Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Forgotten Records

If you were to ask the typical NHL fame, many would be able to tell you who has the NHL record for most points in a game. Darryl Sittler's magical night happened Feb 7th 1976 when he scored 10 points (6G, 4A) against the Bruins. Sure many have come close but no one, not even the Great One equalled this number.

In the AHL, the single game record has stood for so long even the Leafs have won a Cup or three since then. Art Stratton put up an impressive 9 assist performance on St. Patrick's Day 1963 against the lowly Pittsburgh Hornets. Despite his impressive point per game production (1.14 ppg) based on 766 points in 669 ganes, he'd never get much time in the NHL.

This takes us now to the WHA. The most point in a WHA game record belongs to Jim Harrison who matched Sittler with an amazing 10 point performance (3G, 7A) against the New York Raiders nearly three years before Sittler's 10 spot. Jim being no stranger to setting records apparently set a record (I discovered while researching background on this) he scored the fastest natural hattrick in WHL history scoring 3 goals in 24 seconds.

1970-71 OPC Jim Harrison RC

Jim would have a better NHL opportunity than Art Stratton as he'd see 324 games of NHL action compared to 232 WHA games. While his NHL production wouldn't match his WHA, he'd put up some fine numbers including a career high of 41 points in just 60 games with the Blackhawks during the 76/77 season.

What are some forgotten records that stand out to you?
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4 comments:

  1. FujiMay 14, 2020 at 11:40 AM

    Very cool. Love posts like these where I learn about famous things in sports history. I recently learned that Tony Gwynn has won the most batting titles over the last century. Ty Cobb actually holds the all-time record.

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  2. Pro Set CardsMay 16, 2020 at 7:23 PM

    Thanks Fuji. That's a very cool fact I didn't know either. Tony clearly was an amazing talent and very underappreciated but belongs in the same sentence as Cobb.

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  3. shoeboxlegendsMay 26, 2020 at 12:37 PM

    First of all, awesome to see activity here again! Secondly, you've inspired me to want to track down a copy of this card for myself!

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    1. Pro Set CardsJune 21, 2020 at 10:11 AM

      Thanks! Glad to make the time to be back. I'm so happy to hear that. There is a book as well about the feat which I have a copy of and plan to read very soon.

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