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Yvan Cournoyer

Position: RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-7    Weight: 178 lbs.
Born: November 22, 1943 in Drummondville, Quebec

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1982

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 8, 2012, 8:35AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #50. Brendan Shanahan… #51. Pavel Bure… #52. YVAN COURNOYER… #53. Henri Richard… #54. Mats Sundin… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1963-64 20 MTL NHL 5 4 0 4 2 0 3 1 0 0
1964-65 21 MTL NHL 55 7 10 17 7 10 3 4 0 0
1965-66 22 MTL NHL 65 18 11 29 13 8 2 16 0 0
1966-67 23 MTL NHL 69 25 15 40 18 14 5 20 0 7
1967-68 24 MTL NHL 64 28 32 60 24 19 23 20 7 1 4 222 12.6
1968-69 25 MTL NHL 76 43 44 87 36 19 31 29 14 0 8 245 17.6
1969-70 26 MTL NHL 72 27 36 63 25 1 23 17 10 0 4 233 11.6
1970-71 27 MTL NHL 65 37 36 73 31 20 21 19 18 0 5 197 18.8
1971-72 28 MTL NHL 73 47 36 83 37 23 15 29 18 0 5 208 22.6
1972-73 29 MTL NHL 67 40 39 79 33 50 18 34 6 0 4 194 20.6
1973-74 30 MTL NHL 67 40 33 73 32 16 18 30 10 0 9 187 21.4
1974-75 31 MTL NHL 76 29 45 74 28 15 32 18 11 0 2 176 16.5
1975-76 32 MTL NHL 71 32 36 68 27 37 20 24 8 0 12 163 19.6
1976-77 33 MTL NHL 60 25 28 53 22 27 8 19 6 0 2 122 20.5
1977-78 34 MTL NHL 68 24 29 53 22 39 12 20 4 0 6 125 19.2
1978-79 35 MTL NHL 15 2 5 7 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 23 8.7
Career NHL 968 428 435 863 360 271 255 274 153 1 68 2095 17.9

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
1963-64 20 MTL NHL 5 0.80 0.00 0.80 0.44 0.00 5 0 5 3 0.6 0.1 0.7
1964-65 21 MTL NHL 55 0.13 0.18 0.31 0.12 0.18 8 11 19 7 -0.2 0.8 0.7
1965-66 22 MTL NHL 65 0.28 0.17 0.45 0.20 0.12 19 11 30 13 1.2 1.2 2.4
1966-67 23 MTL NHL 69 0.36 0.22 0.58 0.26 0.20 27 16 43 19 2.8 1.1 3.9
1967-68 24 MTL NHL 64 0.44 0.50 0.94 0.38 0.36 3.47 30 35 65 26 85 33 33 0 19 5.7 1.5 7.2
1968-69 25 MTL NHL 76 0.57 0.58 1.14 0.48 0.41 3.22 42 43 85 35 120 37 64 0 19 8.6 1.4 10.0
1969-70 26 MTL NHL 72 0.38 0.50 0.88 0.35 0.32 3.24 27 37 64 25 87 39 47 0 1 5.5 1.0 6.5
1970-71 27 MTL NHL 65 0.57 0.55 1.12 0.48 0.32 3.03 34 33 67 28 110 47 43 0 20 7.2 1.4 8.6
1971-72 28 MTL NHL 73 0.64 0.49 1.14 0.51 0.21 2.85 46 36 82 35 128 51 54 0 23 8.9 1.4 10.4
1972-73 29 MTL NHL 67 0.60 0.58 1.18 0.50 0.27 2.90 37 36 73 30 117 25 42 0 50 7.2 2.1 9.3
1973-74 30 MTL NHL 67 0.60 0.49 1.09 0.48 0.27 2.79 38 32 70 29 107 31 60 0 16 7.1 1.1 8.3
1974-75 31 MTL NHL 76 0.38 0.59 0.97 0.37 0.42 2.32 25 39 64 24 115 48 52 0 15 5.1 1.0 6.0
1975-76 32 MTL NHL 71 0.45 0.51 0.96 0.39 0.28 2.30 27 31 58 23 103 38 28 0 37 5.0 1.7 6.7
1976-77 33 MTL NHL 60 0.42 0.47 0.88 0.36 0.13 2.03 22 25 47 19 70 14 29 0 27 4.0 1.0 5.1
1977-78 34 MTL NHL 68 0.35 0.43 0.78 0.32 0.18 1.84 21 26 47 19 75 16 20 0 39 3.7 1.6 5.3
1978-79 35 MTL NHL 15 0.13 0.33 0.47 0.17 0.13 1.53 2 4 6 2 11 3 3 0 5 0.1 0.3 0.4
Career NHL 968 0.44 0.45 0.89 0.37 0.26 2.71 410 415 825 337 1128 382 475 0 271 72.6 18.7 91.3

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1964-65 21 MTL NHL SC 12 3 1 4 0
1965-66 22 MTL NHL SC 10 2 3 5 2
1966-67 23 MTL NHL 10 2 3 5 6
1967-68 24 MTL NHL SC 13 6 8 14 4 3 3 0 1
1968-69 25 MTL NHL SC 14 4 7 11 5 2 2 0 2
1970-71 27 MTL NHL SC 20 10 12 22 6 8 2 0 1
1971-72 28 MTL NHL 6 2 1 3 2 2 0 0 0
1972-73 29 MTL NHL SC 17 15 10 25 2 12 3 0 3
1973-74 30 MTL NHL 6 5 2 7 2 5 0 0 2
1974-75 31 MTL NHL 11 5 6 11 4 3 2 0 0
1975-76 32 MTL NHL SC 13 3 6 9 4 1 2 0 1
1977-78 34 MTL NHL SC 15 7 4 11 10 7 0 0 2
Career NHL 8 147 64 63 127 47 43 14 0 12

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1960-61 17 Lachine Maroons MMJHL 42 37 31 68
1961-62 18 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 35 15 16 31 8
1962-63 19 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 36 37 27 64 24
1963-64 20 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 53 63 48 111 30
1964-65 21 Quebec Aces AHL 7 2 1 3 0
1972-73 29 Canada Summit-72 8 3 2 5 2
Career 1 Season AHL 7 2 1 3 0
Career 1 Season MMJHL 42 37 31 68
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 124 115 91 206 62
Career 1 Season Summit-72 8 3 2 5 2

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1961-62 18 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 6 4 4 8 0
1962-63 19 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 10 3 4 7 6
1963-64 20 Montreal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 17 19 8 27 15
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 33 26 16 42 21

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 16 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Yvan Cournoyer 10.4 10.0 9.3 8.6 8.3 7.2 6.7 6.5 6.0 5.3 5.1 3.9 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.4
Jacques Lemaire 93.9 10.9 10.3 9.1 8.4 8.2 7.4 6.9 6.4 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.5
Patrick Marleau 93.7 11.4 9.4 9.2 8.8 8.5 6.8 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.3 4.5 3.6 3.1
Lanny McDonald 92.7 10.0 9.8 9.2 8.6 8.4 6.8 6.6 5.9 4.8 4.4 3.1 2.5 1.7 1.3 0.7 0.6
Andy Bathgate 91.8 9.9 8.8 8.4 8.1 7.9 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.7 5.2 4.3 4.1 3.4 1.4 0.1 -0.6
Peter Stastny 91.3 10.4 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.2 8.6 7.6 6.3 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.1 2.5 1.3 0.1
Tony Amonte 91.0 10.3 10.1 9.5 9.3 7.3 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.2 3.7 3.6 3.0 1.7
Rod Gilbert 90.9 11.6 8.5 8.4 8.1 7.7 7.6 6.8 6.5 5.9 5.6 5.1 4.3 1.8 1.5 0.1 0.0
Glenn Anderson 90.8 9.5 8.9 8.8 8.0 6.9 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.2 2.9 2.6 0.6
Alexei Yashin 90.6 12.0 10.5 9.5 8.7 8.3 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.4 4.1 3.3
Miroslav Satan 90.2 10.0 9.1 8.3 8.3 7.1 6.8 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.1 1.9
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Yvan Cournoyer 10.4 10.0 9.3 8.6 8.3 7.2 6.7 6.5 6.0 5.3 5.1 3.9 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.4
Jacques Lemaire 93.9 10.9 10.3 9.1 8.4 8.2 7.4 6.9 6.4 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.5
Patrick Marleau 93.7 11.4 9.4 9.2 8.8 8.5 6.8 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.3 4.5 3.6 3.1
Lanny McDonald 92.7 10.0 9.8 9.2 8.6 8.4 6.8 6.6 5.9 4.8 4.4 3.1 2.5 1.7 1.3 0.7 0.6
Peter Stastny 91.3 10.4 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.2 8.6 7.6 6.3 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.1 2.5 1.3 0.1
Andy Bathgate 91.2 9.9 8.8 8.4 8.1 7.9 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.7 5.2 4.3 4.1 3.4 2.9 1.4 0.1 -0.6
Tony Amonte 91.0 10.3 10.1 9.5 9.3 7.3 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.2 3.7 3.6 3.0 1.7
Glenn Anderson 90.8 9.5 8.9 8.8 8.0 6.9 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.2 2.9 2.6 0.6
Alexei Yashin 90.6 12.0 10.5 9.5 8.7 8.3 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.4 4.1 3.3
Miroslav Satan 90.2 10.0 9.1 8.3 8.3 7.1 6.8 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.1 1.9
Michel Goulet 90.1 11.6 9.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.3 7.0 6.3 5.5 5.2 4.3 3.8 3.6 2.8 2.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1967 NHL
1971 NHL
1972 NHL
1973 NHL
1974 NHL
1978 NHL

Awards

1972-73 NHL Conn Smythe Trophy

Honors

1968-69 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1970-71 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1971-72 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1972-73 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1965 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1966 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1968 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1969 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1971 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1973 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1976 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1978 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

Games Played

1968-69 NHL 76 (2)

Goals

1966-67 NHL 25 (7)
1968-69 NHL 43 (6)
1970-71 NHL 37 (8)
1971-72 NHL 47 (4)
1972-73 NHL 40 (9)
1973-74 NHL 40 (7)
Career NHL 428 (67)

Points

1968-69 NHL 87 (6)
1971-72 NHL 83 (8)

Goals Created

1968-69 NHL 36.2 (5)
1970-71 NHL 30.9 (8)
1971-72 NHL 36.9 (8)
Career NHL 360.1 (86)

Plus/Minus

1972-73 NHL 50 (6)
Career NHL 271 (34)

Even Strength Goals

1968-69 NHL 29 (6)
1971-72 NHL 29 (6)
1972-73 NHL 34 (3)
1973-74 NHL 30 (6)
Career NHL 274 (75)

Power Play Goals

1965-66 NHL 16 (2)
1966-67 NHL 20 (1)
 1968-69 NHL 14 (2)
1970-71 NHL 18 (3)
1971-72 NHL 18 (4)
Career NHL 153 (38)

Game-Winning Goals

1966-67 NHL 7 (1)
 1968-69 NHL 8 (3)
1970-71 NHL 5 (10)
1973-74 NHL 9 (2)
1975-76 NHL 12 (1)
 1977-78 NHL 6 (9)
Career NHL 68 (42)

Shooting Percentage

1968-69 NHL 17.6 (8)
1970-71 NHL 18.8 (7)
1971-72 NHL 22.6 (2)
1972-73 NHL 20.6 (8)
1973-74 NHL 21.4 (3)
1975-76 NHL 19.6 (8)
1976-77 NHL 20.5 (5)
Career NHL 17.9 (34)

Goals Per Game

1966-67 NHL 0.36 (9)
1967-68 NHL 0.44 (8)
1968-69 NHL 0.57 (6)
1970-71 NHL 0.57 (3)
1971-72 NHL 0.64 (3)
1972-73 NHL 0.60 (5)
1973-74 NHL 0.60 (6)
Career NHL 0.44 (61)

Points Per Game

1968-69 NHL 1.14 (9)
1970-71 NHL 1.12 (8)
1971-72 NHL 1.14 (8)
1973-74 NHL 1.09 (9)

Goals Created Per Game

1967-68 NHL 0.38 (9)
1968-69 NHL 0.48 (5)
1970-71 NHL 0.48 (6)
1971-72 NHL 0.51 (7)
1972-73 NHL 0.50 (8)
1973-74 NHL 0.48 (5)
Career NHL 0.37 (77)

Adjusted Goals

1966-67 NHL 27 (7)
1968-69 NHL 42 (6)
1970-71 NHL 34 (8)
1971-72 NHL 46 (4)
1972-73 NHL 37 (9)
1973-74 NHL 38 (7)
Career NHL 410 (81)

Adjusted Points

1968-69 NHL 85 (6)
1971-72 NHL 82 (9)

Adjusted Goals Created

1968-69 NHL 34.6 (5)
1970-71 NHL 27.6 (8)
1971-72 NHL 34.9 (8)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1967-68 NHL 33 (7)
1968-69 NHL 37 (9)
1970-71 NHL 47 (10)
1971-72 NHL 51 (6)

Offensive Point Shares

1968-69 NHL 8.6 (5)
1970-71 NHL 7.2 (7)
1971-72 NHL 8.9 (8)
Career NHL 72.6 (92)

Point Shares

1968-69 NHL 10.0 (10)
    

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

December, 1978: Missed remainder of 1978-79 due to eventual career-ending back surgery, December 1978.

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