The Back Check
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E65 Episode 65: Hall of Fame Class of 1995

Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 1995: Larry Robinson, Bun Cook1

Episode Notes

Larry Robinson:

  • 1972-1992; 20 seasons, 19 quality
  • Totals:
  • 208G (20th D All Time, 10th D at his retirement),
  • 750A (9th D All time, 2nd D at his retirement) for
  • 958P (9th D All Time, 4th D at his retirement),
  • +722 (1st All Time) in 
  • 1384 Games (15th D All Time, 3rd D at his retirement);
  • 169.5 PS (21st All Time, 1st D All Time at his retirement) 
  • 4th All Time in Defensive Point Shares (1st at his retirement)
  • 17th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares (6th D at his retirement)
  • Per Game: 
  • 21st D All Time in GPG (10th D at his retirement)
  • 20th D All Time in APG (19th D at his retirement)
  • 20th D All Time in PPG (16th D at his retirement)
  • Draft: Drafted 20th overall in 1971, Robinson is
  • 7th in Goals
  • 3rd in Assists
  • 3rd in Points
  • 1st in Plus/Minus (by 276)
  • 1st in Point Shares
  • 1st in Games
  • Era: Of the 9 D to play in at least 984 games (12 modern seasons) between 1972 and 1992, Robinson is
  • 2nd in Goals
  • 2nd in GPG
  • 1st in Assists
  • 4th in APG
  • 2nd in Points
  • 2nd in PPG
  • 1st in Plus/Minus (by 266)
  • 2nd in Offensive Point Shares
  • 1st in Defensive Point Shares (by nearly 30)
  • 1st in Point Shares
  • 82-game average: 12G, 44A for 57P, + 43
  • 3-year peak (1976-79): 80-game average of 17G, 58A for 75P, +86

Frederick "Bun" Cook:

  • 1926-37; 11 seasons, 8 quality
  • Totals:
  • 158G (13th All Time at his retirement), 
  • 144A (10th) for 
  • 293P (10th) in 
  • 433 games (21st); 
  • 51.7 PS (14th)
  • At his retirement, Cook was 12th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • Per Game: Cook obviously doesn’t qualify; however, if the qualifier is set at 300 games, at his retirement, Cook was 
  • 16th All Time in GPG, 
  • 13th in APG and 
  • 17th in PPG
  • Era: Of the 35 players to play in at least 400 games between 1926 and 37, Cook is 
  • 6th in Goals and APG, 
  • 7th in GPG, Assists and Points, 
  • 8th in PPG and OPS, 
  • 11th in PS and 
  • 13th in Games
  • 82-game average: 27G, 25A for 52P
  • 3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 19G, 18A for 37P

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