National Hockey League (NHL) Individual Season Leaders

National Hockey League (NHL) Individual Season Leaders

We continue our look at the NHL over the years. The season leaders are looked at this time.

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National Hockey League (NHL) Individual Season Leaders

Each season certain players excel in their performances. The following summarizes the leaders of the NHL in certain categories by year.

Season	Goals	G	Assists	A	Points	Pts.	Penalty Minutes	PIM
2006-07	V. Lecavalier	52	Joe Thornton	92	Sidney Crosby	120	Ben Eager	233
2005-06	J. Cheechoo	56	Joe Thornton	96	Joe Thornton	125	Sean Avery	257
2004-05	No Season
2003-04	Ilya Kovalchuk	41	Martin St. Louis	56	Martin St. Louis	94	Sean Avery	261
2002-03	Milan Hejduk	50	Peter Forsberg	77	Peter Forsberg	106	Jody Shelley	249
2001-02	Jarome Iginla	52	Adam Oates	64	Jarome Iginla	96	Peter Worrell	354
2000-01	Pavel Bure	59	Jaromir Jagr	69	Jaromir Jagr	121	Mathew Barnaby	265
1999-2000	Pavel Bure	58	Mark Recchi	63	Jaromir Jagr	86	Denny Lambert	219
1998-99	Teemu Salanne	47	Jaromir Jagr	83	Jaromir Jagr	127	Rob Ray	261
1997-98	Teemu Salanne Peter Bondra	52 52	Jaromir Jagr Wayne Gretzky	67 67	Jaromir Jagr	102	Donald Brashear	372
1996-97	Keith Tkachuk	52	Mario Lemieux Wayne Gretzky	72 72	Mario Lemieux	122	Gino Odjick	371
1995-96	Mario Lemieux	69	Mario Lemieux Ron Francis	92 92	Mario Lemieux	161	Matthew Barnaby	335
1994-95	Peter Bondra	34	Ron Francis	48	Jaromir Jagr Eric Lindros	70 70	Enrico Ciccone	225
1993-94	Pavel Bure	60	Wayne Gretzky	92	Wayne Gretzky	130	Tie Domi	347
1992-93	Temmu Selanne Alexander Mogilny	76 76	Adam Oates	97	Mario Lemieux	160	Marty McSorley	399
1991-92	Brett Hull	70	Wayne Gretzky	90	Mario Lemieux	131	Mike Peluso	408
1990-91	Brett Hull	86	Wayne Gretzky	122	Wayne Gretzky	163	Rob Ray	350
1989-90	Brett Hull	72	Wayne Gretzky	102	Wayne Gretzky	142	Basil McRae	351
1988-89	Mario Lemieux	85	Mario Lemieux Wayne Gretzky	114 114	Mario Lemieux	199	Tim Hunter	375
1987-88	Mario Lemieux	70	Wayne Gretzky	109	Mario Lemieux	168	Bob Probert	398

1986-87	Wayne Gretzky	62	Wayne Gretzky	121	Wayne Gretzky	183	Tim Hunter	375
1985-86	Jari Kurri	68	Wayne Gretzky	163	Wayne Gretzky	215	Joey Kocur	377
1984-85	Wayne Gretzky	73	Wayne Gretzky	135	Wayne Gretzky	208	Chris Nilan	358
1983-84	Wayne Gretzky	87	Wayne Gretzky	118	Wayne Gretzky	205	Chris Nilan	338
1982-83	Wayne Gretzky	71	Wayne Gretzky	125	Wayne Gretzky	196	Randy Holt	275

1981-82	Wayne Gretzky	92	Wayne Gretzky	120	Wayne Gretzky	212	Paul Baxter	409
1980-81	Mike Bossy	68	Wayne Gretzky	109	Wayne Gretzky	164	Tiger Williams	343
1979-80	Charlie Simmer Danny Gare Blaine Stoughton	56 56 56	Wayne Gretzky	86	Marcel Dionne Wayne Gretzky	137 137	Jimmy Mann	287
1978-79	Mike Bossy	69	Bryan Trottier	87	Bryan Trottier	134	Tiger Williams	298
1977-78	Guy Lefleur	60	Bryan Trottier	77	Guy Lafleur	132	Dave Schultz	405

1976-77	Steve Shutt	60	Guy Lafleur	80	Guy Lafleur	136	Tiger Williams	338
1975-76	Reggie Leach	61	Bobby Clarke	89	Guy Lafleur	125	Steve Durbano	370
1974-75	Phil Esposito	61	Bobby Orr Bobby Clarke	89 89	Bobby Orr	135	Dave Schultz	472
1973-74	Phil Esposito	68	Bobby Orr	90	Phil Esposito	145	Dave Schultz	348
1972-73	Phil Esposito	55	Phil Esposito	75	Phil Esposito	130	Dave Schultz	259

1971-72	Phil Esposito	66	Bobby Orr	80	Phil Esposito	133	Bryan Watson	212
1970-71	Phil Esposito	76	Bobby Orr	102	Phil Esposito	152	Keith Magnuson	291
1969-70	Phil Esposito	43	Bobby Orr	87	Bobby Orr	120	Keith Magnuson	213
1968-69	Bobby Hull	58	Phil Esposito	77	Phil Esposito	126	Forbes Kennedy	219
1967-68	Bobby Hull	44	Phil Esposito	49	Stan Mikita	87	Barclay Plager	153

1966-67	Bobby Hull	52	Stan Mikita	62	Stan Mikita	97	John Ferguson	177
1965-66	Bobby Hull	54	Stan Mikita Bobby Rousseau Jean Béliveau	48 48 48	Bobby Orr	97	Reg Fleming	166
1964-65	Norm Ullman	42	Stan Mikita	59	Stan Mikita	87	Carl Brewer	177
1963-64	Bobby Hull	43	Andy Bathgate	58	Stan Mikita	89	Vic Hadfield	151
1962-63	Gordie Howe	38	Henri Richard	50	Gordie Howe	86	Howie Young	273

1961-62	Bobby Hull	50	Andy Bathgate	56	Bobby Hull Andy Bathgate	84 84	Lou Fontinato	167
1960-61	Bernie Geoffrion	50	Jean Béliveau	58	Bernie Geoffrion	95	Pierre Pilote	165
1959-60	Bobby Hull	39	Don McKenney	49	Bobby Hull	81	Carl Brewer	150
1958-59	Jean Béliveau	45	Dickie Moore	55	Dickie Moore	96	Ted Lindsay	184
1957-58	Dickie Moore	36	Henri Richard	52	Dickie Moore	84	Lou Fontinato	152

1956-57	Gordie Howe	44	Ted Lindsay	55	Gordie Howe	89	Gus Mortson	147
1955-56	Jean Béliveau	47	Bert Olmstead	56	Jean Béliveau	88	Lou Fontinato	202
1954-55	Maurice Richard Bernie Geoffrion	38 38	Bert Olmstead	48	Bernie Geoffrion	75	Fernie Flaman	150
1953-54	Maurice Richard	37	Gordie Howe	48	Gordie Howe	81	Gus Mortson	132
1952-53	Gordie Howe	49	Gordie Howe	46	Gordie Howe	95	Maurice Richard	112

1951-52	Gordie Howe	47	Elmer Lach	50	Gordie Howe	86	Gus Kyle	127
1950-51	Gordie Howe	43	Gordie Howe	43	Gordie Howe	86	Gus Mortson	142
1949-50	Maurice Richard	43	Ted Lindsay	55	Ted Lindsay	78	Bill Ezinicki	144
1948-49	Sid Abel	28	Doug Bentley	43	Roy Conacher	68	Bill Ezinicki	145
1947-48	Ted Lindsay	33	Doug Bentley	37	Elmer Lach	61	Bill Barilko	147

1946-47	Maurice Richard	45	Billy Taylor	46	Max Bentley	72	Gus Mortson	133
1945-46	Gaye Stewart	37	Elmer Lach	34	Max Bentley	61	Jack Stewart	73
1944-45	Maurice Richard	50	Elmer Lach	54	Elmer Lach	80	Pat Egan	86
1943-44	Doug Bentley	38	Clint Smith	49	Herb Cain	82	Mike McMahon	98
1942-43	Doug Bentley	33	Bill Cowley	45	Doug Bentley	73	Jimmy Orlando	89*

1941-42	Lynn Patrick	32	Phil Watson	37	Bryan Hextall	56	Jimmy Orlando	81**
1940-41	Bryan Hextall	26	Bill Cowley	45	Bill Cowley	62	Jimmy Orlando	99
1939-40	Bryan Hextall	24	Milt Schmidt	30	Milt Schmidt	52	Red Horner	87
1938-39	Roy Conacher	26	Bill Cowley	34	Toe Blake	47	Red Horner	85
1937-38	Gordie Drillon	26	Syl Apps	29	Gordie Drillon	52	Red Horner	82*

1936-37	Larry Aurie Nels Stewart	23 23	Syl Apps	29	Sweeney Schriner	46	Red Horner	124
1935-36	Charlie Conacher Bill Thoms	23 23	Art Chapman	28	Sweeney Schriner	45	Red Horner	167
1934-35	Charlie Conacher	36	Art Chapman	34	Charlie Conacher	57	Red Horner	125
1933-34	Charlie Conacher	32	Joe Primeau	32	Charlie Conacher	52	Red Horner	126*
1932-33	Bill Cook	28	Frank Boucher	28	Bill Cook	50	Red Horner	144

1931-32	Charlie Conacher Bill Cook	34 34	Joe Primeau	37	Busher Jackson	53	Red Dutton	107
1930-31	Charlie Conacher	31	Joe Primeau	32	Howie Morenz	51	Harvey Rockburn	118
1929-30	Cooney Weiland	43	Frank Boucher	36	Cooney Weiland	73	Joe Lamb	119
1928-29	Ace Bailey	22	Frank Boucher	16	Ace Bailey	32	Red Dutton	139
1927-28	Howie Morenz	33	Howie Morenz	18	Howie Morenz	51	Eddie Shore	165

1926-27	Bill Cook	33	Dick Irvin	18	Bill Cook	37	Nels Stewart	133
1925-26	Nels Stewart	34	Frank Nighbor	13	Nels Stewart	42	Bert Corbeau	121
1924-25	Babe Dye	38	Cy Denneny	15	Babe Dye	44	Billy Boucher	92
1923-24	Cy Denneny	22	King Clancy	8	Cy Denneny	23	Bert Corbeau	55
1922-23	Babe Dye	26	Edmond Bouchard	12	Babe Dye	37	Billy Boucher	52

1921-22	Punch Broadbent	32	Punch Broadbent Leo Reise	14 14	Punch Broadbent	46	Sprague Cleghorn	63
1920-21	Babe Dye	35	Harry Cameron Louis Berlinquette Joe Matte	9 9 9	Newsy Lalonde	41	Bert Corbeau	86
1919-20	Joe Malone	39	Cy Denneny	12	Joe Malone	48	Cully Wilson	79
1918-19	Newsy Lalonde	23	Newsy Lalonde	9	Newsy Lalonde	32	Joe Hall	85
1917-18	Joe Malone	44	no assists recorded	...	Joe Malone	44	Joe Hall	60

* Match Misconduct penalty not included in total penalty minutes. ** Three Match Misconduct penalties not included in total penalty minutes. 1946-47 was the first season that a Match penalty was automatically written into the player's total penalty minutes as 20 minutes. Now all penalties, Match, Game Misconduct, are written as 10 minutes.