1967–68 Nhl Season Puns

This list does not include shortened seasons such as 2012-13 or 2019-20. This list will also not include seasons that a team played outside of their current city; for example, the current Winnipeg Jets’ time as the Atlanta Thrashers will not be taken into consideration here.

Anaheim Ducks: 1997-98 (65 Points, 26-43-13 Record)

Arizona Coyotes: 2014-15 (56 Points, 24-50-8 Record)

Boston Bruins: 1996-97 (61 Points, 26-47-9 Record)

Buffalo Sabres: 1971-72 (51 Points, 16-43-19 Record)

Calgary Flames: 1997-98 (67 Points, 26-41-15 Record)

Carolina Hurricanes: 2002-03 (61 Points, 22-43-11-6 Record)

Chicago Blackhawks: 2003-04 (59 Points, 20-43-11-8 Record)

Colorado Avalanche: 2016-17 (48 Points, 22-56-4 Record)

Columbus Blue Jackets: 2001-02 (57 Points, 22-47-8-5 Record)

Dallas Stars: 1995-96 (66 Points, 26-42-14 Record)

Detroit Red Wings: 1985-86 (40 Points, 17-57-6 Record)

Edmonton Oilers: 1992-93 (60 Points, 26-50-8 Record)

Florida Panthers: 2001-02 (60 Points, 22-44-10-6 Record)

Los Angeles Kings: 1969-70 (38 Points, 14-52-10 Record)

Minnesota Wild: 2000-01 (68 Points, 25-39-13-5 Record)

Montreal Canadiens: 2000-01 (70 Points, 28-40-8-6 Record)

Nashville Predators: 1998-99 (63 Points, 28-47-7 Record)

New Jersey Devils: 1983-84 (41 Points, 17-56-7 Record)

New York Islanders: 1972-73 (30 Points, 12-60-6 Record)

New York Rangers: 1984-85 (62 Points, 26-44-10 Record)

Ottawa Senators: 1992-93 (24 Points, 10-70-4 Record)

Philadelphia Flyers: 2006-07 (56 Points, 22-48-12 Record)

Pittsburgh Penguins: 1983-84 (38 Points, 16-58-6 Record)

San Jose Sharks: 1992-93 (24 Points, 11-71-2 Record)

St. Louis Blues: 1978-79 (48 Points, 18-50-12 Record)

Tampa Bay Lightning: 1997-98 (44 Points, 17-55-10 Record)

Toronto Maple Leafs: 1984-85 (48 Points, 20-52-8 Record)

Vancouver Canucks: 1971-72 (48 Points, 20-50-8 Record)

Vegas Golden Knights: 2018-19 (93 Points, 43-32-7 Record)

Washington Capitals: 1974-75 (21 Points, 8-67-5 Record)

Winnipeg Jets: 2015-16 (78 Points, 35-39-8 Record)

On the morning of Jan. 3, the Blues were dead last in the League with a 15-18-4 record. They were 11 points behind the Anaheim Ducks, who owned the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. Since then, the Blues have posted a 26-10-4 record (56 points), which has catapulted them to third in the Central Division.

Source: https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/blues-clinch-spot-in-stanley-cup-playoffs/c-306125888

... Here are the top #s at 36; in particular, look at the 'goals per game'!!!!

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Teams to win in their first ever regular season game: Los Angeles (1967), Oakland (1967), Buffalo (1970), Atlanta Flames (1972), Ottawa (1992), Tampa Bay (1992) and Vegas (2017).

Teams to tie their first game: Minnesota and St. Louis (1967 against each other) and Florida (1993).

I did not include the teams the NHL absorbed from the WHL in 1979.

How do we like the Kraken's chances tonight?

The 1973 Stanley Cup Playoffs, back when the only 8 teams made it, was the only playoffs after the expansion to 12 teams where there was not at least one series that ended in overtime. So this playoffs season, it is very likely that at least one team's season will end beyond regulation in heartbreak.

Long story short, I'm bored at work and was curious about how many Hockey Hall of Famers were actually active in each NHL season. I assumed the 80s and 90s would dominate and I was pretty much right.

Here's the current totals (1967-2015)

As you can see, it peaks in the early 1990s with 55 in 1992, 93, and 94. From there it tumbles precipitously down until we get to 2015 when Brodeur and St. Louis are the last remaining. But obviously as time passes the current day will catch up, right? Well just for fun, I "inducted" 19 players who are sure bets to get in (most active, some coming up next year or the year after) and things still seem pretty skewed.

What this might look like in the future. (1967-2015)

Seems like a lot of guys who were great players in the 2000s were just at that Hall of Very Good level (like Spezza/Marleau/Backstrom/Naslund) whereas the top scorers of the 1980s and 1990s had Hall of Fame careers.

And again out of curiosity, what if you just isolate it for goaltenders? People don't lie when they talk about how tough it is to get inducted as a goalie.

Here's just goaltenders.

What does this prove exactly? I don't know, nothing probably. But the NHL season is now 30 seconds closer than when you opened this post.

The story of Penguin Pete is a bit of a crazy one.

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During the off-season custom-made, double-runner skates were ordered from CCM in Canada. It was hoped by club owner Jack McGregor that Pete could learn to skate in time to lead the team from the locker room and onto the ice at its home opener

Nor did Pete ever did learn to skate properly. Penguins’ GM Jack Riley noted at the time that although they got Pete into skates and gave him lessons, “He always wanted to flop on his stomach. We couldn’t get him to stand up on them.”

The players wore blue, while Pete was often outfitted in a harness, without skates, and walked on the ice by a trainer. At times, he rode atop the Zamboni between periods."

Pete made his last live appearance in front of just 7,000 fans on Nov. 16, 1968, as the young club lost 2-1 to the New York Rangers. The three-year-old penguin was returned to the Highland Park Zoo following the game and, five days later, The Pittsburgh Press reported that Pete “was gravely ill with pneumonia.” He died two days later, on Nov. 23."

“He was a penguin, an animal,” noted Penguins’ defenceman Duane Rupp following Pete’s death, “and they wanted to keep him warm."

After his death, Pete was sent to an area taxidermist to be stuffed, after which he was put on display in a trophy case in the lobby of the team’s arena offices. When a few people complained, however, Pete was unceremoniously spirited away.

“I think Pete got chucked in the Dumpster,” says Doug. “At least that’s the story.

I saw how insanely efficient Lebron was and on such high volume and decided to see if anyone's ever done it. Of course the answer was Wilt. But Wilt was 7'1" lol.

Still absolutely insane when you realize that Wilt's team was averaging 125 PPG that season and Wilt was one of 4 players on the team averaging at least 18 PPG. The eras are completely incomparable.

Source

Looking at Art Ross winners, nobody hit 100 points until the 68-69 season when several players did, and after that the top players were all easily clearing 100 points a season.

I know the expansion happened in the 67-68 season, but was the amount of talent spread between teams the main thing?

Source. For reference, 51.4% was the league-average eFG% this year; far and away the highest ever in a season.