Going through hockey history books, one could tell players such as Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Bobby Orr (among others) were virtual locks to garner 100 points due to their out-of-this-world skill sets. However, those same tomes of history are populated by players who surprised the experts, fans, and observers by scoring the century mark in a season. The basic premise of the question is this: which player in league history was the biggest surprise in terms on scoring 100 points?
2007-11-17 13:27:26 · 4 answers · asked by Snoop 5 in Sports ➔ Hockey
There have been a few unlikely 100 point guys in NHL history, but the most unlikely was
Jacques Richard of the Quebec Nordiques
- 103 points in 1980-81 playing with a couple of youngsters named Peter and Anton Stastny
- his second best season was 43 points
Laying Low,
the previous year, Loob had 32 points in 25 games before getting injured, then 12 points in 43 games after the injury. He also averaged 77 points every 80 games in his career and in 6 seasons was a point a game or better 3x. So, it wasn't unlikely in his case.
As for Joe Juneau, he went from 102 to 85 (he was traded that year) and missed 12 games. He was on pace for 98 if he stayed healthy Had he stayed in Boston, he probably hits 100 a couple more times. Juneau is in the top 25 all-time in assist per game in NHL history so still a damn fine player.
2007-11-17 15:42:33 · answer #1 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hakan Loob had 106 with the Flames in 87-88 after having only 44 the season before. The name alone should count for something.
Joe Juneau had 102 in basically his rookie season with the Bruins in 92-93, had 72 the following year, then fell off the charts.
2007-11-18 00:22:18 · answer #2 · answered by Laying Low- Not an Ivy Leaguer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I might say Rob Brown with the Penguins in 1988-89. He had 115 points that season alone and only had 438 total for his entire career. (11 seasons total, means 323 points for 10 other seasons combined)
Both choices above are good too. But Jacques Richard was a #2 overall pick, so one could make an argument there was some decent expectations of him.
2007-11-18 00:09:30 · answer #3 · answered by Trapezoid 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bob MacMillan, Atlanta Flames had 108 points in 78-79.
He never had over 71 points in any other season. He played a total of 12 seasons for the Rangers, Blues, Blackhawks and Flames.
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2007-11-17 22:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋