Episode Notes

Doug Harvey: 1947-64, 1966-67, 1968-69; 19 seasons, 17 seasons

• Totals:
• 88G (21st/13th D All Time at his first retirement),
• 452A (2nd/1st D All Time at his first retirement - Kelly)  for
• 540P (4th/2nd D All Time at his first retirement - ),
• +46* (13th/12th D All Time at his first retirement) in
• 1113 Games (4th All Time at his first retirement - Howe, Gadsby, Kelly);
• 123.2 Point Shares (4th All Time at his first retirement - Howe, Kelly, Richard - 1st D);
• At his retirement, Harvey was 1st All Time in Defensive Point Shares (by 7.5 DPS)
• At his retirement, Harvey was 7th/4th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares - Kelly, Clapper, Schmidt, Shore, Gadsby, Clancy)
• Per Game: Harvey obviously doesn’t qualify for the GPG leader-boards and, didn’t qualify for the PPG qualifier at his first retirement; at his first retirement, among D, Harvey was
• 3rd/1st D All Time in APG - Schmidt, Kelly (4 qualifying D);
• If the qualifiers are lowered so that Harvey qualifies, at his first retirement, among D, Harvey was
• 3rd/1st All Time in PPG - Schmidt, Kelly, Clapper (5 qualifying D)
• Era: Of the 12 D to play in at least 738 Games (9 modern seasons) between 1947 and 1964, Harvey is
• 4th/3rd in Goals
• t-5th/4th in GPG
• 2nd/1st in Assists
• 2nd/1st in APG
• 3rd/2nd in Points
• 2nd/1st in PPG
• 5th/4th in Plus/Minus
• 3rd/2nd in Offensive Point Shares
• 1st in Defensive Point Shares (ahead by 7.5 DPS)
• 2nd/1st in Point Shares
• 3rd/2nd in Games
• 82-game average: 7G, 34A for 40P, +3*
• 3-year peak (1954-57): 70-game average of 8G, 58A for 66P; 10.1 PS
• Playoffs:
• 8G (t-10th/6th D All Time at his first retirement),
• 64A (1st D All Time at his first retirement - by 10 over Kelly and 24 over Pilote) for
• 72P (2nd/1st D All Time at his first retirement),
• +7 (6th All Time at his first retirement) in
• 137 Games (4th All Time at his first retirement - Kelly, Richard, Howe);
• Per Game: Harvey obviously doesn’t qualify for the GPG leader-board; at his first retirement, among D, Harvey was
• 2nd D All Time in playoff APG (4 qualifying players)
• 2nd/1st D All Time in playoff PPG (2 qualifying players);
• If the qualifier is set absurdly low, Harvey was last among qualifying D in playoff GPG
• Era: Of the 27 D to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1947 and 1964, Harvey is
• t-2nd/t-1st in playoff Goals (Kelly is ahead by 22)
• t-9th/8th in playoff GPG (obviously doesn’t qualify)
• 1st in playoff Assists (ahead by 10/24)
• 2nd in playoff APG
• 2nd/1st in playoff Points
• 3rd/2nd in playoff PPG
• 3rd in playoff Plus/Minus
• 2nd/1st in playoff Games
• Adjustment for Era:
• Hockey-Reference:
• 102G,
• 573A for
• 675P
• Per Game: Among D, Harvey is
• T-25th All Time in Adjusted APG
• VsX:
• Goals: Doesn’t qualify
• 763A
• 739P
• Traded at 36 for Lou Fontinato (29)

Chuck Rayner: 1940-42, 1945-53; 10 seasons, 7 as a Starter

• Totals:
• 138W (13th All Time at his retirement)
• 207L (4th All Time at his retirement - Worters, Broda, Lumley)
• 78T (5th All Time at his retirement - Broda, Lumley, Worters, Brimsek);
• 25 SO (16th All Time at his retirement) in
• 25,551 Minutes (10th All Time at his retirement)  over
• 425 Games (9th All Time at his retirement);
• 61.6 PS (13th All Time at his retirement)
• Averages:
• 3.03 GAA (18th All Time at his retirement - last among qualifying players)
• Era: Of the 9 goalies to play in at least 205 games between 1940 and 1953, Rayner is
• 5th in Wins
• 2nd/2nd last in Losses
• 2nd in Ties
• 2nd/2nd last in Goals Against
• 2nd last in GAA
• 5th in Shutouts
• 4th in Minutes
• 5th in Goalie Point Shares
• 3rd in Games
• Season average: 14-21-7; 3 SO; 6.2 PS in 43 Games
• 82-game average: 27-40-15; 5 SO; 11.9 PS
• Playoffs:
• 9W (t-17th All Time at his retirement)
• 9L (17th All Time at his retirement);
• 1 SO in
• 1134 Minutes (21st All Time at his retirement) over
• 18 Games (18th All Time at his retirement);
• Averages: 
• 2.43 GAA (Rayner doesn’t qualify for the leader-boards but if we lower the qualifier so he does he was 14th All Time)
• Era: Of the 13 goalies to play in at least 10 playoff games between 1940 and 1953, Rayner is
• T-8th in playoff Wins
• t-9th/t-4th in playoff Losses
• 8th in playoff GAA
• T-10th (2nd last) in playoff Shutouts
• 10th in playoff Games
• Adjustment for Era:
• 3.25 GAA
• (doesn’t qualify for other adjustments due to no saves recorded)
• Trades: never traded

For Tommy Smith, please listen to episode 32

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