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E73 Episode 73: Hall of Fame Class of 1987

Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 1987; Bobby Clarke, Ed Giacomin, Jacques Laperriere

Episode Notes

Clarke:

  • 1969-84; 15 seasons, all quality
  • Totals:
  • 358G,
  • 852A (25th All Time, 4th at his retirement) for
  • 1210P (11th All Time at his retirement),
  • +507 (5th All Time, 3rd at his retirement) in
  • 1144 Games (25th All Time at his retirement);
  • 106.1 Point Shares (22nd All Time at his retirement);
  • At his retirement, Clarke was 21st All Time in Offensive Point Shares;
  • At his retirement, Clarke was the 2nd Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares
  • Per Game:
  • 14th All Time in APG (t-8th at his retirement);
  • At his retirement, Clarke was 16th All Time in PPG
  • Draft: Clarke, drafted 17th overall in 1969 is
  • 3rd in Goals
  • 1st in Assists (by over 300)
  • 1st in Points (by 300)
  • 1st in Plus/Minus (by over 200)
  • 1st in Point Shares (by over 30)
  • 1st in Games
  • Era: Of the 19 skaters to play in at least 902 games (11 modern seasons) between 1969 and 1984, Clarke is
  • 10th in Goals
  • 12th in GPG
  • 1st in Assists (by over 50)
  • 3rd in APG
  • 3rd in Points
  • 4th in PPG
  • 1st in Plus/Minus (by over 30)
  • 5th in Offensive Point Shares
  • 5th in Defensive Point Shares (1st Forward)
  • 4th in Point Shares
  • 1st in Games
  • 82-game average: 25G, 61A for 87P, +36
  • 3-year peak (1974-77): 80-game average of 29G, 82A for 111P, +68

Giacomin:

  • 1965-78; 13 seasons, 8 seasons as a starter, 4 as a 1A, 1 injured or as a backup
  • Totals:
  • 290W (8th All Time at his retirement)
  • 209L (11th All Time at his retirement)
  • 96T (22nd All Time, 10th at his retirement),
  • 54 SO (23rd All Time, 14th at his retirement) in 
  • 35582 in Minutes (7th All Time at his retirement) in
  • 610 Games (7th All Time at his retirement);
  • 110.9 PS (10th All Time at his retirement)
  • 74.3 GSAA (12th All Time at his retirement)
  • Per Game:
  • .902 SV% (17th All Time at his retirement)
  • 2.82 GAA
  • Era: Of the 8 goalies to play in at least 410 Games between 1965 and 1978, Giacomin is
  • 2nd in Wins
  • 3rd in Losses
  • 3rd in Ties
  • 2nd in Goals Against
  • 3rd in Shots
  • 3rd in Saves
  • 4th in Save Percentage
  • 4th in GAA
  • 4th in Goals Saved Above Average
  • 2nd in Shutouts
  • 1st in Minutes
  • 1st in Games
  • 4th in GPS
  • Season average: 22-16-7, 4 SO
  • 3-year peak (1967-70): 36-21-10, 7 SO; 2.41 GAA, 0.914 SV%, 14.2 PS; 7.8 GSAA

Laperriere:

  • 1962-74; 12 seasons, 11 quality
  • Totals:
  • 40G,
  • 242A (13th D All Time at his retirement) for
  • 282P (25th D All Time at his retirement),
  • +256 (22nd D All Time, 2nd D All Time at his retirement), in
  • 692 Games;
  • 70.3 PS (18th D All Time at his retirement);
  • At his retirement, Laperriere was 16th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
  • Per Game: Laperriere doesn’t qualify but if the qualifiers are lowered enough, at his retirement, Laperriere the
  • 9th D All Time in APG
  • 24th D All time in PPG
  • Not drafted
  • Era: Of the 10 D to play in at least 656 Games between 1962 and 1974, Laperriere is
  • 7th in Goals
  • 7th (last) in GPG (nobody actually qualifies)
  • 2nd in Assists
  • 2nd in APG (nobody actually qualifies)
  • 5th in Points
  • 3rd in PPG (nobody actually qualifies)
  • 1st in Plus/Minus
  • 5th in Offensive Point Shares
  • 2nd in Defensive Point Shares
  • Point Shares
  • 82-game average: 5G, 29A for 34P, +30; 8.3 PS
  • 3-year peak (1967-70): 76-game-average of 5G, 28A for 33P, +31; 8.3 PS

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