Bill Hay

center · 1959-60 to 1966-67 · CHI · 573 games

Every comparison Bill Hay leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 3 claims in 3 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

assists

set it137 assists through his first 3 seasonsa record when he got there, 1st of 662 careers, past 113 assists · held from season 2 to 7 · broken by Gilbert Perreault, 142 assists, Apr 1, 1973 · said 1 other way137assists

plus-minus

set it17 plus-minus through his first 1 seasona record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 3 plus-minus · held from the start to 2 · broken by Kent Douglas, 18 plus-minus, Mar 24, 1963 · said 1 other way17plus-minus

shots on goal

set it332 shots on goal through his first 2 seasonsa record when he got there, 1st of 11 careers, past 180 shots on goal · held from the start to 2 · broken by Dave Keon, 458 shots on goal, Mar 24, 1962 · said 1 other way332shots on goal

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.