John Sorrell

left wing · 1930-31 to 1940-41 · DFL, DET, NYA · 532 games

Every comparison John Sorrell leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 12 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.

penalty minutes

set it360 games with no penalty minutes in his first 400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 50 careers, past 358 · held from game 310 to 470 (1 gap) · broken by Charlie Sands, 373, Jan 3, 1943360games

power-play goals · a season

set it2 games with 2+ power-play goals in DET's first 48 games of 1933-34a record when he got there, 1st of 58 player-seasons, past 1 · held from game 42 to 48 (1 gap) · broken by Bill Cowley 1942-43, 3, Mar 16, 19432games

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.