Obscure hockey facts/stats (Part 2)

[The Panther]

Frank M with Toronto Detroit and the Habs

Expo with Chicago Boston Rangers

Sorry, what's the connection?

 

[Hennessy]

Not sure how unusual this is - certainly at least a few teams have it covered - but the Colorado Avalanche (minus Nordiques) have shared at least one goalie with every team in the league save Vegas (and Hutchinson played for the Knights' AHL squad, fwiw).

Again, maybe not jaw-dropping, but I thought it was notable, especially for a team that's been around for only about 30 years.

 

[FerrisRox]

for 1000 goals on the 4th line. Didnt the Wings one year have Federov, Hull and another Hall of famer on their 4th line one year

When were Sergei Fedorov and Brett Hull playing on the fourth line?

 

[Jumptheshark]

When were Sergei Fedorov and Brett Hull playing on the fourth line?

It was the year they had Yserman, Datsyuk, Zetterberg and Federov was bounced all over the roster and for awhile they had him, hull and someone who was on his last legs on the line. There was a joke on these boards that the line was getting paid more than entire team. They did not spend the entire year together but where together for a time on the 4th line. I think it was the year before the season that got cancelled and the Wings owner went all in to win. It was the line that was used as an example of why the NHL needed a cap. Wings had just spent insane money on their roster that year

 

[seventieslord]

Slightly different but in the same vein, I believe Dave Babych was the first player to play 300 games with 3 different teams. Not sure how many guys have done it since - Larry Murphy and Chris Chelios definitely have.

..... That can't be right, can it?

Edit: it's not, but it's apparently damn close. I found Joe Mullen, who achieved this shit 2 years before Babych.

I don't know if there's anyone else, as I stopped after Mullen (there might be a guy with 900-1030 GP as of 1998 who did it, but I doubt it).

 

[MS]

..... That can't be right, can it?

Edit: it's not, but it's apparently damn close. I found Joe Mullen, who achieved this shit 2 years before Babych.

I don't know if there's anyone else, as I stopped after Mullen (there might be a guy with 900-1030 GP as of 1998 who did it, but I doubt it).

Hmm, Babych must have been the first defenseman then. I remember the Canuck broadcast making a minor deal about it when it happened but it’s been 25 years.

 

[Yozhik v tumane]

..... That can't be right, can it?

Edit: it's not, but it's apparently damn close. I found Joe Mullen, who achieved this shit 2 years before Babych.

I don't know if there's anyone else, as I stopped after Mullen (there might be a guy with 900-1030 GP as of 1998 who did it, but I doubt it).

@MS Babych isn’t the first defenseman either.

Bill Gadsby played 468 games with the Blackhawks, 457 with the Rangers, and 323 games with the Red Wings before retiring in 1966.

 

[seventieslord]

@MS Babych isn’t the first defenseman either.

Bill Gadsby played 468 games with the Blackhawks, 457 with the Rangers, and 323 games with the Red Wings before retiring in 1966.

I didn't even check gadsby! skipped right over him, thinking of him as a ranger/wing and not so much a hawk.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

California produced more NHL Forwards (Roy Sommer) than Massachusetts from the 1977 NHL Draft.

Sommer was a HS Classmate of Tom Hanks.

 

[carjackmalone]

..... That can't be right, can it?

Edit: it's not, but it's apparently damn close. I found Joe Mullen, who achieved this shit 2 years before Babych.

I don't know if there's anyone else, as I stopped after Mullen (there might be a guy with 900-1030 GP as of 1998 who did it, but I doubt it).

Recchi did it with Pittsburgh ,Philly and Montreal

 

[Albatros]

California produced more NHL Forwards (Roy Sommer) than Massachusetts from the 1977 NHL Draft.

John Bethel played 17 NHL games as a forward for the Jets and was drafted from Boston University where he somewhat famously won the national championship against Boston College.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

John Bethel played 17 NHL games as a forward for the Jets and was drafted from Boston University where he somewhat famously won the national championship against Boston College.

The 1978 BU NCAA Champs were the only one of the three 70's Champions, who had a majority of the players from Massachusetts, dressed for that game.

Charlie Coyle is related to Tony Amonte and Bobby Sheehan.