The most dominant Boston Bruin, season by season
I decided to take a look at who the most dominant player for the Boston Bruins was by season. Each season's highest PPG total is shown at an 82 game pace. Here are the results.
Obviously this doesn't take most defenseman and goalies into account. Not sure how to account for that properly.
1926-27 - Frank Fredrickson (61.5pts): 8.44 point lead over Jimmy Herbert
1927-28 - Harry Oliver (34.33pts): 1.91 point lead over Eddie Shore
1928-29 - Harry Oliver (43.86pts): 3.87 point lead over Eddie Shore
1929-30 - Cooney Weiland (136.05pts): 22.37 point lead over Dit Clapper
1930-31 - Cooney Weiland (70.82pts): 13.05 point lead over Marty Barry and Eddie Shore
1931-32 - Dit Clapper (66.63pts): 1.71 point lead over Marty Barry
1932-33 - Marty Barry (64.55pts): 1.74 point lead over Nels Stewart
1933-34 - Marty Barry and Nels Stewart (66.63pts): 23.92 point lead over Joe Lamb
1934-35 - Marty Barry (68.33pts): 0.29 point lead over Nels Stewart
1935-36 - Red Beattie (54.67pts): 8.08 point lead over Dit Clapper
1936-37 - Bill Cowley (62.39pts): 9.43 point lead over Ray Getliffe
1937-38 - Bill Cowley (66.63pts): 8.55 point lead over Bobby Bauer
1938-39 - Bill Cowley (101.29pts): 36.74 point lead over Roy Conacher
1939-40 - Milt Schmidt (88.83pts): 9.48 point lead over Roy Conacher
1940-41 - Bill Cowley (110.52pts): 34.52 point lead over Roy Conacher
1941-42 - Milt Schmidt and Bobby Bauer (79.72pts): 0.15 point lead over Bill Cowley
1942-43 - Bill Cowley (123pts): 23.84 point lead over Buzz Boll
1943-44 - Bill Cowley (161.72pts): 21.64 point lead over Herb Cain
1944-45 - Bill Cowley (108.78pts): 34.98 point lead over Herb Cain
1945-46 - Bill Cowley (75.69pts): 10.09 point lead over Don Gallinger
1946-47 - Milt Schmidt (86.17pts): 9.83 point lead over Bobby Bauer
1947-48 - Milt Schmidt (64.61pts): 13.19 point lead over Woody Dumart
1948-49 - Paul Ronty (66.97pts): 7.33 point lead over Milt Schmidt
1949-50 - Johnny Peirson (74.81pts): 5.7 point lead over Paul Ronty
1950-51 - Milt Schmidt (80.68pts): 26.53 point lead over Bill Ezinicki
1951-52 - Dave Creighton (61.92pts): 1.63 point lead over Johnny Peirson
1952-53 - Fleming MacKell (55.51pts): 6.98 point lead over Johnny Peirson
1953-54 - Fleming MacKell (57.52pts): 2.46 point lead over Ed Sandford
1954-55 - Real Chevrefils (51.86pts): 0.46 point lead over Leo Labine
1955-56 - Vic Stasiuk (51.42pts): 8.53 point lead over Don McKenney
1956-57 - Don McKenney (71.3pts): 13.78 point lead over Leo Labine
1957-58 - Bronco Horvath (80.78pts): 10.49 point lead over Fleming MacKell
1958-59 - Don McKenney (71.61pts): 0.31 point lead over Johnny Bucyk
1959-60 - Bronco Horvath (96.47pts): 15.64 point lead over Don McKenney
1960-61 - Jerry Toppazzini (61.19pts): 2.1 point lead over Don McKenney
1961-62 - Johnny Bucyk (73.43pts): 9 point lead over Don McKenney
1962-63 - Johnny Bucyk (78.43pts): 0.22 point lead over Murray Oliver
1963-64 - Murray Oliver (79.66pts): 8.24 point lead over Johnny Bucyk
1964-65 - Johnny Bucyk (66.32pts): 12.07 point lead over Murray Oliver
1965-66 - Johnny Bucyk (74.19pts): 3.9 point lead over Murray Oliver
1966-67 - Johnny Bucyk (66.71pts): 9.94 point lead over Ron Murphy
1967-68 - Phil Esposito (93.08pts): 14.5 point lead over Johnny Bucyk
1968-69 - Phil Esposito (139.62pts): 41.22 point lead over Ken Hodge
1969-70 - Bobby Orr (129.47pts): 22.65 point lead over Phil Esposito
1970-71 - Phil Esposito (159.79pts): 13.66 point lead over Bobby Orr
1971-72 - Phil Esposito (143.5pts): 17.26 point lead over Bobby Orr
1972-73 - Phil Esposito (136.67pts): 5.21 point lead over Bobby Orr
1973-74 - Phil Esposito (152.44pts): 17.25 point lead over Bobby Orr
1974-75 - Bobby Orr (138.38pts): 6.56 point lead over Phil Esposito
1975-76 - Jean Ratelle (110.15pts): 9.08 point lead over Brad Park
1976-77 - Jean Ratelle (98.82pts): 10.67 point lead over Peter McNab
1977-78 - Terry O'Reilly (95.84pts): 6.25 point lead over Bobby Schmautz
1978-79 - Rick Middleton (99.32pts): 13 point lead over Peter McNab
1979-80 - Rick Middleton (94.3pts): 4.96 point lead over Jean Ratelle
1980-81 - Rick Middleton (105.58pts): 20.5 point lead over Peter McNab
1981-82 - Rick Middleton (102.77pts): 8.47 point lead over Barry Pederson
1982-83 - Barry Pederson (113.95pts): 15.55 point lead over Rick Middleton
1983-84 - Barry Pederson (118.9pts): 11.27 point lead over Rick Middleton
1984-85 - Ray Bourque (96.6pts): 14.6 point lead over Ken Linseman and Charlie Simmer
1985-86 - Ken Linseman (103.78pts): 14.33 point lead over Charlie Simmer
1986-87 - Ray Bourque (99.88pts): 21.16 point lead over Cam Neely
1987-88 - Ray Bourque (85.15pts): 3.15 point lead over Cam Neely
1988-89 - Ray Bourque (83.37pts): 0.26 point lead over Cam Neely
1989-90 - Cam Neely (99.26pts): 6.82 point lead over Craig Janney
1990-91 - Cam Neely (108.14pts): 6.72 point lead over Ray Bourque
1991-92 - Ray Bourque (83.02pts): 3.15 point lead over Vladimir Ruzicka
1992-93 - Adam Oates (138.62pts): 39.05 point lead over Joe Juneau
1993-94 - Cam Neely (123.84pts): 4.57 point lead over Adam Oates
1994-95 - Adam Oates (90.54pts): 10.49 point lead over Cam Neely
1995-96 - Adam Oates (107.77pts): 25.77 point lead over Ray Bourque
1996-97 - Adam Oates (91.11pts): 11.21 point lead over Jozef Stumpel
1997-98 - Jason Allison (84.02pts): 18.02 point lead over Dmitri Khristich
1998-99 - Jason Allison (76pts): 2.3 point lead over Dmitri Khristich
1999-00 - Anson Carter (65.32pts): 4.58 point lead over Joe Thornton
2000-01 - Jason Allison (95pts): 14.28 point lead over Bill Guerin
2001-02 - Joe Thornton (84.48pts): 6.91 point lead over Sergei Samsonov
2002-03 - Joe Thornton (107.56pts): 15.56 point lead over Glen Murray
2003-04 - Joe Thornton (77.74pts): 17 point lead over Glen Murray
2005-06 - Patrice Bergeron (73.9pts): 4.9 point lead over Brad Boyes
2006-07 - Marc Savard (96pts): 21.45 point lead over Patrice Bergeron
2007-08 - Marc Savard (86.43pts): 29.03 point lead over Marco Sturm
2008-09 - Marc Savard (88pts): 15 point lead over David Krejci
2009-10 - Marc Savard (66pts): 7.59 point lead over Patrice Bergeron
2010-11 - David Krejci (67.79pts): 3.44 point lead over Milan Lucic
2011-12 - Tyler Seguin (67.83pts): 3.04 point lead over Patrice Bergeron
2012-13 - Brad Marchand (65.6pts): 3.12 point lead over Patrice Bergeron
2013-14 - David Krejci (70.73pts): 6.6 point lead over Jarome Iginla
2014-15 - Patrice Bergeron (55.68pts): 8.1 point lead over Loui Eriksson
2015-16 - David Krejci (71.75pts): 2.05 point lead over Patrice Bergeron
2016-17 - Brad Marchand (87.13pts): 10.6 point lead over David Pastrnak
#Top Five Most Dominant Seasons
- 1968-69 - Phil Esposito: 41.22 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1992-93 - Adam Oates: 39.05 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1938-39 - Bill Cowley: 36.74 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1944-45 - Bill Cowley: 34.98 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1940-41 - Bill Cowley: 34.52 point lead over next highest scorer
#Players With Most Dominant Seasons
- Bill Cowley: 8
- Phil Esposito: 6
- Milt Schmidt/Johnny Bucyk/Ray Bourque: 5
- Rick Middleton/Adam Oates/Marc Savard: 4
- Marty Barry/Cam Neely/Jason Allison/Joe Thornton/David Krejci: 3
Posted Aug 15, 2017, 2:47 AM UTC