Position: C/LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: February 22, 1918 in Melville, Saskatchewan
Died: February 7, 2000
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1969 (Full List)
As Coach: 16 Yrs, 382-427-155, 919 Pts (Full Record)
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1939-40 | 21 | DET | NHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 1940-41 | 22 | DET | NHL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1941-42 | 23 | DET | NHL | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1942-43 | 24 | DET | NHL | SC | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1945-46 | 27 | DET | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1946-47 | 28 | DET | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1947-48 | 29 | DET | NHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 30 | DET | NHL | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 31 | DET | NHL | SC | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1950-51 | 32 | DET | NHL | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 33 | DET | NHL | SC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 34 | CBH | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | NHL | 3 | 97 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 25 | 79 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||
| Thru 14 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Martin Havlat | 86.0 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Martin Havlat | 86.0 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | |||
| 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 | |
| Olli Jokinen | 85.4 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
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All-Star Games
1949 NHL1950 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
1943 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)(Minimum 1 playoff game) 1950 Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 1952 Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
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Games Played 1946-47 NHL 60 (2) 1947-48 NHL 60 (2) 1948-49 NHL 60 (1) |
Goals 1949-50 NHL 34 (3) 1950-51 NHL 23 (7) |
Assists 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 1948-49 NHL 54 (3) 1949-50 NHL 69 (2) 1950-51 NHL 61 (4) 1951-52 NHL 53 (7) |
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Goals Created 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 1949-50 NHL 0.49 (3) 1950-51 NHL 0.33 (9) |
Assists Per Game 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 1948-49 NHL 0.90 (4) 1949-50 NHL 1.00 (2) 1950-51 NHL 0.88 (6) 1951-52 NHL 0.85 (6) |
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Goals Created Per Game 1949-50 NHL 0.45 (1) 1950-51 NHL 0.35 (6) 1951-52 NHL 0.33 (7) |
Adjusted Goals 1949-50 NHL 43 (3) 1950-51 NHL 29 (7) |
Adjusted Assists 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 1948-49 NHL 83 (3) 1949-50 NHL 93 (2) 1950-51 NHL 84 (5) 1951-52 NHL 65 (7) |
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Adjusted Goals Created 1948-49 NHL 33.3 (3) 1949-50 NHL 37.1 (2) 1950-51 NHL 30.8 (4) |
Offensive Point Shares 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 1949-50 NHL 9.2 (7) |
July 22, 1952: Traded to Chicago by Detroit for cash, July 22, 1952.
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