E98 Episode 98: Part 1 of the Class of 1966

Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 1966 Part 1 of 3

Episode Notes

Part 1 of 3 on the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 1966, featuring

Toe Blake: 1934-48; 14 seasons, 12 quality

Totals:
235G (7th All Time at his retirement),
294A (2nd All Time at his retirement - Cowley) for
529P (t-2nd All Time at his retirement - Cowley) in
577 Games (18th All Time at his retirement);
52.6 Point Shares (25th All time at his retirement);
At his retirement, Blake was 18th All time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: At his retirement, Blake was
T-8th All Time in GPG (14 qualifying players)
2nd All Time in PPG (4 qualifying players - Cowley, Stewart, Syd Howe);
Blake doesn’t qualify for the APG leaderboard but if we lower the qualifier so he does (250A), at his retirement, Blake was
2nd All Time in APG (5 qualifying players, Cowley, Boucher, Watson, Syd Howe)
Era: Of the 13 skaters to play in at least 492 games (6 modern seasons) between 1934 and 1948, Blake is
1st in Goals (by 31)
1st in GPG
2nd in Assists
2nd in APG
2nd in Points
2nd in PPG
2nd in Offensive Point Shares
5th/4th Forward in Defensive Point Shares (9/8 qualifying Forwards)
5th in Point Shares
2nd in Games Played
82-game average: 34G, 42A for 75P
3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 28G, 39A for 67P
Playoffs:
25G (t-3rd All time at his retirement - Richard, Drillon)
37A (1st All Time at his retirement) for
62P (1st All Time at his retirement by 9P) in
58 playoff Games (20th All Time at his retirement)
Per Game: At his retirement, Blake was
4th All Time in playoff GPG (Richard, Kennedy, Drillon - 7 qualifying players)
2nd All Time in playoff APG (Lach - 3 qualifying players: Cowley)
1st All Time (by .4) in playoff PPG (2 qualifying players: Apps)
Era: Of the 46 skaters to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1934 and 1948, Blake is
T-2nd in playoff Goals
2nd in playoff GPG
1st in playoff Assists
1st in playoff APG (by .09)
1st in playoff Points
1st in playoff PPG (by .25)
15th in playoff Games Played

Frank Brimsek: 1938-43; 1945-50; 10 seasons, all as a starter

Totals:
252W (3rd All Time - 1st American - at his retirement - Broda, Thompson),
182L (5th All Time - 1st American - at his retirement - Worters, Broda, Roach, Thompson),
80T (3rd All Time - 1st American - at his retirement - Broda, Worters; 5th American All Time - Vanbiesbrouck, Miller, Barrasso, Quick);
40 SO (11th All Time - 1st American - at his retirement);
95.4 Point Shares (3rd All Time - 1st American at his retirement - Broda, Thompson) in
31,230 Minutes (3rd All Time - 1st American at his retirement - Broda, Thompson) over
514 Games
Averages:
2.70 GAA (12th All Time at his retirement - 17 qualifying players)
Era: Of the 14 goalies to play in at least 82 games between 1938 and 1950, Brimsek is
1st in Wins
1st/last in Losses
2nd in Ties
1st/last in Goals Against
6th in GAA
2nd in Shutouts
1st in Minutes
2nd in Point Shares
1st in Games Played
Season average: 25-18-8; 4 Shutouts; 9.5 PS
82-game average: 40-29-13; 6 Shutouts; 15.2 PS
Playoffs:
32W (2nd All Time at his retirement - Broda, behind by 23),
36L (t-1st/last All Time at his retirement);
2 SO (t-16th All Time at his retirement) in
4395 Minutes (2nd All Time at his retirement - Broda, behind by nearly 1400) over
68 playoff Games (2nd All Time at his retirement - Broda, behind by 23);
Averages:
2.54 (t-10th All Time/last among qualifying players at his retirement)
Era: Of the six goalies to play in at least 20 playoff games between 1938 and 1950, Brimsek is
2nd in playoff Wins (behind by 19)
1st/last in playoff Losses
1st/last in playoff Goals Against
T-4th (2nd last) in playoff GAA
t-4th/last in playoff Shutouts
2nd in playoff Minutes (behind by nearly 800 minutes)
2nd in playoff Games Played (behind by 14)

Babe Pratt: 1935-47; 12 seasons, 11 quality by DPS

Totals:
83G (17th/7th D All Time at his retirement),
210A (2nd/1st D All Time at his retirement - Clapper) for
293P (5th/2nd D All time at his retirement - Clapper, Goodfellow, Hollett, Siebert) in
518 Games (12th/8th D All Time at his retirement);
64.7 Point Shares (15th All Time at his retirement, 9th/7th D)
At his retirement, Pratt was 8th/7th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
At his retirement, Pratt was the 12th/6th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Per Game: Obviously Pratt doesn’t qualify for any Per Game leaderboards but, if we lower the qualifiers so he does (75G, 200A, 275P), at his retirement, among D*, Pratt was
t-16th/10th D All Time in GPG
1st D All Time in APG (2 qualifying players - Clapper)
4th/1st D All Time in PPG (4 qualifying players - Schmidt, Goodfellow, Clapper)
Era: Of the 15 D* to play in at least 328 games (4 modern seasons) between 1935 and 1947, Pratt is
5th/2nd in Goals
7th/2nd in GPG
1st in Assists (by 42/49)
2nd/1st in APG
1st in Points
5th/2nd in PPG
3rd/2nd in Offensive Points Shares
1st in Defensive Point Shares
2nd in Point Shares
1st in Games
82-game average: 13G, 34A for 47P
3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 16G, 32A for 48P
Playoffs:
12G (3rd/1st D All Time at his retirement - Schmidt, Clapper),
17A (3rd/2nd D All Time at his retirement - Hollett, Colville) for
29P (t-2nd/2nd D All Time at his retirement - Hollett, Clapper) in
63 playoff Games (5th/4th D All Time at his retirement - Clapper, Hollett, Horner, Seibert)
Per Game: Obviously Pratt doesn’t qualify for the per game leaderboards, if we lower the qualifiers so he does (10G, 15A, 25P), at his retirement, among D, Pratt was
2nd/1st D All Time in playoff GPG (Schmidt - 4 qualifying players: Seibert, Clapper)
4th/2nd D All Time in playoff APG (Colville, Hollett, Schmidt - 5 qualifying players: Clapper)
3rd/1st D All Time in playoff PPG (Colville, Schmidt - 5 qualifying players: Hollett, Clapper)
Era: Of the 13 D* to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1935 and 1947, Pratt is
2nd/1st in playoff Goals
4th/2nd in playoff GPG
2nd in playoff Assists (behind by 9)
4th/3rd in playoff APG
2nd in playoff Points
t-5th//3rd in playoff PPG
2nd in playoff Games

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