Episode Notes Part 1 of 3 on the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 1966, featuring Toe Blake: 1934-48; 14 seasons, 12 quality Totals:235G (7th All Time at his retirement),294A (2nd All Time at his retirement - Cowley) for 529P (t-2nd All Time at his retirement - Cowley) in577 Games (18th All Time at his retirement);52.6 Point Shares (25th All time at his retirement);At his retirement, Blake was 18th All time in Offensive Point SharesPer Game: At his retirement, Blake wasT-8th All Time in GPG (14 qualifying players)2nd All Time in PPG (4 qualifying players - Cowley, Stewart, Syd Howe);Blake doesn’t qualify for the APG leaderboard but if we lower the qualifier so he does (250A), at his retirement, Blake was2nd All Time in APG (5 qualifying players, Cowley, Boucher, Watson, Syd Howe)Era: Of the 13 skaters to play in at least 492 games (6 modern seasons) between 1934 and 1948, Blake is1st in Goals (by 31)1st in GPG2nd in Assists2nd in APG2nd in Points2nd in PPG2nd in Offensive Point Shares5th/4th Forward in Defensive Point Shares (9/8 qualifying Forwards)5th in Point Shares2nd in Games Played82-game average: 34G, 42A for 75P3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 28G, 39A for 67PPlayoffs:25G (t-3rd All time at his retirement - Richard, Drillon)37A (1st All Time at his retirement) for62P (1st All Time at his retirement by 9P) in58 playoff Games (20th All Time at his retirement)Per Game: At his retirement, Blake was4th All Time in playoff GPG (Richard, Kennedy, Drillon - 7 qualifying players)2nd All Time in playoff APG (Lach - 3 qualifying players: Cowley)1st All Time (by .4) in playoff PPG (2 qualifying players: Apps)Era: Of the 46 skaters to play in at least 41 playoff games between 1934 and 1948, Blake isT-2nd in playoff Goals2nd in playoff GPG1st in playoff Assists1st in playoff APG (by .09)1st in playoff Points1st in playoff PPG (by .25)15th in playoff Games Played Frank Brimsek: 1938-43; 1945-50; 10 seasons, all as a starter Totals:252W (3rd All Time - 1st American - at his retirement - Broda, Thompson),182L (5th All Time - 1st American - at his retirement - Worters, Broda, Roach, Thompson),80T (3rd All Time - 1st American - at his retirement - Broda, Worters; 5th American All Time - Vanbiesbrouck, Miller, Barrasso, Quick);40 SO (11th All Time - 1st American - at his retirement);95.4 Point Shares (3rd All Time - 1st American at his retirement - Broda, Thompson) in31,230 Minutes (3rd All Time - 1st American at his retirement - Broda, Thompson) over514 GamesAverages:2.70 GAA (12th All Time at his retirement - 17 qualifying players)Era: Of the 14 goalies to play in at least 82 games between 1938 and 1950, Brimsek is1st in Wins1st/last in Losses2nd in Ties1st/last in Goals Against6th in GAA2nd in Shutouts1st in Minutes2nd in Point Shares1st in Games PlayedSeason average: 25-18-8; 4 Shutouts; 9.5 PS82-game average: 40-29-13; 6 Shutouts; 15.2 PSPlayoffs:32W (2nd All Time at his retirement - Broda, behind by 23),36L (t-1st/last All Time at his retirement);2 SO (t-16th All Time at his retirement) in4395 Minutes (2nd All Time at his retirement - Broda, behind by nearly 1400) over68 playoff Games (2nd All Time at his retirement - Broda, behind by 23);Averages:2.54 (t-10th All Time/last among qualifying players at his retirement)Era: Of the six goalies to play in at least 20 playoff games between 1938 and 1950, Brimsek is2nd in playoff Wins (behind by 19)1st/last in playoff Losses1st/last in playoff Goals AgainstT-4th (2nd last) in playoff GAAt-4th/last in playoff Shutouts2nd in playoff Minutes (behind by nearly 800 minutes)2nd in playoff Games Played (behind by 14) Babe Pratt: 1935-47; 12 seasons, 11 quality by DPS Totals:83G (17th/7th D All Time at his retirement),210A (2nd/1st D All Time at his retirement - Clapper) for293P (5th/2nd D All time at his retirement - Clapper, Goodfellow, Hollett, Siebert) in518 Games (12th/8th D All Time at his retirement);64.7 Point Shares (15th All Time at his retirement, 9th/7th D)At his retirement, Pratt was 8th/7th All Time in Defensive Point SharesAt his retirement, Pratt was the 12th/6th D All Time in Offensive Point SharesPer Game: Obviously Pratt doesn’t qualify for any Per Game leaderboards but, if we lower the qualifiers so he does (75G, 200A, 275P), at his retirement, among D*, Pratt wast-16th/10th D All Time in GPG1st D All Time in APG (2 qualifying players - Clapper)4th/1st D All Time in PPG (4 qualifying players - Schmidt, Goodfellow, Clapper)Era: Of the 15 D* to play in at least 328 games (4 modern seasons) between 1935 and 1947, Pratt is5th/2nd in Goals7th/2nd in GPG1st in Assists (by 42/49)2nd/1st in APG1st in Points5th/2nd in PPG3rd/2nd in Offensive Points Shares1st in Defensive Point Shares2nd in Point Shares1st in Games82-game average: 13G, 34A for 47P3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 16G, 32A for 48PPlayoffs:12G (3rd/1st D All Time at his retirement - Schmidt, Clapper),17A (3rd/2nd D All Time at his retirement - Hollett, Colville) for29P (t-2nd/2nd ...
