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Syl Apps

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: August 1, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario

Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 4th round (21st overall) of the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 8:21AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #156. Marcel Pronovost… #157. Nels Stewart… #158. SYL APPS… #158. Keith Tkachuk… #160. Syl Apps… 

NHL Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Hide Partial Seasons
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1970-71 23 TOT NHL 62 10 18 28 11 3 32 6 4 0 1 100 10.0
1970-71 23 NYR NHL 31 1 2 3 1 0 11 1 0 0 0 25 4.0
1970-71 23 PIT NHL 31 9 16 25 9 3 21 5 4 0 1 75 12.0
1971-72 24 PIT NHL 72 15 44 59 20 18 78 11 3 1 1 164 9.1
1972-73 25 PIT NHL 77 29 56 85 31 25 18 21 6 2 4 186 15.6
1973-74 26 PIT NHL 75 24 61 85 30 21 37 13 7 4 2 177 13.6
1974-75 27 PIT NHL 79 24 55 79 28 8 43 19 4 1 6 181 13.3
1975-76 28 PIT NHL 80 32 67 99 36 17 24 24 7 1 4 210 15.2
1976-77 29 PIT NHL 72 18 43 61 22 2 20 13 3 2 2 164 11.0
1977-78 30 TOT NHL 79 19 33 52 19 -11 18 15 4 0 1 142 13.4
1977-78 30 PIT NHL 9 0 7 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.0
1977-78 30 LAK NHL 70 19 26 45 18 -11 18 15 4 0 1 131 14.5
1978-79 31 LAK NHL 80 7 30 37 12 -25 29 7 0 0 1 128 5.5
1979-80 32 LAK NHL 51 5 16 21 7 -17 12 4 1 0 0 53 9.4
Career NHL 727 183 423 606 217 41 311 133 39 11 22 1505 12.2

NHL Miscellaneous

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Hide Partial Seasons
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
1970-71 23 TOT NHL 62 0.16 0.29 0.45 0.17 0.52 1.61 9 17 26 10 41 14 26 2 3 0.8 1.0 1.8
1970-71 23 NYR NHL 31 0.03 0.06 0.10 0.04 0.35 0.81 1 2 3 1 7 2 5 0 0 -1.0 0.4 -0.5
1970-71 23 PIT NHL 31 0.29 0.52 0.81 0.31 0.68 2.42 8 15 23 8 34 12 21 2 3 1.7 0.6 2.3
1971-72 24 PIT NHL 72 0.21 0.61 0.82 0.28 1.08 2.28 15 45 60 20 80 19 55 12 18 3.6 1.7 5.3
1972-73 25 PIT NHL 77 0.38 0.73 1.10 0.41 0.23 2.42 27 52 79 29 106 23 77 19 25 6.2 2.0 8.1
1973-74 26 PIT NHL 75 0.32 0.81 1.13 0.40 0.49 2.36 23 59 82 29 123 38 77 13 21 6.2 1.8 8.0
1974-75 27 PIT NHL 79 0.30 0.70 1.00 0.36 0.54 2.29 20 48 68 24 110 29 92 19 8 4.9 1.0 5.9
1975-76 28 PIT NHL 80 0.40 0.84 1.24 0.45 0.30 2.63 27 59 86 31 150 55 94 16 17 7.0 1.2 8.2
1976-77 29 PIT NHL 72 0.25 0.60 0.85 0.31 0.28 2.28 16 39 55 19 80 22 70 14 2 3.7 1.2 4.9
1977-78 30 TOT NHL 79 0.24 0.42 0.66 0.25 0.23 1.80 17 29 46 17 66 15 65 3 -11 2.6 0.9 3.6
1977-78 30 PIT NHL 9 0.00 0.78 0.78 0.21 0.00 1.22 0 6 6 2 8 2 9 3 0 0.2 0.1 0.3
1977-78 30 LAK NHL 70 0.27 0.37 0.64 0.25 0.26 1.87 17 23 40 16 58 13 56 0 -11 2.4 0.8 3.2
1978-79 31 LAK NHL 80 0.09 0.38 0.46 0.15 0.36 1.60 6 25 31 10 49 10 65 1 -25 0.1 0.5 0.6
1979-80 32 LAK NHL 51 0.10 0.31 0.41 0.14 0.24 1.04 4 14 18 6 26 4 39 0 -17 -0.1 0.1 0.1
Career NHL 727 0.25 0.58 0.83 0.30 0.43 2.07 164 387 551 195 831 229 660 99 41 35.0 11.5 46.4

NHL Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1971-72 24 PIT NHL 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
1974-75 27 PIT NHL 9 2 3 5 9 1 1 0 1
1975-76 28 PIT NHL 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1976-77 29 PIT NHL 3 1 0 1 12 0 1 0 0
1977-78 30 LAK NHL 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1978-79 31 LAK NHL 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Career NHL 23 5 5 10 23 2 3 0 1

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1967-68 20 Kingston Aces OHA-Sr. 35 16 22 38 28
1968-69 21 Kingston Aces OHA-Sr. 27 14 22 36 17
1968-69 21 Buffalo Bisons AHL 2 1 2 3 4
1969-70 22 Omaha Knights CHL 68 16 38 54 43
1970-71 23 Omaha Knights CHL 11 0 5 5 4
Career 1 Season AHL 2 1 2 3 4
Career 2 Seasons CHL 79 16 43 59 47
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Sr. 62 30 44 74 45

Other Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1969-70 22 Omaha Knights CHL 12 10 9 19 4
1969-70 22 Buffalo Bisons AHL 7 2 3 5 6
Career 1 Season AHL 7 2 3 5 6
Career 1 Season CHL 12 10 9 19 4

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Syl Apps 8.2 8.1 8.0 5.9 5.3 4.9 3.6 1.8 0.6 0.1
Alex Frolov 93.5 7.5 7.4 7.3 6.0 5.4 4.9 3.5 1.7
Tony Tanti 92.0 7.4 7.0 7.0 5.9 4.8 4.5 3.4 1.1 0.6 -0.1
Bryan Hextall 90.7 6.0 5.8 5.6 4.6 4.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 0.0 0.0
Nathan Horton 89.8 7.7 7.4 7.3 5.9 5.4 4.6 2.8
Johnny Gagnon 89.7 5.9 5.4 5.1 4.7 3.1 3.1 3.0 1.3 1.2 -0.4
Sid Smith 89.2 8.1 7.0 6.8 5.5 4.9 4.7 1.5 1.1 0.1 0.0
Rod Gilbert 88.9 8.4 8.1 5.9 5.6 5.1 4.3 1.8 1.5 0.1 0.0
Dennis Hull 88.2 8.9 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.1 4.3 4.1 1.8 0.8 -0.1
Keith Primeau 88.2 8.0 7.4 7.1 5.5 5.4 4.5 2.3 1.3 1.0 -0.5
Danny Grant 88.1 8.7 6.8 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.5 3.5 1.1 0.3 0.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Syl Apps 8.2 8.1 8.0 5.9 5.3 4.9 3.6 1.8 0.6 0.1
Alex Frolov 93.5 7.5 7.4 7.3 6.0 5.4 4.9 3.5 1.7
Sid Smith 91.8 8.1 7.0 6.8 5.5 4.9 4.7 3.8 1.5 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
Tony Tanti 91.5 7.4 7.0 7.0 5.9 4.8 4.5 3.4 1.7 1.1 0.6 -0.1
Bryan Hextall 89.9 6.0 5.8 5.6 4.6 4.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 1.5 0.0 0.0
Nathan Horton 89.8 7.7 7.4 7.3 5.9 5.4 4.6 2.8
Johnny Gagnon 89.7 5.9 5.4 5.1 4.7 3.1 3.1 3.0 1.3 1.2 -0.4
Bill Goldsworthy 87.6 8.4 7.1 6.7 6.4 5.8 5.5 3.4 2.7 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Bert McCaffrey 87.0 6.6 6.4 5.3 4.6 3.5 2.3 1.2
Bobby Bauer 86.9 6.2 5.8 5.4 4.8 4.1 3.4 1.8 0.3 0.2
Kristian Huselius 86.6 9.4 7.8 6.6 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.5 2.8 2.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games

1975 NHL

Games Played

1975-76 NHL 80 (1)
1978-79 NHL 80 (1)

Assists

1972-73 NHL 56 (8)
1973-74 NHL 61 (4)
1975-76 NHL 67 (6)

Points

1973-74 NHL 85 (7)
1975-76 NHL 99 (10)

Short-Handed Goals

1972-73 NHL 2 (7)
1973-74 NHL 4 (3)

Assists Per Game

1972-73 NHL 0.73 (10)
1973-74 NHL 0.81 (3)
1975-76 NHL 0.84 (8)
Career NHL 0.58 (73)

Points Per Game

1973-74 NHL 1.13 (5)

Adjusted Assists

1972-73 NHL 52 (8)
1973-74 NHL 59 (4)
1975-76 NHL 59 (6)

Adjusted Points

1973-74 NHL 82 (6)
1975-76 NHL 86 (10)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1973-74 NHL 123 (9)
   

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

January 26, 1971: Attended Queens University while playing with Kingston (OHA-Sr.) Traded to Pittsburgh by NY Rangers with Sheldon Kannegiesser for Glen Sather, January 26, 1971.

November 2, 1977: Traded to Los Angeles by Pittsburgh with Hartland Monahan for Dave Schultz, Gene Carr and L.A. Kings' 4th round choice (Shane Pearsall) in 1978 Amateur Draft, November 2, 1977.

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