Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: March 31, 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan
Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1972
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 18 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 58 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 52 | |||||||||
| 1947-48 | 19 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 60 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 63 | |||||||||
| 1948-49 | 20 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 40 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 57 | |||||||||
| 1949-50 | 21 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 69 | |||||||||
| 1950-51 | 22 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 43 | 43 | 86 | 74 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 47 | 39 | 86 | 78 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 49 | 46 | 95 | 57 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 109 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 64 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 68 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 100 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 44 | 45 | 89 | 72 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 64 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 40 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 57 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 46 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 64 | 23 | 49 | 72 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 34 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 100 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 35 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 70 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 1964-65 | 36 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 104 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 1965-66 | 37 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 83 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1966-67 | 38 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1967-68 | 39 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 74 | 39 | 43 | 82 | 12 | 53 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 301 | 13.0 | ||
| 1968-69 | 40 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 76 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 45 | 58 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 283 | 15.5 | ||
| 1969-70 | 41 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 76 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 23 | 58 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 268 | 11.6 | ||
| 1970-71 | 42 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 63 | 23 | 29 | 52 | -2 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 195 | 11.8 | ||
| 1973-74 | 45 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 70 | 31 | 69 | 100 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 46 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 75 | 34 | 65 | 99 | 40 | 84 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 255 | 13.3 | |||
| 1975-76 | 47 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 78 | 32 | 70 | 102 | 14 | 76 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 241 | 13.3 | ||
| 1976-77 | 48 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 62 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 27 | 57 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 162 | 14.8 | ||
| 1977-78 | 49 | New England Whalers | WHA | 76 | 34 | 62 | 96 | 46 | 85 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 163 | 20.9 | |||
| 1978-79 | 50 | New England Whalers | WHA | 58 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 9 | 51 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 117 | 16.2 | |||
| 1979-80 | 51 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 80 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 9 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 16.0 | ||
| Career | 26 Seasons | NHL | 1767 | 801 | 1049 | 1850 | 87 | 1685 | 172 | 78 | 11 | 27 | 1141 | 13.3 | |||
| Career | 6 Seasons | WHA | 419 | 174 | 334 | 508 | 136 | 399 | 109 | 57 | 8 | 12 | 938 | 15.2 |
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | SOG | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- |
| 1946-47 | 18 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 58 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.15 | 0.90 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | |||||||
| 1947-48 | 19 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 60 | 0.27 | 0.47 | 0.73 | 0.30 | 1.05 | 20 | 43 | 63 | 23 | |||||||
| 1948-49 | 20 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 40 | 0.30 | 0.63 | 0.93 | 0.37 | 1.43 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 20 | |||||||
| 1949-50 | 21 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.97 | 0.44 | 0.99 | 44 | 47 | 91 | 37 | |||||||
| 1950-51 | 22 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 1.23 | 0.54 | 1.06 | 55 | 63 | 118 | 47 | |||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.67 | 0.56 | 1.23 | 0.56 | 1.11 | 55 | 50 | 105 | 44 | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 1.36 | 0.60 | 0.81 | 65 | 66 | 131 | 53 | |||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.47 | 0.69 | 1.16 | 0.46 | 1.56 | 44 | 70 | 114 | 43 | |||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 64 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.97 | 0.40 | 1.06 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 33 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 1.13 | 0.48 | 1.43 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 43 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 1.27 | 0.53 | 1.03 | 55 | 57 | 112 | 46 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 64 | 0.52 | 0.69 | 1.20 | 0.48 | 0.63 | 39 | 52 | 91 | 35 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.46 | 0.66 | 1.11 | 0.44 | 0.81 | 37 | 53 | 90 | 35 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.40 | 0.64 | 1.04 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 31 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 64 | 0.36 | 0.77 | 1.13 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 28 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.47 | 0.63 | 1.10 | 0.43 | 0.77 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 32 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 34 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 1.23 | 0.49 | 1.43 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 37 | |||||||
| 1963-64 | 35 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 0.38 | 0.68 | 1.06 | 0.39 | 1.01 | 30 | 55 | 85 | 31 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 36 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.41 | 0.67 | 1.09 | 0.42 | 1.49 | 32 | 54 | 86 | 32 | |||||||
| 1965-66 | 37 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.41 | 0.66 | 1.07 | 0.40 | 1.19 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 30 | |||||||
| 1966-67 | 38 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 0.36 | 0.58 | 0.94 | 0.35 | 0.77 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 26 | |||||||
| 1967-68 | 39 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 74 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 1.11 | 0.45 | 0.16 | 0.72 | 4.07 | 42 | 47 | 89 | 36 | 117 | 34 | 83 | 12 | 12 |
| 1968-69 | 40 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 76 | 0.58 | 0.78 | 1.36 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.76 | 3.72 | 43 | 58 | 101 | 39 | 134 | 35 | 66 | 12 | 45 |
| 1969-70 | 41 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 76 | 0.41 | 0.53 | 0.93 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.76 | 3.53 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 28 | 105 | 38 | 54 | 10 | 23 |
| 1970-71 | 42 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 63 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.83 | 0.33 | -0.03 | 0.60 | 3.10 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 19 | 76 | 24 | 65 | 11 | -2 |
| 1973-74 | 45 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 70 | 0.44 | 0.99 | 1.43 | 0.51 | 0.66 | |||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 46 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 75 | 0.45 | 0.87 | 1.32 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 1.12 | 3.40 | 40 | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | 47 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 78 | 0.41 | 0.90 | 1.31 | 0.48 | 0.18 | 0.97 | 3.09 | 14 | ||||||||
| 1976-77 | 48 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 62 | 0.39 | 0.71 | 1.10 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.92 | 2.61 | 27 | ||||||||
| 1977-78 | 49 | New England Whalers | WHA | 76 | 0.45 | 0.82 | 1.26 | 0.47 | 0.61 | 1.12 | 2.14 | 46 | ||||||||
| 1978-79 | 50 | New England Whalers | WHA | 58 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 0.88 | 2.02 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1979-80 | 51 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 80 | 0.19 | 0.33 | 0.51 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.53 | 1.18 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 66 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 26 Seasons | NHL | 1767 | 0.45 | 0.59 | 1.05 | 0.42 | 0.24 | 0.95 | 3.09 | 925 | 1265 | 2190 | 850 | 498 | 142 | 314 | 45 | 87 | |
| Career | 6 Seasons | WHA | 419 | 0.42 | 0.80 | 1.21 | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.95 | 2.69 | 136 | |||||||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 18 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1947-48 | 19 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 20 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 21 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1950-51 | 22 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | SC | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | SC | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 31 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | SC | 11 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 34 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 11 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 35 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 14 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 36 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1965-66 | 37 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 41 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1973-74 | 45 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 13 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1974-75 | 46 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 13 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1975-76 | 47 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 31 | |||||||||
| 1976-77 | 48 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1977-78 | 49 | New England Whalers | WHA | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1978-79 | 50 | New England Whalers | WHA | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1979-80 | 51 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 20 Seasons | NHL | 4 | 157 | 68 | 92 | 160 | 220 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 6 Seasons | WHA | 78 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 3 | 115 | 4 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943-44 | 15 | Saskatoon Lions | SAHA | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1945-46 | 17 | Omaha Knights | USHL | 51 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 53 | |||||||||
| 1974-75 | 46 | Canada | Summit-74 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1997-98 | 69 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | SAHA | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Summit-74 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | USHL | 51 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 53 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943-44 | 15 | Saskatoon Lions | SAHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1945-46 | 17 | Omaha Knights | USHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | SAHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | USHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
November 1, 1945: Signed as a free agent by Omaha (USHL), November 1, 1945.
October 8, 1946: Signed as a free agent by Detroit, October 8, 1946.
June 5, 1973: Signed as a free agent by Houston (WHA), June 5, 1973.
June, 1977: Signed as a free agent by New England (WHA), June, 1977.
June 9, 1979: Rights retained by Hartford prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.
April 11, 1980: Oldest player (52 years, 10 days) to play in a NHL game, April 11, 1980 (Montreal 4, Hartford 3).
September, 1997: Signed to a one-game contract by Detroit (IHL), September 1997.
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