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Gus Mortson

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: January 24, 1925 in New Liskeard, Ontario

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 9:42AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #458. GUS MORTSON… #458. Chico Maki… #458. Bob Goldham… #458. Al MacAdam… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1946-47 22 TOR NHL 60 5 13 18 7 133
1947-48 23 TOR NHL 58 7 11 18 7 118
1948-49 24 TOR NHL 60 2 13 15 5 85
1949-50 25 TOR NHL 68 3 14 17 6 125
1950-51 26 TOR NHL 60 3 10 13 5 142
1951-52 27 TOR NHL 65 1 10 11 3 106
1952-53 28 CBH NHL 68 5 18 23 8 88
1953-54 29 CBH NHL 68 5 13 18 7 132
1954-55 30 CBH NHL 65 2 11 13 4 133
1955-56 31 CBH NHL 52 5 10 15 5 87
1956-57 32 CBH NHL 70 5 18 23 8 147
1957-58 33 CBH NHL 67 3 10 13 4 62
1958-59 34 DET NHL 36 0 1 1 0 22
Career NHL 797 46 152 198 70 1380

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
1946-47 22 TOR NHL 60 0.08 0.22 0.30 0.12 2.22 5 18 23 8 1.0 4.3 5.4
1947-48 23 TOR NHL 58 0.12 0.19 0.31 0.13 2.03 9 17 26 10 1.2 4.7 6.0
1948-49 24 TOR NHL 60 0.03 0.22 0.25 0.08 1.42 3 22 25 8 0.8 3.7 4.4
1949-50 25 TOR NHL 68 0.04 0.21 0.25 0.08 1.84 4 20 24 8 0.9 4.5 5.4
1950-51 26 TOR NHL 60 0.05 0.17 0.22 0.08 2.37 4 14 18 6 0.6 5.3 5.8
1951-52 27 TOR NHL 65 0.02 0.15 0.17 0.05 1.63 1 13 14 4 0.1 4.9 5.0
1952-53 28 CBH NHL 68 0.07 0.26 0.34 0.12 1.29 6 26 32 10 2.1 3.6 5.7
1953-54 29 CBH NHL 68 0.07 0.19 0.26 0.10 1.94 7 18 25 9 1.2 1.0 2.2
1954-55 30 CBH NHL 65 0.03 0.17 0.20 0.07 2.05 3 15 18 6 0.3 1.8 2.1
1955-56 31 CBH NHL 52 0.10 0.19 0.29 0.11 1.67 6 13 19 7 1.1 1.9 3.0
1956-57 32 CBH NHL 70 0.07 0.26 0.33 0.11 2.10 6 23 29 10 1.6 2.7 4.2
1957-58 33 CBH NHL 67 0.04 0.15 0.19 0.06 0.93 3 12 15 5 0.3 3.7 4.1
1958-59 34 DET NHL 36 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.61 0 1 1 0 -0.6 1.8 1.2
Career NHL 797 0.06 0.19 0.25 0.09 1.73 57 212 269 89 10.6 43.8 54.4

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1946-47 22 TOR NHL SC 11 1 3 4 22
1947-48 23 TOR NHL SC 5 1 2 3 2
1948-49 24 TOR NHL SC 9 2 1 3 8
1949-50 25 TOR NHL 7 0 0 0 18
1950-51 26 TOR NHL SC 11 0 1 1 4
1951-52 27 TOR NHL 4 0 0 0 8
1952-53 28 CBH NHL 7 1 1 2 6
Career NHL 4 54 5 8 13 68

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1943-44 19 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 25 5 11 16 16
1944-45 20 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 17 6 12 18 18
1945-46 21 Tulsa Oilers USHL 51 19 29 48 47
1958-59 34 Buffalo Bisons AHL 29 3 9 12 46
1959-60 35 Buffalo Bisons AHL 72 10 32 42 37
1962-63 38 Chatham Maroons OHA-Sr. 36 11 14 25 46
1963-64 39 Chatham Maroons IHL 29 2 14 16 60
1964-65 40 Oakville Oaks OHA-Sr. 31 7 18 25 78
1964-65 40 Buffalo Bisons AHL 3 0 3 3 0
1965-66 41 Oakville Oaks OHA-Sr. 27 7 15 22 48
1966-67 42 Oakville Oaks OHA-Sr. 13 3 3 6 8
Career 3 Seasons AHL 104 13 44 57 83
Career 1 Season IHL 29 2 14 16 60
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 42 11 23 34 34
Career 4 Seasons OHA-Sr. 107 28 50 78 180
Career 1 Season USHL 51 19 29 48 47

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1943-44 19 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 12 2 2 4 12
1943-44 19 Oshawa Generals M-Cup 8 1 4 5 4
1944-45 20 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 6 1 5 6 8
1944-45 20 St. Michael's Majors M-Cup 14 6 4 10 12
1945-46 21 Tulsa Oilers USHL 13 1 5 6 12
1958-59 34 Buffalo Bisons AHL 11 3 3 6 12
1962-63 38 Chatham Maroons OHA-Sr. 9 1 1 2 6
1964-65 40 Oakville Oaks OHA-Sr. 11 1 5 6 18
1965-66 41 Oakville Oaks OHA-Sr. 7 0 2 2 2
Career 1 Season AHL 11 3 3 6 12
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 22 7 8 15 16
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 18 3 7 10 20
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Sr. 27 2 8 10 26
Career 1 Season USHL 13 1 5 6 12

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 13 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Gus Mortson 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.0 2.2 2.1 1.2
Terry Harper 94.2 8.0 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.1 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.3 3.3 1.3 1.0
Moose Vasko 94.1 6.5 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.8 3.1 3.1 1.9 0.0
Kevin Lowe 93.8 7.1 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.5 4.4 4.4 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.7 1.7
Robert Picard 93.3 8.6 6.6 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.8 3.9 3.5 2.9 2.5 1.5
Gordie Roberts 92.9 6.9 6.6 6.5 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.1 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.3
Pavel Kubina 92.8 7.7 7.1 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.1 4.0 3.4 2.4 0.6
Jack Crawford 92.5 5.9 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.4 2.8 2.4 2.0 0.2
Gord Murphy 92.4 7.2 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.1 4.2 3.7 3.7 2.5 1.9 1.3 0.9
Tom Poti 92.3 7.7 7.1 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.0 2.5 1.1
Joe Watson 92.0 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.0 5.9 5.7 4.5 4.0 3.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Gus Mortson 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.0 2.2 2.1 1.2
Moose Vasko 94.1 6.5 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.8 3.1 3.1 1.9 0.0
Robert Picard 93.3 8.6 6.6 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.8 3.9 3.5 2.9 2.5 1.5
Pavel Kubina 92.6 7.7 7.1 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.1 4.0 3.4 2.4 0.6
Jack Crawford 92.5 5.9 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.4 2.8 2.4 2.0 0.2
Tom Poti 92.3 7.7 7.1 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.0 2.5 1.1
Gord Murphy 92.0 7.2 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.1 4.2 3.7 3.7 2.5 1.9 1.3 0.9 0.5
Joe Watson 92.0 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.0 5.9 5.7 4.5 4.0 3.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 0.2 0.1
Cy Wentworth 91.0 5.6 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.5 1.7 1.4 1.3 0.4
Sami Salo 90.6 9.1 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.5 4.5 3.6 3.4 3.2 1.4
Ted Harris 90.3 7.2 6.8 6.7 5.5 5.3 5.2 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.0 0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games

1947 NHL
1948 NHL
1950 NHL
1951 NHL
1952 NHL
1953 NHL
1954 NHL
1956 NHL

Honors

1949-50 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1947 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
1948 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
1949 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
1951 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)

Games Played

1946-47 NHL 60 (2)
1948-49 NHL 60 (1)
1956-57 NHL 70 (1)

Penalties in Minutes

1946-47 NHL 133 (1)
1947-48 NHL 118 (3)
1949-50 NHL 125 (5)
1950-51 NHL 142 (1)
1951-52 NHL 106 (4)
1952-53 NHL 88 (7)
1953-54 NHL 132 (1)
1954-55 NHL 133 (4)
1956-57 NHL 147 (1)

Defensive Point Shares

1946-47 NHL 4.3 (6)
1947-48 NHL 4.7 (2)
1949-50 NHL 4.5 (10)
1950-51 NHL 5.3 (5)
1951-52 NHL 4.9 (7)
   

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

September 11, 1952: Traded to Chicago by Toronto with Ray Hannigan, Al Rollins and Cal Gardner for Harry Lumley, September 11, 1952.

September 3, 1958: Traded to Detroit by Chicago for future considerations, September 3, 1958.

January 17, 1959: Claimed on waivers by NY Rangers (Buffalo-AHL) from Detroit, January 17, 1959.

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