Episode Notes

George Armstrong:

• NHL: 1949-71; 21 seasons, 15 quality
• Totals:
• 296G (16th All Time at his retirement),
• 417A (20th All Time at his retirement) for
• 713P (16th All Time at his retirement),
• +101 in
• 1188 Games (11th All Time at his retirement);
• 66 Point Shares;
• Among Forwards, Armstrong was 12th/10th All Time in Defensive Point Shares at his retirement
• Per Game: Not in the Top 25 at his retirement
• Era: Of the 12 skaters to play in at least 1148 games (14 modern seasons) between 1949 and 1971, Armstrong is
• 4th (3rd last forward) in Goals
• 4th in GPG
• 5th (2nd last forward) in Assists
• 4th in APG (3rd last forward)
• 5th (3rd last forward) in Points
• 5th in PPG (3rd last forward)
• 4th in Plus/Minus
• 5th (3rd last forward) in Offensive Point Shares
• 10th (3rd last) in Defensive Point Shares (4th/5th Forward)
• 9th in Point Shares
• 82-game average: 21G, 29A for 49P, +7*
• 3-year peak (1955-1958): 70-game average of 20G, 32A for 52P

Ace Bailey:

• 1926-34; 8 seasons, 4 quality (by modern standards of PPG)
• Totals:
• 111G (t-23rd All Time at his retirement),
• 81A (t-20th All Time at his retirement) for
• 192P (21st All Time at his retirement) in
• 316 Games;
• 36.2 PS (23rd All Time);
• At his retirement, Bailey was 17th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
• Per Game: Bailey doesn’t qualify for the leader-boards, but if we lower the qualifiers to 100G, 50A and 150P, at his retirement, Bailey was
• 20th All Time in GPG
• T-25th All Time in APG
• 20th All Time in PPG
• Era: Of the 58 skaters to play in at least 246 Games between 1926 in 1934, Bailey is
• 11th in Goals
• T-8th in GPG (nobody actually qualifies)
• 14th in Assists
• T-12th in APG (nobody actually qualifies)
• 12th in Points
• 10th in PPG (nobody actually qualifies)
• 11th in Offensive Point Shares
• 21st Forward in Defensive Point Shares
• 15th in Point Shares
• 31st in Games
• 82-game average: 29G, 21A for 50P
• 3-year peak (1928-31): 48-game average 25G, 19A for 44P

Gordie Drillon:

• 1936-43, 7 seasons, all quality
• Totals:
• 155G (22nd All Time at his departure for WWII),
• 140A for
• 295P in
• 312 Games;
• 37.4 Point Shares
• Per Game: Drillon doesn’t qualify, but if we lower the qualifiers so he does (to 150G, 100A and 250P), at his departure to WWII, Drillon was
• 4th All Time in GPG
• T-8th All Time in APG
• 3rd All Time in PPG
• Era: Of the 40 skaters to play in at least 246 games (3 modern seasons) between 1936 and 1943, Drillon is
• 1st in Goals (by 17)
• 1st in GPG (nobody actually qualifies)
• 7th in Assists
• T-7th in APG (nobody actually qualifies)
• 2nd in Points
• 3rd in PPG (nobody actually qualifies)
• 1st in Offensive Point Shares
• T-14th in Defensive Point Shares among Forwards
• 4th in Point Shares
• 14th in Games
• 82-game average: 41G, 37A for 78P
• 3-year peak (1938-41): 48-game average of 24G, 22A for 45P

Glenn Hall:

• NHL: 1952-53, 1954-71; 18 seasons, 13 as a starter, 2 as a 1A, 3 as a backup
• Totals:
• 407W (11th All Time, 2nd at his retirement - Sawchuk)
• 326L (11th All Time, 3rd at his retirement - Sawchuk, Lumley)
• 164T (2nd All Time - Sawchuk)
• 84 SO (4th All Time - Brodeur, Sawchuk, Hainsworth - 3rd at his retirement) in
• 53449 Minutes (8th All Time, 2nd at his retirement - Sawchuk)
• 906 Games (2nd All Time at his retirement - Sawchuk);
• 177.6 Point Shares (14th All Time, 6th Goalie, 2nd Goalie at his retirement - Sawchuk);
• 240 Goals Saved Above Average (8th All Time, barely 2nd All Time at his retirement - Plante)
• Average:
• 2.50 GAA (13th All Time at his retirement)
• .918 SV% (14th All Time, t-4th at his retirement - Esposito, Bower, Plante)
• Era: Of the 19 goalies to play in at least 205 Games between 1952 and 1971, Hall is
• 1st in Wins
• 1st (last) in Losses
• 1st in Ties
• Last in Goals Against
• 3rd in Save Percentage
• 3rd in GAA
• 1st in Saves (by 4,855)
• 1st in Shots (by 5,198)
• 2nd (barely) in Goals Saved Above Average
• 1st in Shutouts (by 5)
• 1st in Minutes (by 5,111)
• 1st in Games (by 82)
• Season average: 23-18-9, 5 SO; 9.9 PS; 13.3 GSAA
• 82-game average: 37-30-15; 8 SO; 35.8 PS; 21.7 GSAA

Pierre Pilote:

• NHL: 1955-1969; 14 seasons, 13 quality
• Totals:
• 80G,
• 418A (4th/3rd D All Time at his retirement - Harvey, Gadsby) for
• 498P (6th/3rd D All Time at his retirement - Gadsby, Harvey),
• +187 (2nd All Time - Mikita - 1st D, at his retirement)  in
• 890 Games (13th D All Time at his retirement);
• At his retirement, Pilote was 10th/9th All Time in Defensive Point Shares;
• Among D, Pilote was 9th/5th All Time in Offensive Point Shares at his retirement (Shore, Gadsby, Clancy, Harvey);
• At his retirement, Pilote was 19th All Time, 10th D, in Point Shares
• Per Games: At his retirement, among D, Pilote was
• 1st All Time in APG (by 0.06)
• Pilote doesn’t qualify for either the GPG or PPG leaderboards, but if we lower the qualifiers so he qualifies, among D at his retirement, Pilote was:
• 5th/1st All Time in PPG
• Era: Of the 11 D to play in at least 738 Games between 1955 and 1969, Pilote is
• 4th/2nd in Goals
• 4th/2nd in GPG (last among qualifying players, doesn’t actually qualify)
• 1st in Assists (by 84)
• 1st in APG (by .05)
• 3rd/1st in Points
• 3rd/1st in PPG (last among qualifying players, doesn’t actually qualify)
• 1st in Plus/Minus (by 31)
• 2nd/1st in Offensive Point Shares
• 4th in Defensive Point Shares
• 1st in Point Shares (by nearly 5)
• 82-game average: 7G, 39A for 46P, +17; 8.6 PS
• 3-year peak (1963-66): 70-game average of 8G, 46A for 55P, +38; 9.7 PS

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