Top points scorer of each draft year since 1994

[ViD]

What is the most surprising?

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[sufferer]

None, really. Longevity would explain some of the "lesser-skilled" guys being there, i.e. Cullen and Pavelski, which is a skill unto itself.

 

[JianYang]

It's gotta be matt Cullen despite playing for a long time. That draft year looks like an outlier with the low point total as well.

 

[HabsQC]

For those who can't see it like me :

 

[ViD]

I hate it when players retire when there’s like a couple points left to a big milestone like Spezza did

 

[Beige Van]

Pretty crazy that you have to go back 6 years before McDavid's to find a draftee that has more career points.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

I hate it when players retire when there’s like a couple points left to a big milestone like Spezza did

All-frustration team

• Games: Mike Modano (1,499)
• Goals: Glenn Anderson (498)
• Goals (single season): Frank Mahovlich (never scored fifty, but had seasons of 48 and 49 goals)
• Assists: Alex Kovalev (599)
• Assists (single season): Bobby Clarke (89 assists both in 1975 and 1976)
• Points: Jason Spezza (995)
• Playoff points: Trevor Linden (99)
• Points (single season): Dave Andreychk (99 points both in 1993 and 1994)
• Points (single playoffs): Bryan Trottier (29 points, three years in a row)
• Plus/minus: Pavel Datsyuk (+249)
• Games (goalie): Nikolai Khabibulin (799)
• Games (goalie - playoffs): Tony Esposito (99)
• Wins: Braden Holtby (299)
• Wins (playoffs): Glen Hall (49)
• Shutouts: Carey Price (49)

 

[PensandCaps]

Matt Cullen leading a draft class is crazy. 730 points is also shocking. What a consistent 40-50 point player till the very end.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Gotta be Cullen for me. He was such a role-player type of guy it's a bit shocking to see him there. I know he played forever, but he was never a top scoring kind of guy.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Bedard doesn’t even have as many points as Matt Cullen? “generational” my ass lmao

 

[Plural]

All-frustration team

• Games: Mike Modano (1,499)
• Goals: Glenn Anderson (498)
• Goals (single season): Frank Mahovlich (never scored fifty, but had seasons of 48 and 49 goals)
• Assists: Alex Kovalev (599)
• Assists (single season): Bobby Clarke (89 assists both in 1975 and 1976)
• Points: Jason Spezza (995)
• Playoff points: Trevor Linden (99)
• Points (single season): Dave Andreychk (99 points both in 1993 and 1994)
• Points (single playoffs): Bryan Trottier (29 points, three years in a row)
• Plus/minus: Pavel Datsyuk (+249)
• Games (goalie): Nikolai Khabibulin (799)
• Games (goalie - playoffs): Tony Esposito (99)
• Wins: Braden Holtby (299)
• Wins (playoffs): Glen Hall (49)
• Shutouts: Carey Price (49)

Lemieux with 199 is the ultimate ball tickler for me.

 

[Golden_Jet]

What is the most surprising?

Can’t read it.

Edit: thanks HabsQC for posting list.

For those who can't see it like me :

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Thanks couldn’t read either.
Wow Alfie leads his group as a 6th rounder.

 

[HabsQC]

I wanted Giroux so much in 2006 for the Habs. He was playing his junior in my hometown (Gatineau). Habs went on to pick David Fischer who quit hockey because he was disinterested. Fischer was picked 20th and Giroux 22nd. Such a stupid pick

 

[CashMash]

Holy moly McDavid is fast! I think he will crack 2000!

 

[wayward]

Can’t read it.

Edit: thanks HabsQC for posting list.


Thanks couldn’t read either.
Wow Alfie leads his group as a 6th rounder.

Pavelski leads his as a 7th

 

[McShogun99]

Pretty crazy that you have to go back 6 years before McDavid's to find a draftee that has more career points.

He already has the most career points in 18 of those years.

 

[ottawa]

Pretty crazy that you have to go back 6 years before McDavid's to find a draftee that has more career points.

That number will go up every year

 

[ES]

All-frustration team

• Games: Mike Modano (1,499)
• Goals: Glenn Anderson (498)
• Goals (single season): Frank Mahovlich (never scored fifty, but had seasons of 48 and 49 goals)
• Assists: Alex Kovalev (599)
• Assists (single season): Bobby Clarke (89 assists both in 1975 and 1976)
• Points: Jason Spezza (995)
• Playoff points: Trevor Linden (99)
• Points (single season): Dave Andreychk (99 points both in 1993 and 1994)
• Points (single playoffs): Bryan Trottier (29 points, three years in a row)
• Plus/minus: Pavel Datsyuk (+249)
• Games (goalie): Nikolai Khabibulin (799)
• Games (goalie - playoffs): Tony Esposito (99)
• Wins: Braden Holtby (299)
• Wins (playoffs): Glen Hall (49)
• Shutouts: Carey Price (49)

Thinking of games, I would think more frustrating to be just under 1000. Rod Langway (994), Alexander Mogilny (990) and Paul Kariya (989) are the best one career-wise.

 

[Frosty415]

None, really. Longevity would explain some of the "lesser-skilled" guys being there, i.e. Cullen and Pavelski, which is a skill unto itself.

Pavelski was drafted in the 7th round so I wouldn't say he is lesser skilled