11A for 36P
3-year peak (1926-29): 44-game average of 14G, 5A for 19P
Playoffs: 2G, 1A for 3P in 11 games
Adjusted: 132G, 165A for 297P
Adjusted 82-game average: 47G, 59A for 107P
Traded four times in his prime, and multiple times outside of the NHL.

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Francis King Clancy

King Clancy’s Career

NHL: 1921-37; 16 seasons, 15 quality
Totals:
- 136G (23rd All Time at his retirement),
- 147A (7th) for
- 283P (13th) in
- 592 games (2nd – Clancy was the career leader in Games Played from the 1934-35 season to the next season);
- 104. 3 PS (1st)
Clancy was 10th All Time in GPG, 8th in APG and 10th in PPG at his retirement (if the qualifier is set to 500 games, 15 qualifying players, as Clancy doesn’t qualify for the leaderboards)
At his retirement, Clancy was 1st All Time in Defensive Point Shares
Era: Of the 14 skaters to play in at least 500 games between 1921 and 1937, Clancy is
- 7th in Goals,
- 9th in GPG and PPG,
- 6th in Assists and OPS,
- 8th in APG and Points,
- 1st in DPS and PS,
- 2nd in Games
82-game average: 19G, 21A for 40P
3-year peak (1927-30): 44-game average of 13G, 11A for 24P
Playoffs: 8G, 8A for 16P in 55 games
Adjusted: 247G, 550A for 797P
Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 76A for 110P
Trades:
- Traded at 27 to the Leafs for Eric Pettinger (26), Art Smith (23) and $35,000 – our 11th Best Maple Leafs Trade of All Time

Gerry Lowrey

Career

NHL: 1927-33; 6 seasons, 2 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
48G, 48A for 96P in 211 games
Era: Lowrey does not qualify for the leader boards[2. 62 players played in at least 200 games between 1927 and 1933 and Lowrey is not in the Top 25 in any category]
82-game average: 19G, 19A for 37P
3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 11G, 13A for 25P
Playoffs: 1G for 1P in 2 games
Adjusted: 91G, 224A for 315P
Adjusted 82-game average: 35G, 87A for 122P
Traded once in his prime within the NHL, traded into and out of the NHL.

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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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