Bill Cook

right wing · 1926-27 to 1936-37 · NYR · 521 games

Every comparison Bill Cook leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 12 claims in 6 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

assists · a season

set it10 games with 2+ assists in NYR's first 44 games of 1929-30a record when he got there, 1st of 669 player-seasons, past 9 · held from game 14 to 44 · broken by Bill Cowley 1938-39, 12, Mar 19, 193910games

goals · a season

set it23 games with a goal in NYR's first 44 games of 1926-27a record when he got there, 1st of 370 player-seasons, past 22 · held from game 43 to 44 · broken by Nels Stewart 1929-30, 26, Mar 15, 193023games

points

set it185 points through his first 5 seasonsa record when he got there, 1st of 79 careers, past 181 points · held from season 5 to 8 · broken by Charlie Conacher, 205 points, Mar 18, 1934 · said 1 other way185points

power-play goals · a season

set it6 power-play goals through NYR's first 30 games of 1933-34a record when he got there, 1st of 71 player-seasons, past 4 power-play goals · held from game 28 to 40 · broken by Max Bentley 1945-46, 10 power-play goals, Jan 23, 19466power-play goals

goals

set it186 goals through his first 7 seasonsa record when he got there, 1st of 55 careers, past 185 goals · at season 7 only · broken by Charlie Conacher, 190 goals, Mar 21, 1936 · said 1 other way186goals

assists

set it52 assists through his first 4 seasons, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 103 careers, past 49 assists · at season 4 only · broken by Joe Primeau, 54 assists, Mar 26, 193152assists

A lead is an interval: the stretch of N where he is first, worded at one N inside it. "One of 4" is a tie for first. A record "when he got there" was first among the careers that had reached that point by then. The field is every NHL skater career since 1917-18, or every player-season where he dressed for half the team's games so far. The method is in the board's notes.