Episode Notes

The Hall of Fame Class of 1972 is so big - featuring 3 All Time Greats - we had to split it up into two episodes. In Part 1: Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion: 1950-64, 1966-68; 16 seasons, 14 quality

• Totals:
• 393G (3rd All Time at his first retirement - Howe, Richard),
• 429A (12th All Time at his first retirement) for
• 822P (5th All Time at his first retirement - Howe, Richard, Lindsay, Beliveau),
• +39* in
• 883 Games;
• 97.5 Point Shares (12th All Time at his first retirement);
• At his 1st retirement, Geoffrion was 
• 12th All time in Offensive Point Shares
• 21st Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares
• Per Game: At his first retirement, Geoffrion was
• T-8th All Time in GPG
• 9th All Time in APG
• T-5th All Time in PPG (Beliveau, Howe, Bathgate, Cowley)
• Era: Of the 19 skaters to play in at least 738 games between 1950 and 1964, Geoffrion is
• 2nd in Goals (behind Howe by 125)
• 2nd in GPG (6 qualifying players)
• 6th in Assists
• T-2nd in APG (7 qualifying players)
• 2nd in Points (behind by Howe by 355)
• 2nd in PPG (5 qualifying players)
• 6th in Plus/Minus
• 14th in Games
• 2nd in Offensive Point Shares (behind Howe by 44.9)
• 3rd Forward in Defensive Point Shares
• 4th in Point Shares
• 14th in Games
• 82-game average: 37G, 40A for 76P, +4*
• 3-year peak (1958-61): 70-game average of 39G, 50A for 89P, +5

Harry "Hap" Holmes: 1917-18, 1926-28; 4 seasons, 3 as a starter

• Totals:
• 39W (9th All Time at his retirement)
• 54L (6th All Time at his retirement)
• 10T (7th All Time at his retirement);
• 17 Shutouts (8th All Time at his retirement) in
• 6409 Minutes (7th All Time at his retirement) over
• 103 Games (7th All Time at his retirement);
• 15.7 Point Shares (10th All Time at his retirement)
• Average:
• 2.47 GAA (11th All Time at his retirement - doesn’t actually qualify for the leader-board)
• Era: not really applicable because his four seasons are spread out over 11 years
• Season average: 10-14-3; 4 SO in 26 Games; 3.9 PS
• 82-game average: 31-43-8; 14 SO; 12.5 PS

Reginald "Hooley" Smith: 1924-41; 17 seasons, 10 quality (by modern PPG standards)

• Totals:
• 200G (10th All Time at his retirement), 
• 225A (2nd All Time at his retirement - Boucher) for 
• 425P (4th All Time at his retirement - Stewart, Morenz, Joliat) in 
• 715 games (1st All Time at his retirement and he was the career leader in games played from the 1939-40 season to the 1942-43 season) 
• 65.3 PS (12th);
• 7th All Time in Offensive Point Shares at his retirement
• 10th Forward* All Time in Defensive Point Shares at his retirement
• Per Game: At his retirement, Smith was
• 10th All Time in GPG (last among qualifying players);
• Smith doesn’t qualify for either AGP or PPG leader-boards, but if we lower the qualifiers so that he does, at his retirement, he was
• 3rd All Time in APG (Boucher, Morenz - last among qualifying players, and none actually qualify)
• 5th All Time in PPG (Morenz, Stewart, Boucher, Joliat - last among qualifying players, only Morenz actually qualifies)
• Era: Of the 10 skaters to play in at least 574 Games (7 modern seasons), Smith is
• 4th in Goals
• 4th in GPG
• 1st in Assists
• 1st in APG (doesn’t actually qualify)
• 2nd in Points
• 4th in PPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
• 3rd in Offensive Point Shares
• 4th in Defensive Point Shares
• 4th in Point Shares
• 82-game average: 23G, 25A for 48P
• 3-year peak (1931-34): 48-game average of 17G, 26A for 43P

Stay tuned for Part 2!

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