The Back Check
The Hockey History Podcast
3 years ago

E60 Episode 60: Savard and Mullen

Hall of Fame Class of 2000: Denis Savard and Joe Mullen

Episode Notes

Savard:

  • 1980-97; 17 seasons, 16 quality
  • Totals:
  • 473G,
  • 865A (24th All Time, 13th at his retirement) for
  • 1338P (17th All Time at his retirement),
  • +103 in
  • 1196 Games;
  • 105.2 PS
  • Per Game:
  • 20th All Time in APG
  • 19th All Time in PPG
  • Draft: Drafted 3rd overall in 1980, Savard is
  • 3rd in Goals
  • 3rd in Assists
  • 3rd in Points
  • 8th in Plus/Minus
  • 6th in Point Shares (4th Forward)
  • 5th in Games Played
  • Era: Of the 14 players, to play in at least 1,148 games (14 seasons) between 1980 and 1997 (12 of whom are in the HOF), Savard is
  • 7th in Goals and GPG
  • 7th in Assists and APG
  • 7th in Points and PPG
  • 10th in Plus/Minus
  • 9th in Offensive Point Shares (7th Forward)
  • 10th in Defensive Point Shares (4th Forward)
  • 9th in Point Shares (6th Forward)
  • 82-game average: 33G, 59A for 92A, +7
  • 3-year peak (1987-90): 80-game average of 37G, 80A for 117P, +3 [Savard’s best 3 seasons are 6 years apart]

Mullen:

  • 1981-97; 16 seasons, 14 quality
  • Totals:
  • 502G (5th American All Time; 25th All Time at his retirement, 1st American-born player)
  • 561A (4th American-born player at his retirement) for
  • 1063P (1st American-born player All Time at his retirement),
  • +167 (6th American-born player at his retirement) in
  • 1062 Games;
  • 91.2 PS (5th American-born player All Time at his retirement)
  • At his retirement, Mullen was 3rd All Time among American-born players in Offensive Point Shares
  • Per Game:
  • 4th American All Time in GPG
  • 5th American All Time in PPG
  • Draft: Undrafted - among all undrafted skaters (since expansion) Mullen is
  • 4th in Goals
  • 8th in GPG
  • 10th in Assists
  • 19th in APG
  • 7th in Points
  • 13th in PPG
  • 28th in Plus/Minus
  • 9th in Offensive Point Shares
  • 18th in Defensive Point Shares among Forwards
  • 17th in Point Shares
  • 13th in Games Played
  • Era: Of the 37 skaters to play in 984 Games (12 seasons) between 1981 and 1997, Mullen is
  • 9th in Goals
  • 7th in GPG
  • 22nd in Assists
  • 19th in APG
  • 15th in Points
  • 14th in PPG
  • 17th in Plus/Minus
  • 15th in Offensive Point Shares
  • 27th in Defensive Point Shares (12th Forward)
  • 19th in Point Shares
  • 82-game average: 39G, 43A for 82P, +13
  • 3-year peak (1986-89): 80-game average of 46G, 48A for 92P, +33 [Mullen’s three best seasons are nearly a decade apart]