Carl Brewer

defenseman · 1957-58 to 1979-80 · TOR, DET, STL · 676 games

Every comparison Carl Brewer leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 5 claims in 1 family, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

plus-minus · a season

set it37 games with a plus-minus in TOR's first 70 games of 1961-62a record when he got there, 1st of 268 player-seasons, past 36 · held from game 52 to 70 (2 gaps) · broken by Pierre Pilote 1966-67, 40, Apr 2, 196737games

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.