Episode Notes

Andy Bathgate: 1952-71

• Totals:
• 349G (11th All Time at his retirement),
• 624A (4th All Time at his retirement - Howe, Delvecchio, Beliveau) for
• 973P (6th All Time at his retirement),
• -60* in
• 1069 Games (19th All Time at his retirement);
• 91.8 Point Shares (23rd All Time at his retirement);
• At his retirement, Bathgate was 12th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
• Per Game: At his retirement, Bathgate was
• 7th All Time in APG
• 12th All Time in PPG
• Era: Of the 16 skaters to play in at least 1066 games (13 modern seasons) between 1952 and 1971, Bathgate is
• 4th in Goals
• 4th in GPG
• 4th in Assists
• 3rd in APG
• 5th in Points
• 3rd in PPG
• 13th in Plus/Minus
• 5th in Offensive Point Shares
• Last in Defensive Point Shares
• 6th in Point Shares
• 15th (2nd last) in Games
• 82-game average: 27G, 48A for 75P, -5
• 3-year peak (1956-59): 70-game average of 33G, 50A for 83P

Jacques Plante: 952-65, 1968-72, 18 seasons, 13 as a starter, 3 as a 1A

• Totals:
• 437W (9th All Time, 2nd at his second retirement - Sawchuk)
• 246L (5th All Time at his second retirement - Sawchuk, Worsley, Lumley, Hall)
• 145T (6th All Time, 3rd at his second retirement - Sawchuk, Hall)
• 82 SO (5th All Time - Brodeur, Sawchuk, Hainsworth, Hall - 4th at his retirement);
• 173.7 PS (16th All Time, 7th Goalie, 3rd Goalie at his second retirement - Sawchuk, Hall);
• 294.8* Goals Saved Above Average (6th All Time, 1st at his second retirement);
• 49,513 Minutes (13th All Time, 3rd at his second retirement - Sawchuk, Hall) over
• 837 Games (14th All Time, 3rd at his second retirement - Sawchuk, Hall)
• Per Game:
• 2.38 GAA (18th All Time, 11th at his second retirement)
• .920 SV% (7th All Time, 2nd at his second retirement - Bower)
• Era: Of the 22 goalies to play in at least 205 games between 1952 and 1973, Plante is
• 1st in Wins
• 4th in Losses
• 3rd in Ties
• 4th/19th in Goals Against
• 3rd in Save Percentage
• 2nd in GAA
• 3rd in Saves
• 3rd in Shots Against
• 1st in Goals Saved Above Average (by 55)
• 2nd in Shutouts
• 2nd in Minutes
• 2nd in Games
• Season average: 24-14-8, 5 SO; 9.65 PS
• 82-game average: 43-24-14, 8 SO; 17 PS
• 3-year peak (1968-71): 76-game average of 42-22-13; 13 SO; 1.93 GAA; .936 SV%; 66.3 GSAA; 18.8 GPS

Marcel Pronovost: 1950-70, 20 seasons, 18 quality

• Totals:
• 88G (t-16th/21st D All Time at his retirement),
• 257A (7th/10th D All Time at his retirement)
• 345P, (7th/11th D All Time at his retirement),
• +39* (25th D All Time at his retirement) in
• 1206 Games (7th All Time, 4th D -  Gadsby, Stanley, Howell - at his retirement);
• 101.5 Point Shares (11th All Time at his retirement);
• At his retirement, Pronovost was 3rd All Time in Defensive Point Shares (Horton, Harvey) and was the 17th/21st D All Time in Offensive Point Shares
• Per Game: Pronovost doesn’t qualify for any PG leader-boards but if we lower the qualifiers enough (to 80G, 250A and 300P), at his retirement among D, Pronovost was
• t-24th/t-29th (last among qualifying players) All Time in GPG
• 8th/11th (last among qualifying players) All Time in APG
• 9th/13th (2nd last among qualifying players) All Time in PPG
• Era: Of the 10 (12) D who played in at least 820 games between 1950 and 1970, Pronovost is
• 4th (6th) in Goals
• 6th (8th) in GPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
• 7th (9th) in Assists
• 10th (12th, last) in APG (doesn’t actually qualify)
• 7th (9th) in Points
• 7th (9th) in PPG (doesn’t qualify)
• 7th (8th) in Plus/Minus
• 6th (8th) in Offensive Point Shares
• 2nd in Defensive Point Shares
• 3rd (4th) in Point Shares
• 2nd in Games
• 82-game average: 6G, 17A for 24P, +3*
• 3-year peak (1952-55): 70-game average of 8G, 20A for 28P

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