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Alec Connell

Position: G
Catches: Right
Height: 5-9    Weight: 150 lbs.
Born: February 8, 1902 in Ottawa, Ontario
Died: May 10, 1958

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1958

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 9, 2012, 9:06AM
All-Time NHL Goalie Rank: #36. Ron Hextall… #37. Tom Barrasso… #38. ALEC CONNELL… #39. Jean-Sebastien Giguere… #40. Dave Kerr… 

NHL Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN GPS G A PTS
1924-25 22 OTS NHL 30 17 12 1 66 2.14 7 2 1852 6.2 0 0 0
1925-26 23 OTS NHL 36 24 8 4 42 1.12 15 0 2251 11.1 0 0 0
1926-27 24 OTS NHL 44 30 10 4 69 1.49 13 2 2782 10.1 0 0 0
1927-28 25 OTS NHL 44 20 14 10 57 1.24 15 0 2760 11.5 0 0 0
1928-29 26 OTS NHL 44 14 17 13 67 1.43 7 0 2820 7.2 0 0 0
1929-30 27 OTS NHL 44 21 15 8 118 2.55 3 0 2780 8.8 0 0 0
1930-31 28 OTS NHL 36 10 22 4 110 3.01 3 0 2190 2.8 0 0 0
1931-32 29 DTF NHL 48 18 20 10 108 2.12 6 0 3050 9.6 0 0 0
1932-33 30 OTS NHL 15 4 8 2 36 2.56 1 0 845 1.6 0 0 0
1933-34 31 NYA NHL 1 1 0 0 2 3.00 0 0 40 0.1 0 0 0
1934-35 32 MTM NHL 48 24 19 5 92 1.86 9 0 2970 11.2 0 0 0
1936-37 34 MTM NHL 27 10 11 6 63 2.21 2 0 1710 5.1 0 0 0
Career NHL 417 193 156 67 830 1.91 81 4 26050 85.4 0 0 0

NHL Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1925-26 23 OTS NHL 2 0 1 1 2 1.00 0 0 120 0 0 0
1926-27 24 OTS NHL SC 6 3 0 3 4 0.60 2 0 400 0 0 0
1927-28 25 OTS NHL 2 0 2 0 3 1.50 0 0 120 0 0 0
1929-30 27 OTS NHL 2 0 1 1 6 3.00 0 0 120 0 0 0
1931-32 29 DTF NHL 2 0 1 1 3 1.50 0 0 120 0 0 0
1934-35 32 MTM NHL SC 7 5 0 2 8 1.12 2 0 429 0 0 0
Career NHL 2 21 8 5 8 26 1.19 4 0 1309 0 0 0

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1917-18 15 Kingston Frontenacs OHA-Jr. 4 4 0 0 11 2.75 0 240
1918-19 16 Kingston Frontenacs OHA-Jr. 5 3 2 0 24 4.72 0 305
1919-20 17 Ottawa Cliffsides OCHL 7 4 3 0 8 1.12 2 430
1920-21 18 Ottawa St. Brigid's OCHL 11 8 2 1 12 1.09 2 660
1921-22 19 Ottawa Gunners OCHL 14 10 3 1 18 1.26 5 860
1922-23 20 Ottawa St. Brigid's OCHL 17 8 8 1 26 1.43 4 1090
1923-24 21 Ottawa St. Brigid's OCHL 12 8 4 0 14 1.14 5 740
Career 5 Seasons OCHL 61 38 20 3 78 1.24 18 3780
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 9 7 2 0 35 3.85 0 545

Other Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1917-18 15 Kingston Frontenacs OHA-Jr. 4 3 1 0 18 4.50 0 240
1918-19 16 Kingston Frontenacs OHA-Jr. 4 0 1 3 20 5.00 0 240
1920-21 18 Ottawa St. Brigid's OCHL 8 6 1 1 14 1.62 1 520
1921-22 19 Ottawa Gunners OCHL 6 5 1 0 17 2.83 0 360
Career 2 Seasons OCHL 14 11 2 1 31 2.11 1 880
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 8 3 2 3 38 4.75 0 480

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 12 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Alec Connell 11.5 11.2 11.1 10.1 9.6 8.8 7.2 6.2 5.1 2.8 1.6 0.1
George Hainsworth 90.6 12.6 11.8 10.0 9.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.6 7.3 0.9
Frank Brimsek 86.2 11.4 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.4 9.0 8.6 6.2 5.9
Dave Kerr 84.3 13.2 10.7 9.9 9.7 9.0 8.4 7.6 6.1 4.5 3.8 -0.3
Jacques Plante 84.1 15.6 15.6 15.0 14.2 13.9 13.2 11.4 10.8 7.2 6.4 4.5 0.9
Harry Lumley 83.9 16.1 16.0 13.0 12.7 11.9 11.7 9.2 9.0 7.5 5.0 2.6 0.1
Terry Sawchuk 83.8 17.0 17.0 15.6 14.8 14.2 10.9 10.4 10.3 9.6 6.6 5.3 1.5
Bill Durnan 81.8 15.0 14.7 14.2 13.9 13.2 10.6 9.2
Glenn Hall 81.5 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.5 11.0 10.8 8.4 1.5 0.7
Dominik Hasek 81.2 18.6 17.2 16.8 14.8 13.9 13.1 11.6 10.3 7.2 4.4 2.4 0.7
Georges Vezina 80.9 7.4 5.7 5.6 5.1 4.2 4.1 4.0 2.7 0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Alec Connell 11.5 11.2 11.1 10.1 9.6 8.8 7.2 6.2 5.1 2.8 1.6 0.1
George Hainsworth 90.6 12.6 11.8 10.0 9.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.6 7.3 0.9
Frank Brimsek 86.2 11.4 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.4 9.0 8.6 6.2 5.9
Dave Kerr 84.3 13.2 10.7 9.9 9.7 9.0 8.4 7.6 6.1 4.5 3.8 -0.3
Bill Durnan 81.8 15.0 14.7 14.2 13.9 13.2 10.6 9.2
Georges Vezina 80.9 7.4 5.7 5.6 5.1 4.2 4.1 4.0 2.7 0.1
Tiny Thompson 79.3 11.5 10.8 10.4 10.0 9.3 9.1 9.0 8.8 7.6 7.5 7.0 6.1
Roberto Luongo 79.0 20.9 18.5 17.1 14.4 14.4 13.6 11.8 11.6 11.1 10.6 4.4
Clint Benedict 78.3 10.4 8.1 7.6 7.0 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.6 3.7 1.8
Lorne Chabot 77.5 11.5 9.1 8.5 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.3 7.2 5.7 2.7 -0.2
Harry Lumley 77.3 16.1 16.0 13.0 12.7 11.9 11.7 9.2 9.0 8.4 7.5 5.0 4.6 3.6 2.6 2.3 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1927 Ottawa Senators (NHL)
1935 Montreal Maroons (NHL)

Games Played

1924-25 NHL 30 (2)
1925-26 NHL 36 (1)
 1926-27 NHL 44 (2)
1927-28 NHL 44 (2)
1928-29 NHL 44 (1)
 1929-30 NHL 44 (1)
 1931-32 NHL 48 (1)
 1934-35 NHL 48 (4)

Games Played

1924-25 NHL 30 (1)
 1925-26 NHL 36 (1)
 1926-27 NHL 44 (1)
 1927-28 NHL 44 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 44 (1)
 1929-30 NHL 44 (1)
 1930-31 NHL 36 (8)
1931-32 NHL 48 (1)
 1934-35 NHL 48 (1)
 1936-37 NHL 27 (7)
Career NHL 417 (83)

Wins

1924-25 NHL 17 (3)
1925-26 NHL 24 (1)
 1926-27 NHL 30 (1)
 1927-28 NHL 20 (3)
1928-29 NHL 14 (7)
1929-30 NHL 21 (2)
1930-31 NHL 10 (9)
1931-32 NHL 18 (4)
1934-35 NHL 24 (4)
1936-37 NHL 10 (8)
Career NHL 193 (72)

Losses

1924-25 NHL 12 (3)
1925-26 NHL 8 (7)
1926-27 NHL 10 (10)
1927-28 NHL 14 (7)
1928-29 NHL 17 (3)
1929-30 NHL 15 (7)
1930-31 NHL 22 (2)
1931-32 NHL 20 (1)
 1932-33 NHL 8 (10)
1934-35 NHL 19 (4)
1936-37 NHL 11 (8)
Career NHL 156 (86)

Ties plus OT/SO Losses

1924-25 NHL 1 (3)
1925-26 NHL 4 (2)
1926-27 NHL 4 (3)
1927-28 NHL 10 (2)
1928-29 NHL 13 (2)
1929-30 NHL 8 (3)
1930-31 NHL 4 (7)
1931-32 NHL 10 (3)
1934-35 NHL 5 (6)
1936-37 NHL 6 (5)
Career NHL 67 (65)

Goals Against

1924-25 NHL 66 (2)
1925-26 NHL 42 (7)
1926-27 NHL 69 (6)
1927-28 NHL 57 (9)
1928-29 NHL 67 (3)
1929-30 NHL 118 (4)
1930-31 NHL 110 (2)
1931-32 NHL 108 (4)
1934-35 NHL 92 (7)
1936-37 NHL 63 (9)

Goals Against Average

1924-25 NHL 2.14 (4)
1925-26 NHL 1.12 (1)
 1926-27 NHL 1.49 (4)
1927-28 NHL 1.24 (2)
1928-29 NHL 1.43 (6)
1929-30 NHL 2.55 (5)
1930-31 NHL 3.01 (10)
1931-32 NHL 2.12 (2)
1932-33 NHL 2.56 (9)
1934-35 NHL 1.86 (2)
1936-37 NHL 2.21 (5)
Career NHL 1.91 (1)

Shutouts

1924-25 NHL 7 (1)
 1925-26 NHL 15 (1)
 1926-27 NHL 13 (2)
1927-28 NHL 15 (1)
 1928-29 NHL 7 (9)
1929-30 NHL 3 (3)
1930-31 NHL 3 (7)
1931-32 NHL 6 (3)
1934-35 NHL 9 (1)
 1936-37 NHL 2 (7)
Career NHL 81 (6)

Minutes

1924-25 NHL 1852 (2)
1925-26 NHL 2251 (2)
1926-27 NHL 2782 (2)
1927-28 NHL 2760 (2)
1928-29 NHL 2820 (1)
 1929-30 NHL 2780 (1)
 1930-31 NHL 2190 (8)
1931-32 NHL 3050 (1)
 1934-35 NHL 2970 (3)
1936-37 NHL 1710 (7)
Career NHL 26050 (69)

Adjusted Goals Against Average

1924-25 NHL 2.56 (4)
1925-26 NHL 1.39 (1)
 1926-27 NHL 2.29 (4)
1927-28 NHL 1.96 (2)
1928-29 NHL 3.06 (6)
1929-30 NHL 2.65 (5)
1930-31 NHL 4.00 (10)
1931-32 NHL 2.64 (2)
1932-33 NHL 3.48 (9)
1934-35 NHL 2.22 (2)
1936-37 NHL 2.77 (5)
Career NHL 2.57 (11)

Goalie Point Shares

1924-25 NHL 6.2 (4)
1925-26 NHL 11.1 (1)
 1926-27 NHL 10.1 (2)
1927-28 NHL 11.5 (2)
1928-29 NHL 7.2 (5)
1929-30 NHL 8.8 (4)
1930-31 NHL 2.8 (9)
1931-32 NHL 9.6 (2)
1934-35 NHL 11.2 (2)
1936-37 NHL 5.1 (7)
Career NHL 85.4 (54)

Point Shares

1925-26 NHL 11.1 (2)
1926-27 NHL 10.1 (4)
1927-28 NHL 11.5 (4)
1931-32 NHL 9.6 (2)
1934-35 NHL 11.2 (2)
      

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

November 18, 1924: Signed as a free agent by Ottawa, November 18, 1924.

February 18, 1928: Established NHL record for consecutive shutouts (6), January 31 - February 18, 1928.

September 26, 1931: Claimed by Detroit from Ottawa in Dispersal Draft for 1931-32 season, September 26, 1931.

March 15, 1934: Loaned to NY Americans by Ottawa to replace injured Roy Worters, March 15, 1934 (NY Americans 3, Ottawa 2).

October 2, 1934: Traded to Mtl. Maroons by Ottawa for future considerations (Glenn Brydson, October 22, 1934), October 2, 1934.

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