Tag: Right Wing

Does Mark Recchi Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

In this episode we consider whether or not Mark Recchi should have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. You can listen here:

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Does Jaromir Jagr Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

In this episode of The Back Check, we debate whether or not Jaromir Jagr is one of the greatest Right Wings in the history of the NHL.

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Lorne Carr

Career

  • NHL: 1933-46; 13 seasons, 9 quality[1. By Modern standards of PPG]
  • 204G (12th All Time at his retirement), 222A (10th) for 426P (9th) in 580 games (16th); 39.2 PS
  • Era: Carr is 3rd in Goals, GPG, OPS and Games, 2nd in Assists, APG, Points and PPG, and 7th in PS[2. Of the 7 players to play in at least 550 games between 1933 and 1946]
  • 82-game average: 29G, 31A for 60P
  • 3-year peak:[3. 1942-45] 48-game average of 27G, 31A for 59P
  • Playoffs: 10G, 9A for 19P in 53 games
  • Adjusted: 273G, 345A for 618P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 39G, 49A for 87P
  • Traded twice in his prime, and twice at the beginning of his career.[4. Basically he was waived and called back up.]

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Aubrey Dit Clapper

Dit Clapper’s Career

  • NHL: 1927-47; 20 seasons, 8 out of 10 quality as a forward (by modern standards of PPG) and at least 8 out of 10 quality as a D (by Defensive Point Shares)
  • Totals:
    • 228G (8th All Time at his retirement),
    • 246A (6th) for
    • 474P (6th) in
    • 833 games (1st) – Clapper held the record for games played until the 1956-57 season
    • 94.3 PS (5th)
  • At his retirement, Clapper was 18th All Time in GPG and PPG, and 20th in APG (minimum 500 games, since Clapper doesn’t meet the qualifiers for APG or PPG)
  • At his retirement, Clapper was 6th All Time in Offensive Point Shares and 11th All time in Defensive Point Shares
  • Era: Of the 7 players to play in at least 600 games between 1927 and 1947, Clapper is
    • 3rd in Goals, GPG, Points and DPS,
    • 2nd in Assists,
    • 4th in APG and PPG,
    • 1st in OPS, PS and Games
  • 82-game average: 22G, 25A for 47P; 9.2 PS
  • 3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 26G, 16A for 43P (as a forward)
  • Playoffs: 13G, 17A for 30 points in 82 games
  • Adjusted: 382G, 508A for 890P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 50A for 88P
  • Never Traded.
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Patrick Kane

Because Kane is active, this post may not be up to date during the season.

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Johnny Gagnon

Career

  • NHL: 1930-40; 10 seasons, 7 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 120G, 141A (22nd All Time at his retirement) for 261P (23rd) in 454 games; 32.2 PS
  • At his retirement, Gagnon was 18th All Time in APG and 24th in PPG[2. Minimum 300 games]
  • Era: Gagnon is 5th in Goals, GPG, Points, PPG, OPS and Games, 3rd in Assists and APG, and 6th in PS[3. Of the 8 players to play in at least 450 games between 1930 and 1940]
  • 82-game average: 21G, 25A for 47P
  • 3-year peak (1936-39): 48-game average of 16G, 19A for 34P
  • Playoffs: 12G, 12A for 24P in 32 games
  • Adjusted: 209G, 323A for 532P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 38G, 58A for 96P
  • Traded thrice in his prime and once after.

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Larry Aurie

Career

  • NHL: 1927-39; 12 seasons, 5 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
  • 147G (22nd All Time at his retirement), 129A (24th) for 276P (21st) in 489 games (25th), 10.2 PS
  • At his retirement, Aurie was 20th in GPG[2. Minimum 300 games]
  • Era: Aurie is 10th in Goals, 8th in GPG, 13th in Assists, 12th in APG, 11th in Points and PPG, 14th in OPS and Games, and 18th in PS[3. Of the 25 players to play in at least 450 games between 1927 and 1939
  • 82-game average: 25G, 21A for 46P
  • 3-year peak (1934-37): 48-game average of 19G, 23A for 43P
  • Playoffs: 6G, 9A for 15P in 24 games
  • Adjusted: 257G, 320A for 577P
  • Adjusted 82-game average: 43G, 54A for 97P
  • Never traded.

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Is Maurice Richard the Greatest Goal Scorer of All Time?

Career

  • NHL: 1942-60; 18 seasons, 16 quality
  • Totals:
    • 544G (1st All Time at his retirement[1. The career record holder until 1963]),
    • 421A (3rd) for
    • 965P (2nd[2. Richard was the NHL’s career leader in points from 1953-54 until 1959-60]) in 9
    • 78 games (2nd);
    • 125.3 PS (2nd)
  • Richard is 13th All Time in GPG[3. At his retirement he was 12th – minimum 500 games] and, at his retirement, he was 19th in PPG[4. Minimum 500 games and also he was 1st All Time briefly during the 1951-52 season]
  • At his retirement, Richard was 2nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares[5. Richard was the career leader in Offensive Point Shares from the 1956-57 season to the next season]
  • Era: Richard is 1st in Goals, GPG, Points, PPG, OPS, PS and Games, 3rd in Assists and APG[6. Of the 5 players to play in at least 850 games between 1942 and 1960, as only two players played 950 games and only three played in 900 games during that span]
  • 82-game average: 46G, 35A for 81P
  • 3-year peak (1943-46): 50-game average of 37G, 23A for 60P
  • Playoffs:
    • 82G (8th All Time),[7. Richard held the career record in playoff goals from 1947 until 1986]
    • 44A for
    • 126P[8. Richard held the career record in playoff points from 1951 until 1964] in
    • 133 games
    • Richard is currently 4th All Time in playoff GPG[9. Richard held the career playoff GPG record from 1946 until 1956 and again from 1957 until 1981][10. Richard held the career playoff PPG record from 1949 until 1952]
  • Adjusted:
    • Hockey Reference:
      • 653G (9th All Time), 576A for 1229P (25th)
      • Adjusted 82-game average: 55G, 48A for 103P
      • If the qualifier is set at 500 games, Richard is 24th All Time in Adjusted PPG[11. If the qualifier is set to 750 games, Richard is 4th All Time]
    • VsX:
  • Never traded.
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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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