The top 24 NHL scorers were separated by only five points through Wednesday. Should this logjam continue a multiple tie for the Art Ross Trophy is possible. There never have been three or more players tied for the scoring championship, but a two-way tie has occurred on three occasions with the tiebreaker being goals scored. %% %%
%% Year Player Team Games Goals Assists Points
1961-62 Bobby Hull Chicago 70 50 34 84
Andy Bathgate N.Y. Rangers 70 28 56 84
1979-80 Marcel Dionne Los Angeles 80 53 84 137
Wayne Gretzky Edmonton 79 51 86 137
1994-95 Jaromir Jagr Pittsburgh 48 32 38 70
Eric Lindros Philadelphia 46 29 41 70
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A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK
Through Thursday, Brett Hull of the Dallas Stars was three points away from becoming the 53rd member of the NHL’s 1,000 point club. The “Golden Brett” will join his father Bobby, (the “Golden Jet”) to become the first father and son to reach this exclusive milestone. However, this is not the first league accomplishment they both have managed to attain. The Hulls were also the first father-son Hart trophy winners (league MVP), Lady Byng trophy winners (sportsmanship), 50 goal scorers and NHL 1st Team All-Stars. %%
Player/Seasons Games Goals Assists Points
Bobby Hull
1957-1980 1,063 610 560 1,170
Brett Hull
1986-1998 813 558 439 997
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THE NAME GAME
The most popular first name in the NHL this season is Mike, while the most popular last name is Brown. In case you’re wondering, there is no Mike Brown currently playing in the NHL. Below are this seasons names most frequently found on NHL rosters. %%
First Number Last Number
Mike 21 Brown 6
Steve 17 Johnson 5
Chris 15 Miller 4
Jeff 12 Murphy 3
Jason 10 Murray 3
Scott 10 Ward 3
Source: NHL Official Guide & Record Book 1998-99. %%
