Episode Notes

Turk Broda: 1936-43, 1945-52; 14 seasons, 11 as a starter, 1 as a 1A

• Totals:
• 304W (1st All Time at his retirement - held the record from 1950 to 1958)
• 222L (2nd All Time at his retirement)
• 102T (19th All time, 1st All Time at his retirement - held the record from 1949 to 1955);
• 61 SO (6th All Time at his retirement);
• 120.4 PS (1st All Time at his retirement - held the record from 1950 to 1956) in
• 38,182 Minutes (1st All Time at his retirement - held the record from 1950 to 1955) over
• 629 Games (1st All Time at his retirement - held the record from 1950 to 1955)
• Averages:
• 2.53 GAA (11th All Time at his retirement)
• Era: Of the 11 goalies to play in at least 164 games (2 modern seasons) between 1936 and 1952, Broda is
• 1st in Wins (by over 50)
• 1st/last in Losses
• 1st in Ties (by over 20)
• 1st/last in Goals Against
• 4th in GAA
• 1st in Shutouts by over 20
• 1st in Minutes (by nearly 7,000)
• 1st in Games (by 115)
• Season average: 22-16-7; 4 SO; 8.6 GPS
• 82-game average: 40-29-13; 8 SO; 15.7 GPS
• Playoffs:
• 60W (17th All Time, 1st All Time at his retirement by nearly double - held the record from 1947 until 1969)
• 39L (1st All Time at his retirement)
• 13 SO (9th All Time, 1st All Time at his retirement by 44% - held the record from 1950 through 1969) in
• 6,387 Minutes (19th All Time, 1st All Time at his retirement by nearly 2,000 - held the record from 1943 until 1970) over
• 101 Games (20th All Time, 1st All Time a this retirement by 49% - held the record from 1943 until 1968);
• 7th All Time at his retirement
• Era: Of the 9 goalies to play in at least 20 playoff games between 1936 and 1952, Broda is
• 1st in playoff Wins (by nearly double)
• 1st in playoff Losses
• The only goalie to record a Tie
• 1st/Last in playoff Goals Against
• 3rd in playoff GAA (with 3 ½ times as many GP as 1st place and over four times the GP of 2nd)
• 1st in playoff Shutouts (by nearly double 2nd)
• 1st in playoff Minutes (by nearly 2000)
• 1st in playoff Games (by 49%)
• Adjustment for Era:
• 2.68 Adjusted GAA (22nd All Time)
• Trades:
• Traded just before his 22nd birthday by Detroit to Toronto for cash - our Greatest Maple Leaf Trade of All Time

Neil Colville: 1935-42 (as Centre), 1944-49 (as D); 12 seasons, five seasons quality as a forward and a further three as a D by modern standards of PPG/DPS

• Totals:
• 100G,
• 166A for
• 266P in
• 465 Games;
• 36.8 Point Shares;
• Per Game: Coville obviously doesn’t qualify for any leaderboards, but if the qualifiers are lowered so he does, at his retirement Coville was not on any leaderboards; however at his departure for WWII, he was
• T-7th All Time in APG
• T-13th All Time in PPG
• Era: 
• Of the 38 skaters to play in at least 246 games (3 modern seasons) between 1935 and 1942, Colville is
• 10th in Goals
• 7th in GPG
• 7th in Assists
• t-3rd in APG
• 10th in Points
• T-4th in PPG
• T-8th in Offensive Point Shares
• 18th (9th/6th Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
• 13th in Point Shares
• 29th in Games
• Of the 16 D to play in at least 164 games (2 modern seasons) between 1944 and 1949, Colville is
• 11th in Goals
• T-10th in GPG
• 13th in Assists
• T-8th in APG
• T-13th (3rd last) in Points
• T-10th in PPG
• 12th in Offensive Point Shares
• 14th (3rd last) in Defensive Point Shares
• 14th (3rd last) in Point Shares
• 13th in Games
• 82-game average: 18G, 30A for 47P
• 3-year peak:
• As a forward (1938-41): 48-game average of 17G, 22A for 39P
• As a D (1945-48): 60-game average of 5G, 11A for 16P
• Playoffs:
• 7G,
• 19A (t-13th All Time at his retirement, t-4th All Time at his departure for WWII - Apps, Syd Howe, Boucher) for
• 26P (t-12th All time at his departure for WWII) in
• 45 Games
• Per Game: Colville doesn’t meet any PG requirements (obviously), but if they are lowered so that he does, at his departure for WWII, Coville was
• 2nd All Time in playoff APG (Cowley - ahead by .09)
• T-8th All Time in playoff PPG
• Era:
• Among the 74 skaters to play in at least 20 playoff games between 1935 and 1942, Colville is
• T-27th in playoff Goals
• T-36th in playoff GPG
• T-3rd in playoff Assists
• 5th in playoff APG
• 6th in playoff Points
• T-12th in playoff PPG
• T-14th in playoff Games
• Colville only played 6 playoff games once he switched to D and he scored a single point
• Adjustment for Era:
• Hockey Reference:
• 151G,
• 283A for
• 434P
• Adjusted 82-game average: 27G, 50A for 77P (+30P per 82 games)
• Per Game: doesn’t qualify for the leaderboards
• VsX: Doesn’t qualify
• Trades: Never traded

Harry Oliver: 1926-37; 11 seasons, 5 quality by modern standards of PPG

• Totals:
• 127G,
• 85 A for
• 212P;
• 39.1 Point Shares in
• 465 Games;
• At his retirement, Harry Oliver was 
• 22nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares
• T-25th Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares
• Per Game: Oliver does not qualify for any PG leaderboards but if we lower the qualifiers so he does (125G/75A/200P), at his retirement he still doesn’t make the Top 25
• Era: Of 30 skaters to play in at least 410 games (5 modern seasons) between 1926 and 1937, Oliver is
• 15th in Goals
• 15th in GPG
• 22nd in Assists
• T-22nd in APG
• 17th in Points
• 18th in PPG
• 14th in Offensive Point Shares
• T-13th Forward in Defensive Point Shares
• 18th in Point Shares
• T-15th in Games
• 82-game average: 22G, 15A for 38P
• 3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 17G, 9A for 25P
• Playoffs: 
• 10G (t-15th ALL Time at his retirement),
• 6A (t-30th All Time at his retirement) for
• 16P (t-20th All Time at his retirement) in
• 36 Games
• Per Game: Harry Oliver doesn’t qualify for any playoff PG leaderboards, but if they’re lowered, at his retirement Oliver was
• T-14th All Time (t-2nd last among qualifying players) in playoff GPG
• T-16th All Time in playoff APG
• 20th All Time in playoff PPG
• Era: Of the 77 skaters to play in at least 20 playoff games between 1926-37, Oliver is
• T-12th in playoff Goals
• T-14th in playoff GPG
• 28th in playoff Assists
• T-32nd in playoff APG
• 17th in playoff Points
• T-19th in playoff PPG
• 24th in playoff Games
• Trades:
• Traded at 27 into the NHL for cash
• Traded at 36 to the Americans for cash
• Adjustment for Era:
• Hockey-Reference:
• 241G,
• 294A for
• 535P
• Adjusted 82-game average: 42G, 52A for 94P (+56P per 82 games)
• VsX: Doesn’t qualify
• WCHL: 1921-26; 5 seasons, all quality
• Totals:
• 90G (3rd All Time - Keats, Hay),
• 48A (t-4th All Time - Keats, Bill Cook, Art Gagne) for
• 138P (5th All Time - Keats, Hay, Cook, Gagne) in
• 130 Games (t-4th All Time - Ty Arbour, Keats, Stanley)
• Per Game:
• T-5th All Time in GPG (Keats, Hay, Cook, MacKay)
• T-4th All Time in APG (Keats, Cook, Gagne)
• 5th All Time in PPG (Keats, Cook, Hay, Gagne)
• 30-game average: 21G, 11A for 32P
• Playoffs:
• 3G,
• 2A for
• 5P in
• 11 Games

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