The most dominant Detroit Red Wing, season by season
I decided to take a look at who the most dominant player for the Detroit Red Wings 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 - Duke Keats (42.64pts): 2.59 point lead over Johnny Sheppard
1927-28 - George Hay (68.33pts): 31.06 point lead over Johnny Sheppard
1928-29 - Carson Cooper (51.49pts): 11.54 point lead over George Hay
1929-30 - Carson Cooper (67.09pts): 3.73 point lead over Ebbie Goodfellow
1930-31 - Ebbie Goodfellow (89.45pts): 37.27 point lead over Carson Cooper
1931-32 - Frank Carson (63.48pts): 12.23 point lead over Ebbie Goodfellow
1932-33 - Herbie Lewis (58.08pts): 12.52 point lead over Frank Carson
1933-34 - Cooney Weiland (63.08pts): 3.29 point lead over Larry Aurie
1934-35 - Larry Aurie (78.58pts): 3.56 point lead over Herbie Lewis
1935-36 - Marty Barry (68.33pts): 0.91 point lead over Herbie Lewis
1936-37 - Larry Aurie (78.36pts): 1.59 point lead over Marty Barry
1937-38 - Herbie Lewis (60.52pts): 4.14 point lead over Alex Motter
1938-39 - Marty Barry (70.04pts): 8.54 point lead over Syd Howe
1939-40 - Syd Howe (65.96pts): 12.56 point lead over Ebbie Goodfellow
1940-41 - Syd Howe (75.17pts): 17.6 point lead over Sid Abel
1941-42 - Don Grosso (90.54pts): 6.83 point lead over Sid Abel
1942-43 - Syd Howe (90.2pts): 16.4 point lead over Mud Bruneteau
1943-44 - Carl Liscombe (117.37pts): 5.93 point lead over Mud Bruneteau
1944-45 - Syd Howe (94.48pts): 4.85 point lead over Joe Carveth
1945-46 - Joe Carveth (59.79pts): 6.83 point lead over Adam Brown
1946-47 - Billy Taylor (86.1pts): 12.3 point lead over Roy Conacher
1947-48 - Ted Lindsay (71.07pts): 5.47 point lead over Jim McFadden
1948-49 - Ted Lindsay (88.56pts): 12.71 point lead over Gordie Howe
1949-50 - Ted Lindsay (92.7pts): 10.7 point lead over Sid Abel
1950-51 - Gordie Howe (100.74pts): 28.25 point lead over Sid Abel
1951-52 - Gordie Howe (100.74pts): 19.91 point lead over Ted Lindsay
1952-53 - Gordie Howe (111.29pts): 28.12 point lead over Ted Lindsay
1953-54 - Gordie Howe (94.89pts): 22.26 point lead over Ted Lindsay
1954-55 - Gordie Howe (79.43pts): 2.12 point lead over Ted Lindsay
1955-56 - Gordie Howe (92.54pts): 25.01 point lead over Dutch Reibel
1956-57 - Gordie Howe (104.26pts): 4.69 point lead over Ted Lindsay
1957-58 - Gordie Howe (98.66pts): 29.55 point lead over Alex Delvecchio
1958-59 - Gordie Howe (91.37pts): 22.44 point lead over Norm Ullman
1959-60 - Gordie Howe (85.51pts): 17.57 point lead over Norm Ullman
1960-61 - Gordie Howe (92.25pts): 10.25 point lead over Norm Ullman
1961-62 - Gordie Howe (90.2pts): 9.37 point lead over Alex Delvecchio
1962-63 - Gordie Howe (100.74pts): 25.77 point lead over Alex Delvecchio
1963-64 - Gordie Howe (86.75pts): 18.19 point lead over Norm Ullman
1964-65 - Norm Ullman (97.23pts): 8.2 point lead over Gordie Howe
1965-66 - Gordie Howe (87.86pts): 3.52 point lead over Norm Ullman
1966-67 - Norm Ullman (84.41pts): 7.16 point lead over Gordie Howe
1967-68 - Gordie Howe (90.86pts): 13.29 point lead over Alex Delvecchio
1968-69 - Gordie Howe (111.13pts): 16.6 point lead over Alex Delvecchio
1969-70 - Frank Mahovlich (77.57pts): 0.96 point lead over Gordie Howe
1970-71 - Tom Webster (70.44pts): 2.76 point lead over Gordie Howe
1971-72 - Marcel Dionne (80.95pts): 6.31 point lead over Mickey Redmond
1972-73 - Mickey Redmond (100.34pts): 4.5 point lead over Marcel Dionne
1973-74 - Marcel Dionne (86.43pts): 3.35 point lead over Mickey Redmond
1974-75 - Marcel Dionne (124.03pts): 34.85 point lead over Danny Grant
1975-76 - Walt McKechnie (84.05pts): 13.76 point lead over Dan Maloney
1976-77 - Walt McKechnie (60.48pts): 12.12 point lead over Dennis Hextall
1977-78 - Dale McCourt (77.68pts): 3.14 point lead over Andre St. Laurent
1978-79 - Vaclav Nedomansky (74.83pts): 1.13 point lead over Dale McCourt
1979-80 - Dale McCourt (83.03pts): 6.22 point lead over Vaclav Nedomansky
1980-81 - Dale McCourt (88.15pts): 16.4 point lead over John Ogrodnick
1981-82 - Mark Osborne (68.68pts): 7.18 point lead over Reed Larson
1982-83 - John Ogrodnick (87.13pts): 11.28 point lead over Reed Larson
1983-84 - John Ogrodnick (99.94pts): 9.19 point lead over Ivan Boldirev
1984-85 - John Ogrodnick (108.99pts): 17.76 point lead over Ron Duguay and Steve Yzerman
1985-86 - John Ogrodnick (75.53pts): 1.08 point lead over Kelly Kisio
1986-87 - Steve Yzerman (92.25pts): 18.45 point lead over Gerard Gallant
1987-88 - Steve Yzerman (130.69pts): 48.69 point lead over Gerard Gallant
1988-89 - Steve Yzerman (158.88pts): 58.54 point lead over Gerard Gallant
1989-90 - Steve Yzerman (131.82pts): 36.75 point lead over Gerard Gallant
1990-91 - Steve Yzerman (110.7pts): 26.57 point lead over Sergei Fedorov
1991-92 - Steve Yzerman (106.91pts): 18.76 point lead over Sergei Fedorov
1992-93 - Steve Yzerman (133.74pts): 36.01 point lead over Sergei Fedorov
1993-94 - Sergei Fedorov (120pts): 4.07 point lead over Steve Yzerman
1994-95 - Paul Coffey (105.69pts): 8.07 point lead over Sergei Fedorov
1995-96 - Sergei Fedorov (112.49pts): 15.11 point lead over Steve Yzerman
1996-97 - Brendan Shanahan (90.3pts): 4.25 point lead over Steve Yzerman
1997-98 - Steve Yzerman (75.44pts): 13.12 point lead over Brendan Shanahan
1998-99 - Steve Yzerman (75.85pts): 6.97 point lead over Igor Larionov
1999-00 - Steve Yzerman (83.05pts): 1.05 point lead over Brendan Shanahan
2000-01 - Brendan Shanahan (76.94pts): 1.5 point lead over Sergei Fedorov
2001-02 - Brendan Shanahan (76.88pts): 1.19 point lead over Steve Yzerman
2002-03 - Sergei Fedorov (85.08pts): 9.08 point lead over Brett Hull
2003-04 - Pavel Datsyuk (74.35pts): 5.51 point lead over Brett Hull
2005-06 - Pavel Datsyuk (95.12pts): 4.6 point lead over Henrik Zetterberg
2006-07 - Pavel Datsyuk (90.3pts): 1.79 point lead over Henrik Zetterberg
2007-08 - Henrik Zetterberg (100.59pts): 3.59 point lead over Pavel Datsyuk
2008-09 - Pavel Datsyuk (98.2pts): 19.52 point lead over Marian Hossa
2009-10 - Henrik Zetterberg (77.57pts): 5.82 point lead over Pavel Datsyuk
2010-11 - Pavel Datsyuk (86.39pts): 4.39 point lead over Henrik Zetterberg
2011-12 - Pavel Datsyuk (78.49pts): 9.49 point lead over Henrik Zetterberg
2012-13 - Henrik Zetterberg (85.57pts): 0.08 point lead over Pavel Datsyuk
2013-14 - Henrik Zetterberg (87.47pts): 18.42 point lead over Gustav Nyquist
2014-15 - Pavel Datsyuk (84.6pts): 14.31 point lead over Henrik Zetterberg
2015-16 - Pavel Datsyuk (60.88pts): 10.88 point lead over Henrik Zetterberg
2016-17 - Henrik Zetterberg (68pts): 3.08 point lead over Thomas Vanek
#Top Five Most Dominant Seasons
- 1988-89 - Steve Yzerman: 58.54 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1987-88 - Steve Yzerman: 48.69 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1930-31 - Ebbie Goodfellow: 37.27 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1989-90 - Steve Yzerman: 36.75 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1992-93 - Steve Yzerman: 36.01 point lead over next highest scorer
#Players With Most Dominant Seasons
- Gordie Howe: 17
- Steve Yzerman: 10
- Pavel Datsyuk: 8
- Henrik Zetterberg: 5
- Syd Howe/John Ogrodnick: 4
Posted Aug 17, 2017, 1:57 PM UTC · edited