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Sid Abel

Position: C/LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: February 22, 1918 in Melville, Saskatchewan
Died: February 7, 2000

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1969

Coaching Record

12 20

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 8:17AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #174. Vyacheslav Kozlov… #174. SID ABEL… #176. Garry Unger… #176. Jean Pronovost… 

NHL Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1938-39 20 DET NHL 15 1 1 2 1 0
1939-40 21 DET NHL 24 1 5 6 2 4
1940-41 22 DET NHL 47 11 22 33 12 29
1941-42 23 DET NHL 48 18 31 49 18 45
1942-43 24 DET NHL 49 18 24 42 18 33
1945-46 27 DET NHL 7 0 2 2 1 0
1946-47 28 DET NHL 60 19 29 48 20 29
1947-48 29 DET NHL 60 14 30 44 17 69
1948-49 30 DET NHL 60 28 26 54 25 49
1949-50 31 DET NHL 69 34 35 69 31 46
1950-51 32 DET NHL 69 23 38 61 24 30
1951-52 33 DET NHL 62 17 36 53 21 32
1952-53 34 CBH NHL 39 5 4 9 4 6
1953-54 35 CBH NHL 3 0 0 0 0 4
Career NHL 612 189 283 472 194 376

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1938-39 20 DET NHL 15 0.07 0.07 0.13 0.06 0.00 2 2 4 2 -0.4 0.2 -0.2
1939-40 21 DET NHL 24 0.04 0.21 0.25 0.08 0.17 2 9 11 4 -0.4 0.4 0.0
1940-41 22 DET NHL 47 0.23 0.47 0.70 0.26 0.62 17 37 54 19 2.1 1.0 3.2
1941-42 23 DET NHL 48 0.38 0.65 1.02 0.38 0.94 23 43 66 24 3.4 0.9 4.2
1942-43 24 DET NHL 49 0.37 0.49 0.86 0.36 0.67 19 28 47 18 2.3 1.3 3.6
1945-46 27 DET NHL 7 0.00 0.29 0.29 0.09 0.00 0 3 3 1 -0.2 0.1 0.0
1946-47 28 DET NHL 60 0.32 0.48 0.80 0.33 0.48 21 41 62 23 3.4 0.9 4.3
1947-48 29 DET NHL 60 0.23 0.50 0.73 0.29 1.15 18 46 64 22 3.1 1.2 4.2
1948-49 30 DET NHL 60 0.47 0.43 0.90 0.42 0.82 39 44 83 33 6.2 1.0 7.3
1949-50 31 DET NHL 69 0.49 0.51 1.00 0.45 0.67 43 50 93 37 8.0 1.2 9.2
1950-51 32 DET NHL 69 0.33 0.55 0.88 0.35 0.43 29 55 84 31 5.8 1.4 7.3
1951-52 33 DET NHL 62 0.27 0.58 0.85 0.33 0.52 19 46 65 23 4.8 1.4 6.2
1952-53 34 CBH NHL 39 0.13 0.10 0.23 0.10 0.15 6 6 12 5 -0.2 0.5 0.4
1953-54 35 CBH NHL 3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.33 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
Career NHL 612 0.31 0.46 0.77 0.32 0.61 238 410 648 242 37.8 11.6 49.4

NHL Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1938-39 20 DET NHL 6 1 1 2 2
1939-40 21 DET NHL 5 0 3 3 21
1940-41 22 DET NHL 9 2 2 4 2
1941-42 23 DET NHL 12 4 2 6 8
1942-43 24 DET NHL SC 10 5 8 13 4
1945-46 27 DET NHL 3 0 0 0 0
1946-47 28 DET NHL 3 1 1 2 2
1947-48 29 DET NHL 10 0 3 3 16
1948-49 30 DET NHL 11 3 3 6 6
1949-50 31 DET NHL SC 14 6 2 8 6
1950-51 32 DET NHL 6 4 3 7 0
1951-52 33 DET NHL SC 7 2 2 4 12
1952-53 34 CBH NHL 1 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 3 97 28 30 58 79

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1937-38 19 Flin Flon Bombers N-SSHL 23 12 16 28 13
1938-39 20 Pittsburgh Hornets IAHL 41 22 24 46 27
1939-40 21 Indianapolis Capitols IAHL 21 7 11 18 10
1943-44 25 Montreal RCAF QSHL 7 5 4 9 12
1943-44 25 Montreal Canada Car MCHL 2 1 0 1 4
1944-45 26 Montreal RCAF MCHL 4 6 8 14 4
1944-45 26 Lachine Rapides QPHL 2 2 2 4 0
1944-45 26 Kingston RCAF Exhib. 2 2 1 3 0
Career 1 Season Exhib. 2 2 1 3 0
Career 2 Seasons IAHL 62 29 35 64 37
Career 2 Seasons MCHL 6 7 8 15 8
Career 1 Season N-SSHL 23 12 16 28 13
Career 1 Season QPHL 2 2 2 4 0
Career 1 Season QSHL 7 5 4 9 12

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1936-37 18 Saskatoon Wesleys N-SJHL 3 6 2 8 2
1936-37 18 Saskatoon Wesleys M-Cup 8 8 5 13 6
1937-38 19 Flin Flon Bombers N-SSHL 8 4 4 8 17
1937-38 19 Flin Flon Bombers Al-Cup 7 6 1 7 4
Career 1 Season Al-Cup 7 6 1 7 4
Career 1 Season M-Cup 8 8 5 13 6
Career 1 Season N-SJHL 3 6 2 8 2
Career 1 Season N-SSHL 8 4 4 8 17

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 14 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Sid Abel 9.2 7.3 7.3 6.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Martin Havlat 88.9 9.6 9.5 7.8 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.0 4.7 3.0 2.1
Robert Lang 88.7 10.0 8.5 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.4 4.3 2.1 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.0
Danny Gare 87.3 10.4 8.7 8.4 7.7 6.0 5.9 4.1 3.8 2.6 2.3 1.3 -0.2 -0.2
Roy Conacher 86.9 7.4 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.4 0.3 0.2
Pete Mahovlich 86.6 10.6 10.6 8.4 7.5 7.1 6.3 5.3 4.6 3.5 1.7 0.8 0.0 -0.7 -1.0
Mats Naslund 86.5 8.9 7.5 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.0 2.8 1.9
Adam Graves 86.2 9.8 6.8 6.3 5.5 5.1 5.0 3.7 3.6 3.1 0.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3
Kent Nilsson 86.2 10.9 8.9 8.2 7.0 5.3 4.7 3.8 3.7 -0.1
Charlie Simmer 86.1 11.8 10.4 7.4 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 4.6 2.0 1.7 1.4 -0.1 -0.5 -0.6
Olli Jokinen 85.8 10.8 9.8 7.9 7.6 6.1 6.0 4.8 4.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 -0.3 -0.4
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Sid Abel 9.2 7.3 7.3 6.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Martin Havlat 88.9 9.6 9.5 7.8 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.0 4.7 3.0 2.1
Danny Gare 87.3 10.4 8.7 8.4 7.7 6.0 5.9 4.1 3.8 2.6 2.3 1.3 -0.2 -0.2
Roy Conacher 86.9 7.4 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.4 0.3 0.2
Mats Naslund 86.5 8.9 7.5 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.0 2.8 1.9
Kent Nilsson 86.2 10.9 8.9 8.2 7.0 5.3 4.7 3.8 3.7 -0.1
Charlie Simmer 86.1 11.8 10.4 7.4 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 4.6 2.0 1.7 1.4 -0.1 -0.5 -0.6
Olli Jokinen 85.8 10.8 9.8 7.9 7.6 6.1 6.0 4.8 4.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 -0.3 -0.4
Mike Bullard 85.7 9.3 7.4 6.2 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.0 2.8 1.3 -0.1
Rene Robert 85.6 9.0 8.8 8.1 7.4 6.9 5.2 5.1 4.4 2.1 1.7 1.5 -0.2
Rick MacLeish 85.6 10.7 10.5 7.6 7.5 6.7 6.2 5.6 4.7 3.7 2.1 1.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games

1949 NHL
1950 NHL
1951 NHL

Awards

1948-49 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy

Honors

1941-42 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1948-49 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1949-50 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1950-51 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1943 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
1950 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
1952 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)

Games Played

1941-42 NHL 48 (2)
1946-47 NHL 60 (2)
1947-48 NHL 60 (2)
1948-49 NHL 60 (1)

Goals

1948-49 NHL 28 (1)
 1949-50 NHL 34 (3)
1950-51 NHL 23 (7)

Assists

1940-41 NHL 22 (10)
1941-42 NHL 31 (3)
1946-47 NHL 29 (7)
1947-48 NHL 30 (5)
1948-49 NHL 26 (5)
1949-50 NHL 35 (3)
1950-51 NHL 38 (5)
1951-52 NHL 36 (5)

Points

1941-42 NHL 49 (5)
1948-49 NHL 54 (3)
1949-50 NHL 69 (2)
1950-51 NHL 61 (4)
1951-52 NHL 53 (7)

Goals Created

1941-42 NHL 18.1 (6)
1948-49 NHL 25.0 (3)
1949-50 NHL 30.8 (2)
1950-51 NHL 24.4 (5)
1951-52 NHL 20.6 (9)

Goals Per Game

1948-49 NHL 0.47 (2)
1949-50 NHL 0.49 (3)
1950-51 NHL 0.33 (9)

Assists Per Game

1941-42 NHL 0.65 (5)
1946-47 NHL 0.48 (7)
1947-48 NHL 0.50 (6)
1948-49 NHL 0.43 (8)
1949-50 NHL 0.51 (5)
1950-51 NHL 0.55 (5)
1951-52 NHL 0.58 (3)

Points Per Game

1941-42 NHL 1.02 (7)
1948-49 NHL 0.90 (4)
1949-50 NHL 1.00 (2)
1950-51 NHL 0.88 (6)
1951-52 NHL 0.85 (6)

Goals Created Per Game

1948-49 NHL 0.42 (4)
1949-50 NHL 0.45 (1)
 1950-51 NHL 0.35 (6)
1951-52 NHL 0.33 (7)

Adjusted Goals

1948-49 NHL 39 (1)
 1949-50 NHL 43 (3)
1950-51 NHL 29 (7)

Adjusted Assists

1940-41 NHL 37 (10)
1941-42 NHL 43 (3)
1946-47 NHL 41 (7)
1947-48 NHL 46 (5)
1948-49 NHL 44 (5)
1949-50 NHL 50 (3)
1950-51 NHL 55 (5)
1951-52 NHL 46 (5)

Adjusted Points

1941-42 NHL 66 (5)
1948-49 NHL 83 (3)
1949-50 NHL 93 (2)
1950-51 NHL 84 (5)
1951-52 NHL 65 (7)

Adjusted Goals Created

1941-42 NHL 24.3 (5)
1948-49 NHL 33.3 (3)
1949-50 NHL 37.1 (2)
1950-51 NHL 30.8 (4)

Offensive Point Shares

1941-42 NHL 3.4 (10)
1948-49 NHL 6.2 (4)
1949-50 NHL 8.0 (1)
 1950-51 NHL 5.8 (6)
1951-52 NHL 4.8 (10)

Point Shares

1948-49 NHL 7.3 (8)
1949-50 NHL 9.2 (7)
  

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

July 22, 1952: Traded to Chicago by Detroit for cash, July 22, 1952.

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