Career Point Leaders

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I knew Syd Howe was a career point leader at one point, but I was curious who else was before Gordie Howe and Gretzky took it over.

1929: Cy Denneny retires with 333 pts
1932: Howie Morenz breaks that mark and goes on to retire in 1937 with 472 pts
1939: Nels Stewart tops Morenz and retires in 1940 with 515 pts
1945: Syd Howe breaks the record and retires in 1946 with 528 pts
1947: Bill Cowley retires with 548 pts
1952: Elmer Lach racks up 557 pts (and would go on to retire in '54 with 623 pts)
1954: Maurice Richard finishes the season with 651 pts (retiring in 1960 w/ 955 pts)
1960: Gordie Howe takes over with 977 pts and retires in 1980 with 1,850 pts
1990: Wayne Gretzky finishes the season ahead of Howe and retires in 1999 with 2,857 pts

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You can see season by season here:
http://www.hockey-reference.com/leaders/points_progress.html
More:
http://www.hockey-reference.com/leaders/