Don McKenney

center · 1954-55 to 1967-68 · BOS, NYR, TOR, DET, STL · 856 games

Every comparison Don McKenney leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 3 claims in 2 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 it192 assists through his first 6 seasonsa record when he got there, 1st of 358 careers, past 191 assists · at season 6 only · broken by Henri Richard, 226 assists, Mar 19, 1961192assists

shots on goal · a season

set it1 game with 8+ shots on goal in BOS's first 5 games of 1959-60a record when he got there, 1st of 40 player-seasons, past 0 · held from the start to 7 · broken by Gordie Howe 1963-64, 2, Oct 20, 1963 · said 1 other way1games

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.