Just something I found interesting to note.
This team is damn good.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Masters_(snooker)#Final
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Since 2013, he's won at least 1 competition every calendar year. 🎱
A list of each player and the total number of 30-ESG seasons they have:
| Player | 30-ESG Seasons |
|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | 8 |
| Steven Stamkos | 2 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 2 |
| Sidney Crosby | 2 |
| Auston Matthews | 2 |
| Connor McDavid | 2 |
| Corey Perry | 2 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | 2 |
| Jeff Skinner | 2 |
| Marian Gaborik | 2 |
| John Tavares | 1 |
| Jarome Iginla | 1 |
| Patrick Kane | 1 |
| Simon Gagne | 1 |
| Jake Guentzel | 1 |
| Rick Nash | 1 |
| Brad Boyes | 1 |
| Vincent Lecavalier | 1 |
| Zach Parise | 1 |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 |
| William Karlsson | 1 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 1 |
| Jonathan Cheechoo | 1 |
| Alexander Semin | 1 |
| Jason Pominville | 1 |
| Dany Heatley | 1 |
| Jaromir Jagr | 1 |
| Marian Hossa | 1 |
| Johnny Gaudreau | 1 |
Additional fun facts:
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Only two players in this time have scored 40 even-strength goals in a season, Stamkos (48) and Ovechkin (43) in 2011-12 and 2007-08, respectively. Auston Matthews may have had a shot last season needing 5 even-strength goals in the remaining 12 games canceled due to the pandemic.
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Stamkos' 48 even-strength goals in 2011-12 are the most since 1992-93 when Teemu Selanne scored 52 and Alexander Mogilny scored 49.
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The record for even-strength goals in a season belongs to Wayne Gretzky (obviously) with 68. Stamkos' 48 are good for 13th on the all-time list. Ovechkin's 43 put him in a tie for 26th.
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A few players could have reached the 30 goal mark last season if not for the pandemic. With anywhere from 11-14 games remaining, the closest were Kucherov (29), Connor (28), Pastrnak (28), Draisaitl (27), Aho (26), and Kubalik (26).
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There could have been a few more instances in 2012-13 if not for the shortened season, but even the leading even-strength goal scorers (Stamkos, Tavares, Towes, and Jiri fucking Tlusty with 19) were only on pace for 32 so it would have been tight.
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Brad Boyes is by far the weirdest name on this list.
Historically you will see that every superstar from the past had more than few seasons averaging 40+ MPG. The deeper in history you dig the more often you will see players playing some savage amount of minutes. If you go back down to 1961-62 season you will see that Wilt averaged 48.52 mins out of 48 available mins. That means he never got subbed EVER during the whole season including overtimes. That sounds insane in modern game and star players are often cuddled and protected from playing too much. A lot of stars who are in their 30s often sit out back to back games. Do you think players got softer over the years or there are simply more talent on each roster where a fresh bench player can be more productive than out of breath star on your team?
Source: https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/mp_per_g_yearly.html
Generational talent
