Position: C ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-8 ▪ Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: November 7, 1927 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1947-48 | 20 | CBH | NHL | 54 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 21 | CBH | NHL | 59 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 22 | CBH | NHL | 65 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 23 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 23 | DET | NHL | 62 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 17 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 24 | DET | NHL | 69 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 19 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 25 | DET | NHL | 70 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 19 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1953-54 | 26 | DET | NHL | 70 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 11 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 27 | TOT | NHL | 69 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 27 | DET | NHL | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 27 | CBH | NHL | 57 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 28 | TOT | NHL | 71 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 13 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 28 | CBH | NHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 28 | DET | NHL | 63 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 29 | DET | NHL | 70 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 30 | DET | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Career | NHL | 674 | 151 | 179 | 330 | 138 | 231 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1947-48 | 20 | CBH | NHL | 54 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.13 | 0.46 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 10 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||||||
| 1948-49 | 21 | CBH | NHL | 59 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.32 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ||||||
| 1949-50 | 22 | CBH | NHL | 65 | 0.45 | 0.34 | 0.78 | 0.35 | 0.48 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 28 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 5.7 | ||||||
| 1950-51 | 23 | DET | NHL | 62 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.60 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 20 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 4.5 | ||||||
| 1951-52 | 24 | DET | NHL | 69 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.62 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 21 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 5.3 | ||||||
| 1952-53 | 25 | DET | NHL | 70 | 0.23 | 0.49 | 0.71 | 0.27 | 0.17 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 25 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 6.1 | ||||||
| 1953-54 | 26 | DET | NHL | 70 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.39 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | ||||||
| 1954-55 | 27 | TOT | NHL | 69 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0.17 | 0.54 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | ||||||
| 1954-55 | 27 | DET | NHL | 12 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.42 | 0.17 | 0.75 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||||||
| 1954-55 | 27 | CBH | NHL | 57 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0.18 | 0.49 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | ||||||
| 1955-56 | 28 | TOT | NHL | 71 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.45 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 16 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 1955-56 | 28 | CBH | NHL | 8 | 0.13 | 0.38 | 0.50 | 0.17 | 1.00 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||||
| 1955-56 | 28 | DET | NHL | 63 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.44 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | ||||||
| 1956-57 | 29 | DET | NHL | 70 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | ||||||
| 1957-58 | 30 | DET | NHL | 15 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ||||||
| Career | NHL | 674 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.49 | 0.20 | 0.34 | 189 | 250 | 439 | 171 | 21.3 | 10.5 | 31.7 | ||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 1950-51 | 23 | DET | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 24 | DET | NHL | SC | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 25 | DET | NHL | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1953-54 | 26 | DET | NHL | SC | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 28 | DET | NHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 29 | DET | NHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | NHL | 2 | 43 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1943-44 | 16 | Moose Jaw Canucks | S-SJHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1944-45 | 17 | Moose Jaw Canucks | S-SJHL | 15 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1945-46 | 18 | Moose Jaw Canucks | SJHL | 16 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1946-47 | 19 | Moose Jaw Canucks | SJHL | 22 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 30 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 21 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 31 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | S-SJHL | 17 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | SJHL | 38 | 57 | 64 | 121 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WHL | 25 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1943-44 | 16 | Moose Jaw Canucks | S-SJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1943-44 | 16 | Moose Jaw Victorias | S-SSHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1944-45 | 17 | Moose Jaw Canucks | S-SJHL | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1944-45 | 17 | Moose Jaw Canucks | M-Cup | 17 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 1945-46 | 18 | Moose Jaw Canucks | SJHL | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1945-46 | 18 | Moose Jaw Canucks | M-Cup | 8 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1946-47 | 19 | Moose Jaw Canucks | SJHL | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1946-47 | 19 | Moose Jaw Canucks | M-Cup | 15 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | M-Cup | 40 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 31 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | S-SJHL | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | S-SSHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | SJHL | 10 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Thru 11 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Metro Prystai | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | |
| Fleming MacKell | 92.0 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mud Bruneteau | 91.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Gilles Tremblay | 90.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | ||
| Richard Zednik | 90.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Darren Turcotte | 89.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Andrei Kovalenko | 88.9 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | ||
| Tom McCarthy | 88.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | ||
| Bobby Schmautz | 88.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Mikael Samuelsson | 87.9 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard | 87.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Metro Prystai | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | |||
| Mud Bruneteau | 91.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ||
| Fleming MacKell | 91.3 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Gilles Tremblay | 90.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | ||||
| Andrei Kovalenko | 88.9 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | ||||
| Darren Turcotte | 88.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.2 | |
| Tom McCarthy | 88.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | ||||
| Mikael Samuelsson | 87.9 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard | 87.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | |||
| Alex Shibicky | 87.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | |||||
| Buzz Boll | 86.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | ||
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All-Star Games
1950 NHL1953 NHL 1954 NHL |
Championships
1952 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)(Minimum 1 playoff game) 1954 Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
Games Played 1953-54 NHL 70 (2) 1955-56 NHL 71 (1) 1956-57 NHL 70 (1) |
Goals |
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Assists |
Points 1952-53 NHL 50 (7) |
Goals Created 1952-53 NHL 19.1 (9) |
Goals Per Game |
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Assists Per Game |
Points Per Game 1952-53 NHL 0.71 (7) |
Goals Created Per Game 1952-53 NHL 0.27 (9) |
Adjusted Goals |
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Adjusted Assists |
Adjusted Points 1952-53 NHL 70 (7) |
Adjusted Goals Created 1952-53 NHL 24.8 (8) |
Offensive Point Shares 1952-53 NHL 4.6 (10) |
July 13, 1950: Traded to Detroit by Chicago with Jim Henry, Gaye Stewart and Bob Goldham for Al Dewsbury, Harry Lumley, Jack Stewart, Don Morrison and Pete Babando, July 13, 1950.
November 9, 1954: Traded to Chicago by Detroit for Lorne Davis, November 9, 1954.
October 24, 1955: Traded to Detroit by Chicago for Ed Sandford, October 24, 1955.
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