E93 Episode 93: Hall of Fame Class of 1971

The Back Check

Jul 16 2023 • 1 hr 20 mins

Episode Notes

Gordon Roberts: 1909-16; 7 seasons, 6 quality

  • Totals:
  • 124G (7th All Time),
  • 25A (t-6th All Time) for
  • 149P (7th All Time) in
  • 107 Games (9th All Time)
  • Per Game (minimum 82 games):
  • 6th All Time in GPG
  • 3rd All Time in APG (Sprague Cleghorn, Malone)
  • 3rd All Time in PPG (Pitre, Hyland)
  • 24-game average: 28G, 6A for 33P
  • 3-year peak (1913-16): 24-game average of 31G, 10A for 51P
  • Playoffs:
  • 0P in
  • 2 Games

Busher Jackson: 1929-44; 15 seasons, 12 quality (by modern PPG standards)

  • Totals:
  • 241G (5th All Time at his retirement - Stewart, Morenz, Joliat, Denneny),
  • 234A (4th All Time at his retirement - Cowley, Boucher, Syd Howe) for
  • 475P (3rd All Time at his retirement - Stewart, Morenz) in
  • 633 Games (6th);
  • 61.5 PS (15th)
  • At his retirement, Jackson was 9th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Per Game: At his retirement, Jackson was
  • 8th in GPG;
  • Jackson doesn’t quality for APG or PPG, but if we lower the qualifiers so he does, at his retirement he was
  • T-5th All Time in APG (Cowley, Watson, Boucher, Syd Howe)
  • 3rd All Time in PPG (Morenz, Stewart; only 5 players and only 1 actually qualifies)
  • Era: Of the 11 skaters to play in at least 492 games (6 modern seasons) between 1929 and 1944, Jackson is
  • 1st in Goals
  • 2nd in Assists
  • 1st in Points
  • 2nd in Offensive Point Shares (sort of 1st Forward)
  • 7th in Defensive Point Shares
  • 2nd in Point Shares (sort of 1st Forward)
  • 3rd in Games
  • 82-game average: 31G, 30A for 62P
  • 3-year peak (1931-34): 48-game average of 27G, 21A for 48P

Terry Sawchuk: 1949-70; 21 seasons, 15 as a starter, 3 as a 1A, 3 as a backup

  • Totals:
  • 445W (8th All Time, 1st at his death, by over 50 - Sawchuk was the career leader from 1962 through 2000),
  • 336L (8th All Time 1st at his death),
  • 171T (1st All Time);
  • 103 SO (2nd All Time - Brodeur - 1st at his death - Sawchuk was the career leader from 1964 through 2007);
  • 179 Point Shares (12th All Time, 4th Goalie - Luongo, Brodeur, Roy - 1st at his death - Sawchuk was the career leader from 1961 through 2001);
  • -51.5* Goals Saved Above Average (75th All Time out of 78 total goalies) in
  • 57,156 Minutes over
  • 971 Games
  • Averages:
  • 2.50 GAA (t-13th All Time at his death)
  • .907* Save Percentage (9th All Time at his death)
  • Era: Of the 19 goalies to play in at least 205 games between 1949 and 1970, Sawchuk is
  • 1st in Wins (by over 50)
  • 1st/last in Losses
  • 1st in Ties
  • 1st/last in Goals Against
  • 11th in Save Percentage
  • T-3rd in GAA
  • 4th in Saves
  • 4th in Shots Against
  • 15th in GSAA
  • 1st in Shutouts (by 21)
  • 1st in Minutes by (nearly 6000)
  • 1st in Goalie Point Shares
  • 1st in Games (by nearly 100)
  • Season average: 21-16-8; 5 SO; 8.5 GPS
  • 82-game average: 36-28-14; 9 SO; 15.1 GPS

Cooney Weiland: 1928-39; 11 seasons, 7 quality by modern standards of PPG

  • Totals:
  • 173G (12th All Time at his retirement),
  • 162A (12th All Time at his retirement) for
  • 335P (11th All Time at his retirement) in
  • 509 Games (20th All Time at his retirement);
  • 54.6 Point Shares (16th All Time at his retirement);
  • At his retirement, Weiland was 14th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • At his retirement, Weiland was the t-18th Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares
  • Per Game: Weiland doesn’t qualify for any Per Game leader-boards, but if we lower the qualifiers so he does (150G, 150A, 300P), at his retirement, Weiland was
  • 12th All Time in GPG at his retirement
  • T-11th All Time in APG at his retirement
  • 10th All Time in PPG at his retirement
  • Era: Of the 33 skaters to play in at least 410 games (5 modern seasons) between 1928 and 1939, Weiland is
  • 5th in Goals
  • 5th in GPG
  • 8th in Assists
  • T-10th in APG
  • 5th in Points
  • 5th in PPG
  • 5th in Offensive Point Shares
  • T-9th in Defensive Point Shares
  • 5th in Point Shares
  • 1st in Games Played
  • 82-game average: 28G, 26A for 54P
  • 3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 27G, 19A for 46P

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