Fern Flaman

defenseman · 1944-45 to 1960-61 · BOS, TOR · 974 games

Every comparison Fern Flaman leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 1 claim 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 it6 plus-minus through BOS's first 5 games of 1959-60a record when he got there, 1st of 38 player-seasons, past 5 plus-minus · held from the start to 5 · broken by Tim Horton 1959-60, 8 plus-minus, Oct 18, 19596plus-minus

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.