Episode Notes

Harry Howell:

• 1952-1973, 21 seasons, all quality
• Totals:
• 94G (20th* D All Time at his departure to the WHA),
• 324A (9th* D All Time at his departure) for
• 418P (10th* D All Time at his departure),
• -152* (2nd? Worst All Time at his departure) in
• 1411 Games (3rd All Time at his departure, 1st D);
• 87.6 Point Shares (13th* D All Time at his retirement);
• At his departure to the WHA, Howell was 8th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
• At his departure, Howell was the 21st D All Time in Offensive Point Shares (Kelly, Clapper and Mohs are all ahead)
• Per Game: Howell doesn’t qualify for either the GPG or PPG leader-board but if the qualifier is lowered so he does, at his departure to the WHA, among D Howell was
• 23rd All Time (last among qualifying D) in GPG
• 11th All Time (last among qualifying D) in APG
• 11th All Time (last among qualifying D) in PPG
• Era: Of the 12 to play in at least 820 games (10 modern seasons) between 1952 and 1973, Howell is
• 4th in Goals
• T-7th in GPG
• 6th in Assists
• T-8th in APG
• 6th in Points
• 7th in PPG
• 2nd last in Plus/Minus
• 7th in Offensive Point Shares
• 4th in Defensive Point Shares
• 7th in Point Shares
• 1st in Games
• 82-game average: 6G, 19A for 25P, -9
• 3-year peak (1965-68): 70-game average of 7G, 26A for 34P, -2

Bobby Orr:

• 1966-79; 12 seasons, 9 quality
• Totals:
• 270G (7th D All Time, 1st at his retirement - Orr was ahead by over 100 goals), 
• 645A (13th D All Time, 1st at his retirement - ahead by nearly 200 assists) for 
• 915P (11th D All Time, 1st at his retirement - ahead by 299 points), 
• +582 (2nd All Time - Robinson - 1st All Time at his retirement, ahead by nearly 100) in 
• 657 games; 
• 152 PS (3rd All Time - Howe,  - 1st D, at his retirement);
• Orr is the 9th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares (11th skater All Time at his retirement, 1st D - ahead of Kelly by over 13, ahead of Clapper by over 23, ahead of Park by nearly 40)
• At his retirement, Orr was 14th All Time in Defensive Point Shares 
• Per Game: Orr is
• 3rd All Time in APG - Gretzky, Lemieux (1st D by .17)
• 5th All Time in PPG - Gretzky, Lemieux, Bossy, McDavid (1st D by .3)
• Among D Orr, is 
• 1st All Time in GPG (by .12)
• Era: Of the 78 skaters to play in at least 656 games (8 modern seasons) between 1966 and 1979, Orr is
• T-17th in Goals (1st D by over 100)
• T-8th in GPG (only D to qualify for leaderboard)
• 2nd in Assists (1st D by roughly 180)
• 1st in APG (by .22)
• 4th in Points (1st D by almost 300)
• T-1st in PPG
• 1st in Plus/Minus (by nearly 100)
• 2nd in OPS (1st D by nearly double)
• 2nd in DPS
• 1st in Point Shares
• 82-game average: 34G, 80A for 114P, +75
• 3-year peak (1969-72): 82-game average of 38G, 96A for 134P, +123; 22.2 PS

Henri Richard:

• 1955-75, 20 seasons, 19 quality
• Totals:
• 358G (15th All Time at his retirement),
• 688A (7th All Time at his retirement) for
• 1046P (10th All Time at his retirement),
• +243* (12th All Time at his retirement) in
• 1258 Games (11th All Time at his retirement);
• 98.7 Point Shares (22nd All Time at his retirement);
• At his retirement, Richard was 18th in Offensive Point Shares
• Among Forwards, Richard was 6th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
• Per Game: At his retirement, Richard was
• T-13th All Time in APG
• T-24th All Time in PPG
• Era: Of the 26 skaters to play in at least 984 games (12 modern seasons) between 1955 and 1975, Richard is
• 11th in Goals
• 11th in GPG
• 6th in Assists
• 5th in APG
• 9th in Points
• 9th in PPG
• 4th in Plus/Minus
• 9th in Offensive Point Shares
• 5th (1st/2nd Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
• 10th in Point Shares
• 4th in Games
• 82-game average: 23G, 45A for 68P, +16*
• 3-year peak (1957-60): 70-game average of 28G, 44A for 71P, +7*

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