Episode Notes

Sid Abel: 1938-43, 1946-54; 14 seasons, 9 quality

• Totals:
• 188G,
• 284A (t-8th All Time at his retirement) for
• 472P (17th All Time at his retirement) in
• 612 Games (20th All Time at his retirement);
• 49.4 Point Shares;
• Per Game: Abel doesn’t quality for the PG leaderboards but, if the qualifiers are lowered so that he does (175G, 275A, 450P), at his retirement Abel was
• T-6th All Time in APG (10 qualifying players)
• 13th All Time in PPG (18 qualifying players)
• Era: Of the 15 skaters to play in at least 574 games (7 modern seasons) between 1938 and 1954, Abel is
• 10th in Goals
• T-8th in GPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
• 4th in Assists
• T-2nd in APG (doesn’t actually qualify)
• 8th in Points
• T-7th in PPG (doesn’t actually qualify)
• 8th in Offensive Point Shares
• 8th in Defensive Point Shares (6th Forward)
• 9th in Point Shares
• 10th in Games
• 82-game average: 25G, 38A for 63P
• 3-year peak (1948-51): 70-game average of 30G, 35A for 65P

Bryan Hextall: 1936-44, 1945-48; 11 seasons, 8 quality

• Totals:
• 187G (19th All Time at his retirement),
• 180A for
• 367P (23rd All Time at his retirement) in
• 449 Games;
• 36.5 Point Shares;
• Per Game: Hextall doesn’t qualify for the PG leaderboards but if we lower the qualifiers so that he does (175G, 175A, 350P), at his retirement, Hextall was
• T-9th All Time in GPG (21 qualifying players)
• 18th All Time in APG (37 qualifying players)
• T-9th All Time in PPG (24 qualifying players)
• Era: Of the 21 skaters to play in at least 410 games (5 modern seasons) between 1936 and 1948, Hextall is
• 3rd in Goals
• T-2nd in GPG
• 9th in Assists
• 9th in APG
• 8th in Points
• T-5th in PPG
• 4th in Offensive Point Shares
• 21st (last) in Defensive Point Shares
• 11th in Point Shares
• 14th in Games
• 82-game average: 34G, 33A for 67P
• 3-year peak (1941-44): 50-game average of 24G, 33A for 57P
• Playoffs:
• 8G,
• 9A for
• 17P in
• 37 Games

Red Kelly: 1947-67; 20 seasons, all quality

• Totals:
• 281G (11th All Time at his retirement) ,
• 542A (4th All Time at his retirement - Howe, Bathgate, Beliveau) for
• 823P (7th All Time at his retirement),
• +50* in
• 1316 Games (2nd All Time at his retirement - Howe);
• 146.3 Point Shares (2nd All Time at his retirement - Howe);
• At his retirement, Kelly was
• 8th All time in Offensive Point Shares
• 3rd All Time in Defensive Point Shares (Harvey, Pronovost);
• At his trade from Detroit to Toronto, when he switched to centre, among D, Kelly was approximately:
• 3rd/1st All Time in Goals (Clapper, Schmidt)
• 4th/3rd All Time in Assists (Schmidt, Harvey, Gadsby)
• 2nd/1st All Time in Points (Schmidt)
• 2nd/1st All Time in Offensive Point Shares (Clapper)
• 3rd All Time in Defensive Point Shares (Harvey, Bouchard)
• 1st All Time in Point Shares (by over 12 PS)
• 1st All Time in Games
• Per Game: At his retirement, Kelly was
• T-22nd All Time in APG
• At his trade from Detroit to Toronto, when he switched to centre, among D, Kelly was approximately:
• 4th/3rd in APG (Schmidt, Harvey, Gadsby);
• Kelly didn’t yet qualify for Goals and Points but if we lower the qualifiers (to 150G, 450A) so he does, Kelly was
• 4th/1st All Time in GPG (Noble, Schmidt, Clapper)
• 3rd/1st All Time in PPG (Schmidt, Clapper)
• Era:
• Of the 14 D to play in at least 574 games (7 modern seasons) between 1947 and 1960, Kelly is
• 1st in Goals (by 73)
• 1st in GPG
• 2nd in Assists
• 3rd in APG
• 1st in Points (by 75)
• 1st in PPG
• 1st in Offensive Point Shares (by over 17)
• 2nd in Defensive Point Shares
• 1st in Point Shares (by nearly 19)
• 1st in Games
• Of the 49 skaters to play at least 410 games (5 modern seasons) between 1959 and 1967, Kelly is
• T-21st in Goals
• T-26th in GPG
• 13th in Assists
• 13th in APG
• 15th in Points
• T-16th in PPG
• 23rd in Plus/Minus
• 17th in Offensive Point Shares
• 14th (1st or 2nd Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
• 24th in Point Shares
• 82-game average: 17G, 34A for 52P, +3*; 9.1 PS
• 3-year peak:
• As D (1950-53): 70-game average of 18G, 32A for 50P; 12.2 PS
• As C (1960-63): 70-game average of 23G, 43A for 63P; +24
• Playoffs:
• 33G (9th All Time at his retirement)
• 59A (t-5th All Time at his retirement - Howe, Beliveau, Delvecchio, Harvey) for
• 92P (8th All Time at his retirement),
• -6* in
• 164 playoff Games (1st All Time at his retirement, held record until 1973);

Roy Worters: 1925-37; 12 seasons, 11 as a starter

• Totals:
• 171W (7th All Time at his retirement)
• 230L (1st/Last All Time at his retirement)
• 82T (1st All Time at his retirement);
• 67 SO (t-4th All Time at his retirement - Hainsworth, Connell, Chabot);
• 75.7 Point Shares (5th All Time at his retirement - Hainsworth, Connell; Thompson);
• 30181 Minutes (2nd All Time at his retirement - Roach) over
• 484 Games (2nd All Time at his retirement - Roach);
• Averages:
• 2.28 GAA (6th All Time at his retirement - 8 qualifying players)
• Era: Of the 11 goalies to play in at least 164 games (2 modern seasons) between 1925 and 1937, Worters is
• 7th in Wins
• 1st/Last in Losses
• 1st in Ties
• Last in Goals Against (by over 200)
• 9th (3rd last) in GAA
• T-4th in Shutouts
• 1st in Minutes
• 4th in Goalie Point Shares
• 1st in Games
• Season Average: 14-19-7; 6 SO; 6.3 PS
• 82-game average: 29-39-14; 11 SO; 12.8 PS
• Playoffs:
• 3W (14th All Time at his retirement)
• 6L (t-8th All Time at his retirement)
• 1T (t-11th All Time at his retirement);
• 3 SO (t-9th All Time at his retirement);
• 690 Minutes (12th All Time at his retirement) in
• 11 playoff Games;
• 2.09 GAA (13th All Time - 2nd last out of all qualifying players, doesn’t actually qualify)

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