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E75 Hall of Fame Class of 1986

Class of 1986: Leo Boivin, Dave Keon, Serge Savard

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Leo Boivin:

  • 1951-70; 18 seasons, 16 quality
  • Totals:
  • 72G
  • 250A (9th D All Time at his retirement) for
  • 322P (11th D All Time at his retirement),
  • -212* (5th last All Time, last at his retirement) [2/3rd of his career] in
  • 1150 Games (10th D All Time at his retirement);
  • 69.6 Point Shares (16th D All Time at his retirement);
  • 14th All Time in Defensive Point Shares at his retirement;
  • 25th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares at his retirement
  • Per Game: Boivin doesn’t qualify, but if the qualifier is lowered so that he does, Boivin was
  • 8th D All Time in APG at his retirement (9 qualifying players)
  • 12th D All Time in PPG at his retirement (12 qualifying players)
  • Era: Of the 10 D to play in at least 820 games between 1951 and 1970 (all of which are in the Hall of Fame), Boivin is
  • 7th in Goals
  • Last in GPG (no actual qualifying players)
  • 8th (3rd last) in Assists
  • 9th (2nd last) in APG (only 5 actual qualifying players)
  • 8th (3rd last) in Points
  • Last in PPG (no actual qualifying players)
  • Last in Plus/Minus (by over double 2nd last, -119 lower)
  • 8th (3rd last) in Offensive Point Shares
  • 9th (2nd last) in Defensive Point Shares
  • Last in Point Shares
  • 82-game average: 5G, 18A for 23P, -15*; 5 PS
  • 3-year peak (1953-56): 70-game average of 4G, 12A for 16P, 5.25 PS
  • Playoffs:
  • 3G,
  • 10A for
  • 13P,
  • +2* [in 15 games] in
  • 54 Games
  • Per Game: doesn’t qualify
  • Era: Of the 32 D to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1951 and 1970, Boivin is
  • 14th in Goals
  • 11th in GPG (zero qualifying players)
  • 17th in Assists
  • 15th in APG (5 qualifying players)
  • 15th in Points
  • 14th in PPG (2 qualifying players)
  • 16th in Plus/Minus
  • 21st in Games
  • Adjusted for Era:
  • Hockey Reference:
  • 79G
  • 283A for
  • 362P
  • 82-game average: 6G, 20A for 26P (+3P per 82 games)
  • Per Game: obviously doesn’t qualify
  • VsX: Doesn’t qualify
  • Trades:
  • Traded at 18 with Fern Flaman (23), Phil Maloney (23) and Ken Smith (26) to the Leafs for Bill Ezincki (26) and Vic Lynn (25)
  • Traded at 22 to the Bruins for Joe Klukay (32)
  • Traded at 33 with Dean Prentice (33) to the Red Wings for Gary Doak (nearly 20), Bill Lesuk (19), Ron Murphy (32) and Steve Atkinson (17)
  • Left unprotected at 34 in an expansion draft
  • Traded at 36 for Duane Rupp (30)

Dave Keon:

  • 1960-75, 1979-82; 18 seasons, 17 quality
  • Totals:
  • 396G (14th All Time at his departure to the WHA),
  • 590A (15th All Time at his departure for the WHA) for
  • 986P (15th All Time at his departure for the WHA),
  • +61 in
  • 1296 Games;
  • 86.5 PS;
  • At his departure to the WHA, Keon was 21st All Time in Offensive Point Shares
  • At hs departure to the WHA, Keon was the 15th Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares
  • Per Game: doesn’t qualify
  • Not drafted
  • Era: Of the 15 skaters to play in 982 games (11 modern seasons) between 1960 and 1975, Keon is
  • 5th in Goals
  • 5th in GPG
  • 7th in Assists
  • 8th in APG
  • 5th in Points
  • 6th in PPG
  • 5th in Plus/Minus
  • 5th in Offensive Point Shares
  • 5th (3rd or 4th Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
  • 6th in Point Shares
  • 5th in Games
  • 82-game averages: 25G, 38A for 62P, +4
  • 3-year peak (tie):
  • 1961-64: 70-game average of 27G, 35A for 61P, +21
  • 1970-73: 78-game average of 32G, 36A for 68P, +10
  • No possession stats
  • Playoffs:
  • 32G (19th All Time at his departure to the WHA),
  • 36A for
  • 68P (23rd All Time at his departure to the WHA),
  • +68 (20th All Time at his departure to the WHA), in
  • 92 Games
  • Per Game: At his departure for the WHA 
  • 20th All Time in playoff GPG
  • 23rd All Time in playoff PPG
  • Era: Of the 33 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1960 and 1975, Keon is
  • 10th in playoff Goals
  • 8th in playoff GPG
  • 14th in playoff Assists
  • 12th in playoff APG
  • 11th in playoff Points
  • 9th in playoff PPG
  • 9th in playoff Plus/Minus
  • Adjustment for era:
  • Hockey-Reference:
  • 391G,
  • 584A for
  • 975P
  • 82-game average: 25G, 37A for 62
  • Per Game: doesn’t qualify
  • VsX:
  • 490G
  • 770A
  • 1064
  • Per Game: doesn’t qualify
  • Trades: drafted out of the NHL

Serge Savard:

  • NHL: 1966-83; 17 seasons, 14 quality
  • Totals:
  • 106G (21st D All Time at his retirement),
  • 333A (14th D All Time at his retirement) for 
  • 439P (15th D All Time at his retirement),
  • +462 (6th All Time, 5th All Time at his retirement - Orr, Robinson, Lafleur Clarke - and 3rd D) in
  • 1040 Games;
  • 102.5 PS (11th D All Time at his retirement);
  • Savard is 16th All Time in Defensive Point Shares (4th at his retirement - Horton, Harvey, Pronovost)
  • 16th All Time in APG
  • Savard doesn’t qualify for GPG or PPG but if we lower the qualifiers so he does, he would have been
  • 21st All Time in GPG
  • 16th All Time in PPG
  • Not drafted
  • Era: Of the 11 D to play in at least 820 games between 1966 and 1983, Savard is
  • 5th in Goals
  • 5th (last) in GPG (0 qualifying players)
  • 5th in Assists
  • 6th (last) in APG (6 qualifying players)
  • 5th in Points
  • 6th (last) in PPG (3 qualifying players)
  • 1st in Plus/Minus (by over 50)
  • 6th in Offensive Point Shares
  • 1st in Defensive Point Shares (by over 5)
  • 3rd in Point Shares
  • 2nd in Games
  • 82-game average: 8G, 26A for 34P, +36; 8.1 PS
  • 3-year peak (1974-77): 80-game average of 13G, 39A for 52P, +71; 11.1 PS
  • Playoffs:
  • 19G (6th D All Time at his retirement),
  • 49A (8th D All Time at his retirement) for
  • 68P (7th D All Time at his retirement),
  • +47 (5th D All Time at his retirement - Potvin, Robinson, Orr, Jimmy Watson) in
  • 130 Games (7th D All Time at his retirement)
  • Per Game: At his retirement, among D, Savard was
  • 14th All Time in APG
  • 9th All Time in PPG (11 qualifying players);
  • Savard doesn’t qualifying for playoff GPG, but if the qualifier is lowered he was
  • 6th All Time in GPG (7 players)
  • Era: Of the 14 D to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1966 and 1983, Savard is
  • 4th in Goals
  • 5th in GPG (4 qualifying players)
  • 4th in Assists
  • 4th in APG (8 qualifying players)
  • 5th in Points
  • 5th in PPG (6 qualifying players)
  • 4th in Plus/Minus
  • 4th in Games
  • Adjusted for Era:
  • Hockey-Reference:
  • 93G
  • 303A for
  • 396P
  • 82-game average: 7G, 24A for 31P (-3P per 82 games)
  • Per Game: doesn’t qualify for anything but APG and isn’t on that leaderboard
  • VsX: doesn’t qualify
  • Trades:
  • Waived at 35

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