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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