Episode Notes

Bossy: 1977-87; 10 seasons, all quality

• Totals:
• 573G (21st All Time, 5th All Time at his retirement[), 
• 553A for 
• 1126P (16th at his retirement), 
• +380 (15th All Time, 10th at his retirement)
• in 752 games; 
• 110.9 PS (23rd All Time at his retirement)
• At his retirement, Bossy was 16th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
• Per Game:
• 1st All Time in GPG and 
• 3rd in PPG
• Era: Of the 8 players to play in at least 750 games between 1977 and 1987, Bossy is 
• 1st in Goals (ahead by 112 Goals)
• 1st in GPG (ahead by .17 GPG) 
• 4th in Assists 
• 4th in APG
• 1st in Points, 
• 1st in PPG, 
• 3rd in Plus/Minus
• 1st in OPS (ahead by over 10 OPS)
• 1st in PS (ahead by over 15 PS), 
• 6th in Games
• 82-game average: 62G, 61A for 123P, +28
• 3-year peak (1981-84): 80-game average of 62G, 74A for 136P, +57

Potvin: 1973-88; 15 seasons, 14 quality

• Totals:
• 310G (5th D All Time, 1st at his retirement, by 40)
• 742A (10th D All Time, 1st at his retirement, by nearly 40) for
• 1052P (7th D All Time, 1st at his retirement, by nearly 130)
• +456 (7th All Time, 5th D, 4th D at his retirement) in
• 1060 Games (13th D All Time at his retirement);
• 160.7 PS (10th D All Time, 1st at his retirement);
• Potvin is 15th All Time in Defensive Point Shares (5th at his retirement)
• Potvin is the 9th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares (2nd at his retirement)
• Per Game: Among D, Potvin is
• 2nd All Time in GPG
• 4th All Time in APG
• 3rd All Time in PPG
• Drafted: 1st overall in 1973, Potvin is
• 3rd in Goals
• 1st in Assists (by nearly 200)
• 1st in Points
• 1st in Plus/Minus (over double 2nd place)
• 1st in Point Shares (nearly double 2nd place)
• 3rd in Games
• Era: Of the 12 D to play in at least 820 Games between 1973 and 1988, Potvin is
• 1st in Goals (by nearly 100)
• 1st in GPG (2 qualifying players)
• 1st in Assists (by nearly 90)
• 1st in APG (7 qualifying players)
• 1st in Points (by over 200)
• 1st in PPG (by over .2, 5 qualifying players)
• 2nd in Plus/Minus
• 1st in Offensive Point Shares (by nearly 25)
• 2nd in Defensive Point Shares
• 1st in Point Shares (by over 11)
• 82-game average: 24G, 57A for 81P, +35
• 3-year peak (1976-79): 80-game average of 30G, 65A for 95P, +57; 15.2 PS

Pulford:

• 1956-72; 16 seasons, 13 quality
• Totals:
• 281G (20th All Time at his retirement),
• 362A for
• 643P (21st All Time at his retirement),
• -21 (since 1959-60) in
• 1079 Games (21st All Time at his retirement);
• 53 PS;
• At his retirement, Pulford was 23rd All Time in Defensive Point Shares among forwards
• Per Game: Not on any leader-boards
• Not drafted
• Era: Of the 16 skaters to play in at least 984 games (12 modern seasons) between 1956 and 1972, Pulford is
• 9th in Goals
• 9th in GPG
• 10th in Assists
• 10th in APG
• 9th in Points
• 9th in PPG (3rd last among qualifying players)
• 11th in Plus/Minus
• 10th in Offensive Point Shares
• 14th in Defensive Point Shares
• 13th in Point Shares
• 4th in Games
• 82-game average: 21G, 28A for 49P, -2
• 3-year Peak (1965-68): 70-game average of 21G, 29A for 50P, +4

Clint Smith: 1936-47; 11 seasons, 10 quality

• Totals:
• 161G (25th All Time at his retirement), 
• 236A (7th) for 
• 397P (15th) in 
• 483 games; 
• 34.5 PS
• Per Game: Smith doesn’t qualify for the leader-boards but, if the qualifier is set to 300 games played, at his retirement, Smith was 
• 6th All Time in APG and 
• 12th in PPG
• Era: Of the 9 players to play in at least 450 games between 1936 and 1947, Smith is 
• 5th in Goals and GPG, 
• 4th in Assists, APG, PPG and Games, 
• 3rd in Points, 
• 6th in OPS and 
• 7th in PS
• 82-game average: 27G, 40A for 67P
• 3-year peak (1943-46): 50-game average of 24G, 35A for 59P

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