PCHA – Page 2 – Who really belongs in the Hall of Fame?

Does Corb Denneny Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Unlike his brother Cy, Charles “Corb” Corbett Denneny is not in the Hockey Hall of Fame, despite having a pretty decent career.

In this episode, we talk about Corb and how he compares to some of his contemporaries who are in the Hall already. Does he deserve to be inducted now?

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Corb Denneny’s stats:

Does Dick Irvin Sr. Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame as a Player?

Dick Irvin Sr. is arguably not as famous as his son to anyone who isn’t a Habs fan or who isn’t a really old Leafs fan.

But before he was a great coach, he was a player. In this episode of The Back Check we try to decide whether he was a player who was good enough to be inducted just as a player, and not due to his coach record, because that’s a conversation we can have.

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Frank Nighbor, the First NHL MVP

Frank Nighbor was awarded the first ever Hart Trophy for the NHL’s Most Valuable Player. He must have been pretty good.

But did he deserve that trophy? How good was he really?

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Does Frank Foyston Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Frank Foyston was a star in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) but never really reached the same level in the NHA, WCHL or NHL, all of which he played in for at least 39 games.

Do players like Foyston, who only excelled in one of the early pro leagues, truly belong in the Hall of Fame?

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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 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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Joe Matte

Career

NHL: 1919-22, 1925-26; 4 seasons[1. 1 quality by DPS]
17G, 15A for 32P in 68 games
Matte didn’t play enough for an 82-game average
3-year peak (1919-22): 24-game average of 7G, 6A for 13P; 1.1 PS
No NHL Playoffs
Adjusted: 20G, 67A for 87P
Adjusted 82-game average[2. This is a joke]: 24G, 81A for 105P
Traded twice in his prime within the NHL, then traded out of the NHL, waived once.

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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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Thomas McCarthy

Career

NHL: 1919-21; 2 seasons, 1 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
22G (25th All Time when he left the NHL), 7A for 29P in 35 games; 1.9 PS
McCarthy was 17th All Time in GPG and PPG when he left the league[2. With the qualifier set to an absurdly low 35 games]
When he left the league, McCarthy was 24th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
McCarthy didn’t play enough games to project an 82-game average or to have a 3-year peak
No NHL Playoffs
Adjusted: 25G, 29A for 54P
Adjusted 82-game average:[3. This is a joke] 60G, 68A for 127P
Never traded within the NHL.

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