#60 - Charlie Conacher

Charlie Conacher (Murillo Pyramid Rank = #60)

Adjusted Stats

1929-1930   Tor        71 GP   39 goals   17 assists   56 points     0.79 PPG
1930-1931   Tor        69 GP   74 goals   29 assists   103 points   1.49 PPG
1931-1932   Tor*      75 GP   72 goals   30 assists   101 points   1.35 PPG
1932-1933   Tor        68 GP   32 goals   44 assists   76 points     1.12 PPG
1933-1934   Tor        72 GP   70 goals   44 assists   113 points   1.58 PPG
1934-1935   Tor        80 GP   75 goals   44 assists   119 points   1.48 PPG
1935-1936   Tor        75 GP   56 goals   36 assists   92 points     1.23 PPG
1936-1937   Tor        26 GP   6 goals     11 assists   17 points     0.67 PPG
1937-1938   Tor        32 GP   15 goals   19 assists   33 points     1.02 PPG
1938-1939   Det        68 GP   17 goals   31 assists   48 points     0.70 PPG
1939-1940   NYA      80 GP   21 goals   38 assists   59 points     0.73 PPG
1940-1941   NYA      79 GP   14 goals   31 assists   45 points     0.57 PPG

Adjusted Playoff Stats

1930-1931   Tor         2 GP      0 goals     1 assist      1 point       0.70 PPG
1931-1932   Tor*       7 GP      6 goals     2 assists     8 points     1.21 PPG
1932-1933   Tor         9 GP      1 goal       1 assist      3 points     0.31 PPG
1933-1934   Tor         5 GP      4 goals     3 assists     7 points     1.48 PPG
1934-1935   Tor         7 GP      2 goals     7 assists     8 points     1.19 PPG
1935-1936   Tor         9 GP      3 goals     2 assists     6 points     0.62 PPG
1936-1937   Tor         2 GP      0 goals     0 assists     0 points     0.00 PPG
1938-1939   Det         5 GP      3 goals     7 assists     10 points   1.94 PPG
1939-1940   NYA        3 GP      1 goal      1 assist       3 points     0.89 PPG

Career - 795 GP, 491 goals, 374 assists, 862 points, 1.08 PPG
Career-Highs - 75 goals (34-35); 44 assists (32-33); 119 points (34-35); 1.58 PPG (33-34)
Avg. (12 seasons) - 66 GP, 41 goals, 31 assists, 72 points, 1.08 PPG
Peak Avg. (29-37) - 67 GP, 53 goals, 32 assists, 85 points, 1.26 PPG, 1 Cup

Playoff Career - 49 GP, 20 goals, 24 assists, 46 points, 0.94 PPG
Playoff-Highs - 6 goals (31-32); 7 assists (38-39); 10 points (38-39); 1.94 PPG (38-39)

Accolades - None
All-Star Teams - 3-time 1st-team, 2-time 2nd-team
1-time Stanley Cup Champion

I don't have a lot to say about Conacher because he was tearing up the league as the world was recovering from the Great Depression. You can check the entry on Howie Morenz for my general thoughts on the pre-World War II stars. But there can be no doubt that Conacher was the premier goal-scoring right-winger of the 1930s.

Five times he led the league in goal-scoring, a great accomplishment no matter what era you hail from. He never was able to string together a good run of healthy years, but in his peak, he averaged 53 adjusted goals over 67 games, an incredible pace of 0.79 per game. His point totals are also impressive, as his 1.26 PPG rate is right in the conversation with Mike Bossy, Teemu Selanne, etc. In other words, Conacher was nicknamed "The Big Bomber" for a reason: he scored goals at a torrid pace.

Along with Busher Jackson and Joe Primeau, Conacher was part of a line that lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to the championship in 1932 and had them finish runner-up for the Cup five times in the decade, making them something of the Buffalo Bills of the 1930s (although at least the Leafs won once). If the Leafs had perhaps won a few more of those championships, Conacher might rank higher on my Pyramid. But being the premier goal-scorer of his era and one of the all-time great Maple Leafs is enough to place him at least in the conversation of the all-time great right-wingers.