Ed Van Impe

defenseman · 1966-67 to 1976-77 · CHI, PHI, PIT · 769 games

Every comparison Ed Van Impe leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 2 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.

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set it29 plus-minus through his first 1 seasona record when he got there, 1st of 190 careers, past 25 plus-minus · at season 1 only · broken by Keith Magnuson, 38 plus-minus, Apr 5, 197029plus-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.