Episode Notes

Part 1 of 3 on the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 1966, featuring

Toe Blake: 1934-48; 14 seasons, 12 quality

• Totals:
• 235G (7th All Time at his retirement),
• 294A (2nd All Time at his retirement - Cowley) for 
• 529P (t-2nd All Time at his retirement - Cowley) in
• 577 Games (18th All Time at his retirement);
• 52.6 Point Shares (25th All time at his retirement);
• At his retirement, Blake was 18th All time in Offensive Point Shares
• Per Game: At his retirement, Blake was
• T-8th All Time in GPG (14 qualifying players)
• 2nd All Time in PPG (4 qualifying players - Cowley, Stewart, Syd Howe);
• Blake doesn’t qualify for the APG leaderboard but if we lower the qualifier so he does (250A), at his retirement, Blake was
• 2nd All Time in APG (5 qualifying players, Cowley, Boucher, Watson, Syd Howe)
• Era: Of the 13 skaters to play in at least 492 games (6 modern seasons) between 1934 and 1948, Blake is
• 1st in Goals (by 31)
• 1st in GPG
• 2nd in Assists
• 2nd in APG
• 2nd in Points
• 2nd in PPG
• 2nd in Offensive Point Shares
• 5th/4th Forward in Defensive Point Shares (9/8 qualifying Forwards)
• 5th in Point Shares
• 2nd in Games Played
• 82-game average: 34G, 42A for 75P
• 3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 28G, 39A for 67P
• Playoffs:
• 25G (t-3rd All time at his retirement - Richard, Drillon)
• 37A (1st All Time at his retirement) for
• 62P (1st All Time at his retirement by 9P) in
• 58 playoff Games (20th All Time at his retirement)
• Per Game: At his retirement, Blake was
• 4th All Time in playoff GPG (Richard, Kennedy, Drillon - 7 qualifying players)
• 2nd All Time in playoff APG (Lach - 3 qualifying players: Cowley)
• 1st All Time (by .4) in playoff PPG (2 qualifying players: Apps)
• Era: Of the 46 skaters to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1934 and 1948, Blake is
• T-2nd in playoff Goals
• 2nd in playoff GPG
• 1st in playoff Assists
• 1st in playoff APG (by .09)
• 1st in playoff Points
• 1st in playoff PPG (by .25)
• 15th in playoff Games Played

Frank Brimsek: 1938-43; 1945-50; 10 seasons, all as a starter

• Totals:
• 252W (3rd All Time - 1st American - at his retirement - Broda, Thompson),
• 182L (5th All Time - 1st American - at his retirement - Worters, Broda, Roach, Thompson),
• 80T (3rd All Time - 1st American - at his retirement - Broda, Worters; 5th American All Time - Vanbiesbrouck, Miller, Barrasso, Quick);
• 40 SO (11th All Time - 1st American - at his retirement);
• 95.4 Point Shares (3rd All Time - 1st American at his retirement - Broda, Thompson) in
• 31,230 Minutes (3rd All Time - 1st American at his retirement - Broda, Thompson) over
• 514 Games
• Averages:
• 2.70 GAA (12th All Time at his retirement - 17 qualifying players)
• Era: Of the 14 goalies to play in at least 82 games between 1938 and 1950, Brimsek is
• 1st in Wins
• 1st/last in Losses
• 2nd in Ties
• 1st/last in Goals Against
• 6th in GAA
• 2nd in Shutouts
• 1st in Minutes
• 2nd in Point Shares
• 1st in Games Played
• Season average: 25-18-8; 4 Shutouts; 9.5 PS
• 82-game average: 40-29-13; 6 Shutouts; 15.2 PS
• Playoffs:
• 32W (2nd All Time at his retirement - Broda, behind by 23),
• 36L (t-1st/last All Time at his retirement);
• 2 SO (t-16th All Time at his retirement) in
• 4395 Minutes (2nd All Time at his retirement - Broda, behind by nearly 1400) over
• 68 playoff Games (2nd All Time at his retirement - Broda, behind by 23);
• Averages:
• 2.54 (t-10th All Time/last among qualifying players at his retirement)
• Era: Of the six goalies to play in at least 20 playoff games between 1938 and 1950, Brimsek is
• 2nd in playoff Wins (behind by 19)
• 1st/last in playoff Losses
• 1st/last in playoff Goals Against
• T-4th (2nd last) in playoff GAA
• t-4th/last in playoff Shutouts
• 2nd in playoff Minutes (behind by nearly 800 minutes)
• 2nd in playoff Games Played (behind by 14)

Babe Pratt: 1935-47; 12 seasons, 11 quality by DPS

• Totals:
• 83G (17th/7th D All Time at his retirement),
• 210A (2nd/1st D All Time at his retirement - Clapper) for
• 293P (5th/2nd D All time at his retirement - Clapper, Goodfellow, Hollett, Siebert) in
• 518 Games (12th/8th D All Time at his retirement);
• 64.7 Point Shares (15th All Time at his retirement, 9th/7th D)
• At his retirement, Pratt was 8th/7th All Time in Defensive Point Shares
• At his retirement, Pratt was the 12th/6th D All Time in Offensive Point Shares
• Per Game: Obviously Pratt doesn’t qualify for any Per Game leaderboards but, if we lower the qualifiers so he does (75G, 200A, 275P), at his retirement, among D*, Pratt was
• t-16th/10th D All Time in GPG
• 1st D All Time in APG (2 qualifying players - Clapper)
• 4th/1st D All Time in PPG (4 qualifying players - Schmidt, Goodfellow, Clapper)
• Era: Of the 15 D* to play in at least 328 games (4 modern seasons) between 1935 and 1947, Pratt is
• 5th/2nd in Goals
• 7th/2nd in GPG
• 1st in Assists (by 42/49)
• 2nd/1st in APG
• 1st in Points
• 5th/2nd in PPG
• 3rd/2nd in Offensive Points Shares
• 1st in Defensive Point Shares
• 2nd in Point Shares
• 1st in Games
• 82-game average: 13G, 34A for 47P
• 3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 16G, 32A for 48P
• Playoffs:
• 12G (3rd/1st D All Time at his retirement - Schmidt, Clapper),
• 17A (3rd/2nd D All Time at his retirement - Hollett, Colville) for
• 29P (t-2nd/2nd D All Time at his retirement - Hollett, Clapper) in
• 63 playoff Games (5th/4th D All Time at his retirement - Clapper, Hollett, Horner, Seibert)
• Per Game: Obviously Pratt doesn’t qualify for the per game leaderboards, if we lower the qualifiers so he does (10G, 15A, 25P), at his retirement, among D, Pratt was
• 2nd/1st D All Time in playoff GPG (Schmidt - 4 qualifying players: Seibert, Clapper)
• 4th/2nd D All Time in playoff APG (Colville, Hollett, Schmidt - 5 qualifying players: Clapper)
• 3rd/1st D All Time in playoff PPG (Colville, Schmidt - 5 qualifying players: Hollett, Clapper)
• Era: Of the 13 D* to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1935 and 1947, Pratt is
• 2nd/1st in playoff Goals
• 4th/2nd in playoff GPG
• 2nd in playoff Assists (behind by 9)
• 4th/3rd in playoff APG
• 2nd in playoff Points
• t-5th//3rd in playoff PPG
• 2nd in playoff Games

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