50 goals in 50 games

50 goals in 50 games is a special performance in the North American Hockey League National Hockey League. To accomplish this feat, a player must score at least 50 goals in the first 50 games of the NHL season. This brand is considered as an indicator of the best strikers of all time. To see how this is outstanding performance, the seasons can be in 2003 /04 and 2005/ 06 View as reach the top scorers of only 41 or 56 goals in 82 games.

However, the NHL sets the rule for this brand so that a player must shoot the 50 goals in the first 50 games of his team and not in his first 50 games of a season. Eight times this feat is five different players have succeeded.

Maurice Richard

In the 1944/45 season, the season had a game plan, which provided for 50 games for each team. Maurice Richard of the Montreal Canadiens succeeded this season became the first player in the NHL history to reach the mark of 50 goals in 50 games. This should succeed no other player more in the following 35 years, which is why Richard considered by many experts as the best scorer of all time. But there were also critics who pointed out that several players could not participate in the season because they served in the Second World War for their country and the league was thus occupied only weak. 1999 was introduced in his honor, the Maurice Richard Trophy for the best scorers in the NHL season.

Mike Bossy

The New York Islanders were at the beginning of the eighties the dominant team in the NHL and in their ranks stormed Mike Bossy. After many experts claimed that the will " 50 in 50 " never achieved brand, Bossy proved the opposite. In the 50th Season of the Islanders in the 1980/81 season Bossy had five minutes before the end only 48 goals to his credit, but met in the final minutes twice and reached as only the second player is the magic mark. He finished the season with 68 goals in 79 games.

Wayne Gretzky

While between Richards and Bossy feat were 36 years should be between Bossy and the players who accomplished the feat next, not even be 365 days. Many still touted Bossy " 50 in 50 ", but Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers made ​​in the 1981/82 season it to pulverize this brand really. After 37 games, he had 41 goals. In the 38th game of the season Oilers Gretzky met four times to his goal tally to 45 goals expand and reached with five goals in the next game, the mark of 50 goals. Richard and Bossy still had the full complement of 50 games needed to achieve 50 goals, Gretzky ranged 39 At this stage of the season were all the other players with 30 goals. Gretzky presented at the end of the season with 92 hits a new NHL record that still exists today.

1983/84 was able to meet Gretzky in 42 games 50 times in 1984/85 he needed 49 games.

Mario Lemieux

Mario Lemieux was able to achieve 50 goals in less than 50 games as a second player in the history of the NHL. 1988/89 needed Lemieux 44 games by 50 goals to shoot, but 46 games were officially listed as the number of games his team Pittsburgh Penguins counted for this achievement and Lemieux had two games missing.

Brett Hull

His father Bobby was one of the best strikers in the NHL, but it was Brett Hull, the " 50 -in- 50 " brand cracked twice. 1990/91 he met on the 49th game of his St. Louis Blues for the 50th time in the season 1991/92 he managed only the 50th game.

Unofficial " 50 -in- 50" Protect

There were some players who scored 50 goals in their first 50 games of a season, but their performance was not officially recognized because they had not achieved the goals in the first 50 games of her team.

  • Jari Kurri of the Edmonton Oilers met in 1984/85 in 50 games 50 times, but his 50th game was already the 53rd season game of the Oilers. Overall, he scored 71 goals this year
  • Alexander Mogilny of the Buffalo Sabres scored 1992/93 50 goals in 46 games. But he had been absent at the time in seven games and the Sabres thus denied already 53 games. After all, he could finish the season with 76 goals.
  • Mario Lemieux scored in the 1992/93 season 50 goals in 48 games. During the season, but was diagnosed with cancer and he had to suspend him for 24 games. His 50th goal he therefore fired until the 72nd game of his team. At the end of the season he had completed 60 games and scored 69 goals. 1995/96, he met in the 50th game for the 50th time, but his team had 59 games disputed.
  • Cam Neely scored his 50 goals in the 1993/94 season in 44 games, leaving only Wayne Gretzky was faster. Neely had but struggling with injuries in the season and therefore the 50th goal in 66th game of his team, the Boston Bruins scored.

Just missed

  • Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks scored his 50th goal in 52 game (1965 /66)
  • Charlie Simmer of the Los Angeles Kings scored his 50th goal in 51 game (1980 /81)
  • Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins scored his 50th goal in 51 game (1987 /88)
  • Bernie Nicholls of the Los Angeles Kings scored his 50th goal in 51 game ( 1988/89)
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