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Billy Coutu

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: March 1, 1892 in North Bay, Ontario
Died: February 25, 1977

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1917-18 25 MTL NHL 20 2 2 4 3 49
1918-19 26 MTL NHL 15 1 2 3 2 18
1919-20 27 MTL NHL 20 4 0 4 3 67
1920-21 28 HAM NHL 24 8 4 12 8 95
1921-22 29 MTL NHL 24 4 3 7 4 8
1922-23 30 MTL NHL 24 5 2 7 5 37
1923-24 31 MTL NHL 16 3 1 4 3 18
1924-25 32 MTL NHL 28 3 2 5 3 56
1925-26 33 MTL NHL 33 2 4 6 3 95
1926-27 34 BOS NHL 40 1 1 2 1 35
Career NHL 244 33 21 54 35 478

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
1917-18 25 MTL NHL 20 0.10 0.10 0.20 0.13 2.45 2 10 12 4 -0.5 3.0 2.5
1918-19 26 MTL NHL 15 0.07 0.13 0.20 0.11 1.20 2 12 14 4 -0.3 1.5 1.2
1919-20 27 MTL NHL 20 0.20 0.00 0.20 0.17 3.35 4 0 4 2 -0.3 2.2 1.9
1920-21 28 HAM NHL 24 0.33 0.17 0.50 0.34 3.96 10 19 29 11 0.7 1.2 1.9
1921-22 29 MTL NHL 24 0.17 0.13 0.29 0.18 0.33 5 11 16 6 -0.2 2.4 2.2
1922-23 30 MTL NHL 24 0.21 0.08 0.29 0.20 1.54 8 9 17 7 0.1 3.7 3.8
1923-24 31 MTL NHL 16 0.19 0.06 0.25 0.18 1.13 6 7 13 5 0.2 2.4 2.6
1924-25 32 MTL NHL 28 0.11 0.07 0.18 0.11 2.00 5 10 15 5 0.0 4.0 4.0
1925-26 33 MTL NHL 33 0.06 0.12 0.18 0.10 2.88 3 30 33 10 0.2 1.4 1.6
1926-27 34 BOS NHL 40 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.88 2 6 8 3 -1.0 3.2 2.2
Career NHL 244 0.14 0.09 0.22 0.14 1.96 47 114 161 57 -1.1 25.1 23.9

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1917-18 25 MTL NHL 2 0 0 0 3
1918-19 26 MTL NHL 5 0 1 1 8
1922-23 30 MTL NHL 1 0 0 0 22
1923-24 31 MTL NHL SC 2 0 0 0 0
1924-25 32 MTL NHL 2 0 0 0 2
1926-27 34 BOS NHL 7 1 0 1 4
Career NHL 1 19 1 1 2 39

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1916-17 24 Montreal Canadiens NHA 18 0 0 0 9
1927-28 35 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 37 11 1 12 108
1928-29 36 Newark Bulldogs Can-Am 40 0 1 1 42
1929-30 37 Minneapolis Millers AHA 47 8 2 10 105
1930-31 38 Minneapolis Millers AHA 33 0 1 1 46
1932-33 40 Providence Reds Can-Am 1 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons AHA 80 8 3 11 151
Career 3 Seasons Can-Am 78 11 2 13 150
Career 1 Season NHA 18 0 0 0 9

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1916-17 24 Montreal Canadiens NHA 2 0 0 0 8
1916-17 24 Montreal Canadiens St-Cup 4 0 0 0 38
1918-19 26 Montreal Canadiens St-Cup 5 0 1 1 0
1923-24 31 Montreal Canadiens St-Cup 4 0 0 0 0
1924-25 32 Montreal Canadiens St-Cup 4 1 0 1 12
Career 1 Season NHA 2 0 0 0 8
Career 4 Seasons St-Cup 17 1 1 2 50

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
Billy Coutu 4.0 3.8 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.2
Terry Carkner 94.8 6.1 5.0 4.9 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.1 2.4 2.3 1.4
Grant Ledyard 94.2 7.3 5.5 4.6 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.2
Alexander Karpovtsev 93.8 6.2 6.2 4.8 3.7 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.2
Frantisek Musil 91.4 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.6
Dennis Kearns 91.3 6.8 6.6 5.5 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.2
Adam Foote 91.2 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.4 3.9 3.7 2.9 2.2 1.9 1.6
Kjell Samuelsson 91.1 6.2 5.9 4.8 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.7 2.7 1.5 0.3
Rick Lapointe 91.0 7.0 6.1 5.2 5.1 4.5 4.2 3.3 3.0 2.2 2.0
Hal Gill 90.8 5.5 4.7 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.2 2.6 2.2
Keith Brown 90.8 5.9 5.6 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.2 2.9 2.7 1.8
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Billy Coutu 4.0 3.8 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.2
Alexander Karpovtsev 93.4 6.2 6.2 4.8 3.7 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.2 0.1 -0.2
Willie Mitchell 92.2 6.6 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.3 2.3 2.1 0.1
Dennis Kearns 91.3 6.8 6.6 5.5 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.2
Rick Lapointe 90.9 7.0 6.1 5.2 5.1 4.5 4.2 3.3 3.0 2.2 2.0 0.1
Jim Benning 90.7 6.0 5.4 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.9
Jon Klemm 90.5 6.3 5.2 4.8 4.3 4.1 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.7 1.3 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.2
Lee Norwood 90.3 5.6 5.1 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.0 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.2
Bob Plager 89.9 5.9 5.3 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.0
Ed Kea 88.8 7.3 5.6 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.4 3.3 3.2 1.6 0.4
Paul Mara 88.7 7.0 6.2 5.2 4.6 4.1 3.6 3.6 3.0 1.9 1.5 0.5 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1919 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1924 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1925 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

Games Played

1917-18 NHL 20 (10)
1920-21 NHL 24 (1)
 1921-22 NHL 24 (1)
 1922-23 NHL 24 (1)

Penalties in Minutes

1917-18 NHL 49 (8)
1919-20 NHL 67 (3)
1920-21 NHL 95 (1)
 1922-23 NHL 37 (8)
1925-26 NHL 95 (7)

Defensive Point Shares

1917-18 NHL 3.0 (3)
1918-19 NHL 1.5 (7)
1919-20 NHL 2.2 (7)
1920-21 NHL 1.2 (9)
1921-22 NHL 2.4 (5)
1922-23 NHL 3.7 (1)
 1923-24 NHL 2.4 (6)
1924-25 NHL 4.0 (2)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

November 26, 1917: Rights retained by Montreal after NHA folded, November 26, 1917.

November 27, 1920: Loaned to Hamilton by Montreal for 1920-21 season with the trade of Goldie Prodgers, Jack Coughlin and Joe Matte for Jack McDonald, Dave Ritchie and Harry Mummery, November 27, 1920.

November 15, 1921: Returned to Montreal by Hamilton, November 15, 1921.

October 22, 1926: Traded to Boston by Montreal for Amby Moran, October 22, 1926.

April 13, 1927: Suspended for life by NHL for assault on referee Jerry LaFlamme, April 13, 1927.

January 5, 1928: Traded to New Haven (Can-Am) by Boston with Nobby Clark for cash, January 5, 1928.

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