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George Ferguson

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: August 22, 1952 in Trenton, Ontario

Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1972-73 20 TOR NHL 72 10 13 23 9 -17 34 7 3 0 1 92 10.9
1973-74 21 TOR NHL 16 0 4 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 19 0.0
1974-75 22 TOR NHL 69 19 30 49 19 5 61 15 3 1 5 134 14.2
1975-76 23 TOR NHL 79 12 32 44 15 11 76 7 3 2 2 140 8.6
1976-77 24 TOR NHL 50 9 15 24 9 0 24 7 0 2 0 73 12.3
1977-78 25 TOR NHL 73 7 16 23 8 -9 37 7 0 0 0 119 5.9
1978-79 26 PIT NHL 80 21 29 50 20 10 37 18 0 3 2 201 10.4
1979-80 27 PIT NHL 73 21 28 49 19 0 36 17 1 3 3 176 11.9
1980-81 28 PIT NHL 79 25 18 43 19 -30 42 15 7 3 1 181 13.8
1981-82 29 PIT NHL 71 22 31 53 21 -6 45 15 4 3 0 168 13.1
1982-83 30 TOT NHL 72 8 12 20 8 -8 16 7 0 1 2 92 8.7
1982-83 30 PIT NHL 7 0 0 0 0 -7 2 0 0 0 0 10 0.0
1982-83 30 MNS NHL 65 8 12 20 8 -1 14 7 0 1 2 82 9.8
1983-84 31 MNS NHL 63 6 10 16 6 -6 19 6 0 0 0 57 10.5
Career NHL 797 160 238 398 154 -49 431 121 21 18 16 1452 11.0

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
1972-73 20 TOR NHL 72 0.14 0.18 0.32 0.13 0.47 1.28 9 12 21 8 39 7 49 0 -17 -0.4 0.6 0.3
1973-74 21 TOR NHL 16 0.00 0.25 0.25 0.07 0.25 1.19 0 4 4 1 7 2 5 1 1 -0.3 0.2 -0.1
1974-75 22 TOR NHL 69 0.28 0.43 0.71 0.27 0.88 1.94 16 26 42 16 68 11 57 5 5 2.6 1.0 3.5
1975-76 23 TOR NHL 79 0.15 0.41 0.56 0.19 0.96 1.77 10 28 38 13 57 13 65 32 11 1.1 1.1 2.1
1976-77 24 TOR NHL 50 0.18 0.30 0.48 0.18 0.48 1.46 8 13 21 8 35 7 48 20 0 0.7 0.6 1.2
1977-78 25 TOR NHL 73 0.10 0.22 0.32 0.11 0.51 1.63 6 14 20 7 35 1 54 11 -9 -0.5 0.7 0.1
1978-79 26 PIT NHL 80 0.26 0.36 0.63 0.25 0.46 2.51 18 24 42 16 74 1 94 31 10 2.5 1.4 3.8
1979-80 27 PIT NHL 73 0.29 0.38 0.67 0.27 0.49 2.41 17 24 41 16 62 6 93 37 0 2.5 1.2 3.7
1980-81 28 PIT NHL 79 0.32 0.23 0.54 0.24 0.53 2.29 19 14 33 14 73 24 120 41 -30 1.6 0.3 1.9
1981-82 29 PIT NHL 71 0.31 0.44 0.75 0.29 0.63 2.37 16 23 39 15 76 16 116 50 -6 2.2 0.9 3.1
1982-83 30 TOT NHL 72 0.11 0.17 0.28 0.11 0.22 1.28 6 10 16 6 33 3 66 28 -8 -0.8 0.8 0.0
1982-83 30 PIT NHL 7 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 1.43 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 7 -7 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3
1982-83 30 MNS NHL 65 0.12 0.18 0.31 0.12 0.22 1.26 6 10 16 6 33 3 52 21 -1 -0.6 0.9 0.3
1983-84 31 MNS NHL 63 0.10 0.16 0.25 0.10 0.30 0.90 5 8 13 5 28 1 62 29 -6 -0.9 0.5 -0.4
Career NHL 797 0.20 0.30 0.50 0.19 0.54 1.82 130 200 330 125 587 92 829 285 -49 10.1 9.2 19.3

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1973-74 21 TOR NHL 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
1974-75 22 TOR NHL 7 1 0 1 7 1 0 0 0
1975-76 23 TOR NHL 10 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 1
1976-77 24 TOR NHL 9 0 3 3 7 0 0 0 0
1977-78 25 TOR NHL 13 5 1 6 7 5 0 0 0
1978-79 26 PIT NHL 7 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1
1979-80 27 PIT NHL 5 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0
1980-81 28 PIT NHL 5 2 6 8 9 2 0 0 0
1981-82 29 PIT NHL 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1982-83 30 MNS NHL 9 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0
1983-84 31 MNS NHL 13 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 19 10.5
Career NHL 86 14 23 37 0 44 14 0 0 3 19 10.5

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1969-70 17 Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr. 49 19 21 40 20
1970-71 18 2 Teams OHA-Jr. 51 14 15 29 102
1970-71 18 Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr. 8 2 0 2 19
1970-71 18 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 43 12 15 27 83
1971-72 19 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 62 36 56 92 104
1973-74 21 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 35 16 33 49 21
Career 1 Season CHL 35 16 33 49 21
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 162 69 92 161 226

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1969-70 17 Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr. 6 2 2 4 2
1970-71 18 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 13 1 3 4 26
1971-72 19 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 10 3 8 11 22
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 29 6 13 19 50

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
George Ferguson 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.1 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.4
Perry Turnbull 85.1 4.6 3.7 3.2 2.9 2.5 1.7 1.6 1.1 -0.2
Pep Kelly 85.1 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.2 1.7 0.6 -0.1
Benoit Brunet 84.7 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0
Ken Houston 84.6 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.0 0.6 0.2
Cully Dahlstrom 84.5 3.2 2.6 2.4 2.2 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.6
Dave Barr 84.3 4.6 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Mel Hill 84.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.4 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.3
Tim Ecclestone 83.5 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.5 2.7 2.4 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.6 -0.1
Keith McCreary 83.5 4.0 3.5 2.7 2.4 2.3 1.8 0.9 0.0 -0.1
Marty Pavelich 83.5 4.1 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
George Ferguson 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.1 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.4
Perry Turnbull 85.1 4.6 3.7 3.2 2.9 2.5 1.7 1.6 1.1 -0.2
Pep Kelly 85.1 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.2 1.7 0.6 -0.1
Ken Houston 84.6 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.0 0.6 0.2
Cully Dahlstrom 84.5 3.2 2.6 2.4 2.2 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.6
Mel Hill 84.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.4 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.3
Dave Barr 83.8 4.6 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Tim Ecclestone 83.5 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.5 2.7 2.4 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.6 -0.1
Keith McCreary 83.5 4.0 3.5 2.7 2.4 2.3 1.8 0.9 0.0 -0.1
Marty Pavelich 83.5 4.1 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.2
Corey Millen 83.3 4.3 3.8 3.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 0.5 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

1978-79 NHL 80 (1)

Short-Handed Goals

1978-79 NHL 3 (5)
1979-80 NHL 3 (3)
1981-82 NHL 3 (10)
Career NHL 18 (82)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1981-82 NHL 50 (4)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 14, 1978: Traded to Pittsburgh by Toronto with Randy Carlyle for Dave Burrows, June 14, 1978.

October 28, 1982: Traded to Minnesota by Pittsburgh with Pittsburgh's 1st round choice (Brian Lawton) in 1983 Entry Draft for Ron Meighan, Anders Hakansson and Minnesota's 1st round choice (Bob Errey) in 1983 Entry Draft, October 28, 1982.

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