Players Who Had That Magical Year

[Scott1980]

I was thinking about players who had (statistically) one year where it seemingly all came together and never quite approached that total again.

Now, I'm not saying they didn't have other excellent years. It's just when you look at his stats THAT season sticks out.

Examples

Cooney Weiland

Herb Cain

Jim Carey (95/96)

Pete Peeters (82/83)

I know there are many others. So share! Also note their next best season!

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[SCinSJ]

This thread screams Jonathan Cheechoo's 05-06.

 

[Derick*]

Jose Theodore

Possibly Sedin last year. We'll see.

 

[vwg*]

Brian Gionta's 48 goal season right after the lockout comes to mind. Next best goal scoring season from Gionta was a 28 goal season. Quite the discrepancy

 

[Hardyvan123]

This thread screams Jonathan Cheechoo's 05-06.

Yes cheechoo's comes to mind as does Glen Murrays 03 season

Blair MacDonald in 80

Gary Leeman 90

Reggie Leach 76 both in regular season and playoffs had an incredible season compared to the rest of his career.

 

[Ralph Malfredsson]

John Druce 1990 playoffs -- 14 goals

Rob Brown 88/89 on Lemieux's wing 68GP 49G 66A 115P

Like many in 92/93 Joe Juneau 84GP 32G 70A 102P, although he stood out with 72 P in 63 G in 93/94

 

[Rhiessan71]

Brian Gionta's 48 goal season right after the lockout comes to mind. Next best goal scoring season from Gionta was a 28 goal season. Quite the discrepancy

Failing to mention that Gio scored 25 in just 62 games (33 goal pace) and netting 28 in just 61 games (38 goal pace) might make it look worse than it is.

Still not 48 but def not as bad as you're making out and there's a lot worse out there like Gary Leeman's 51 goal year for example where he never even managed more than 17 after.
At least he got a Cup Ring for his troubles, which is better than most.

 

[Fredrik_71]

Selannes rookie year is something else.

/Cheers

 

[pluppe]

Jim Carey.

 

[thinkinfeller]

Alexander Mogilny -- 76 goals in 77 games (92 - 93) with Buffalo. His next best year (and the only other time he hit 50 goals in a season) was a few years later with Vancouver when he scored 55.

Pierre Turgeon (also 92 -93 season) -- 132 points, 26 better than his next best season (and the only other when he broke 100 pts), including 58 goals, the only 50+ goal season of his career.

Ray Sheppard -- 52 goals, 93 points with Detroit in 93 - 94. His next best season was 32 goals, 66 points.

 

[Tim McCracken]

Bernie Nicholls had years of 39, 41, and 46 goals but topped out at 70 goals (150 pts) in 1988/89.

 

[jkrx]

Alexander Mogilny -- 76 goals in 77 games (92 - 93) with Buffalo. His next best year (and the only other time he hit 50 goals in a season) was a few years later with Vancouver when he scored 55.

Pierre Turgeon (also 92 -93 season) -- 132 points, 26 better than his next best season (and the only other when he broke 100 pts), including 58 goals, the only 50+ goal season of his career.

Ray Sheppard -- 52 goals, 93 points with Detroit in 93 - 94. His next best season was 32 goals, 66 points.

Mogilny got hampered by injuries and a dead puck era. There is too much of a what if over him.

Sheppard is a perfect example though.

 

[JT Dutch*]

 

[MadArcand]

Ray Sheppard -- 52 goals, 93 points with Detroit in 93 - 94. His next best season was 32 goals, 66 points.

He scored 30 goals in 43 games the next season, and had seasons of 38, 37 and 36 goals too.

The drop from 1.13 PPG that season to the others (0.94, 0.93, 0.88, 0.88, 0.86, 0.84, 0.80, 0.78 etc.) is noticeable but hardly as huge as some others mentioned.

 

[SidGenoMario]

The legend of Lemieux lives on.

 

[Briere Up There*]

Yes cheechoo's comes to mind as does Glen Murrays 03 season

Blair MacDonald in 80

Gary Leeman 90

Reggie Leach 76 both in regular season and playoffs had an incredible season compared to the rest of his career.

From 1997-98 to the end of his career 10 years later he was on pace for about or more than 30 goals 7 of those seasons. And he scored 41 split between Boston and LA in 01-02. 02-03 is merely his career season, not really extraordinary.

 

[phxroadrunner]

Bob MacMillan 1978-79 Atlanta 37g 71a 108pts
Previous high of 71pts
Jacques Richard 1980-81 Quebec 52g 51a 103pts
previous high 27g 43pts
Out of the league by '83 because of drug problems
Vic Hadfield '71-72 50g 56a 106pts
high 31g 73pts
Scott Bjugstad 85-86 43g 76pts

 

[MXD]

The legend of Lemieux lives on.

That makes me think... Is there a player with over 200 games in the NHL with a SH% better than Warren Young?

30% for a season is absolutely insane.

EDIT : No, there aren't.
EDIT 2 : The leader for player with over 500 games played is Craig Simpson.

 

[Big Phil]

Denis Maruk had a 132 point season in 1982. He never had more than 97 otherwise

Nothing against Lafontaine's HHOF career, but 1993 he had 148 points while never getting 105 another time. Yes injuries played a part but he truly had a magical year and would have won an Art Ross trophy had cancer beaten Mario

Someone mentioned Reggie Leach. Yes he had a 61 goal season with 19 more in the playoffs in 1976. True he was NEVER better. But he had a 50 goal season in 1980 and a 45 goal season in 1975. Always had a weird number of assists though

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

the year trottier got hurt and brent sutter got to play with bossy. 34 points more than his next best offensive season, and this was a very good player who played in the league for 17 years.

tonelli had a career year on the left wing of that line, but he didn't outscore his next best season by that much all told.

also, vic hadfield in '72. the only year he scored more than 31 (he ended up with 50, which was the rangers record forever), and finished 33 points higher than his next best year. come to think of it, the guy who beat hadfield's NYR goal record, adam graves, also had one huge year before going back to 25-35 goal territory.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Joe Juneau's 100 point season.

 

[Hardyvan123]

Mogilny got hampered by injuries and a dead puck era. There is too much of a what if over him.

Sheppard is a perfect example though.

Mogilny's two top seasons both work out to the same at 103 adjusted points and his 93 seasons is a 9 goal advantage so he was hardly a 1 year wonder.

 

[kmad]

Randy Carlyle's 1980-81 Norris season. His next year was good too, about ten points less, but he never had any other seasons outside of that that were remotely close.

 

[Joe Sakic]

Jason Blake 06/07

 

[thinkinfeller]

Mogilny's two top seasons both work out to the same at 103 adjusted points and his 93 seasons is a 9 goal advantage so he was hardly a 1 year wonder.

I wasn't aware that the theme of this thread was "one year wonders". I was under the impression that we were discussing players who have had a season which stood out from others statistically during their careers... for any reason (including injury). That's why I nominated Alex Mogilny's 92 - 93 season.

Another good example would be Bobby Carpenter's 84 - 85 season with the Caps. He became the first American born player to score fifty in a season with 53, and finished with 95 points. His next best season was 32 goals and 69 points.