The season after the 2010 playoffs he had 19g and 34a for 53 points. This list does not count those who were on the active roster for one game but never actually played, or players who played one or more games in the nhls predecessor, the nha. The pirates, named with permission from the eponymous baseball club, started their first nhl season in 1925. I also love a good one hit wonder story when it comes to sports, especially the nhl. Maybe there were better one year wonders in franchise history than maas, but ask any yankees fan over the age of 25 to name one and 99. Top 20 one season wonders in nhl history thesportster. Nov 10, 2008 third on the list of one hit wonders is tom webster who tallied 30 for detroit in 197071 and had only 3 other goals in his nhl career. Aug 06, 2019 he also led the al in complete games with 24. He was washed up and out of the nhl 2 years after the 52goal season. Others were veteran players, and even stars, before they had that one year that defied explanation. This would be like, oh, i dont know, oliver drake winning mvp honors in 2020. While most athletes display a level of consistency throughout their careers with a rise, a peak and then a decline over multiple seasons some players have a peak which lasts exactly one year. Alltime great onehit wonders for hockey blast pro hockey game. The results include surprises such as jerry stackhouse, who was once billed as the next jordan, and ryan anderson, who like barros, was named the leagues most improved player in his breakout 201112 season.
Greatest oneyear wonders in sports history stadium talk. The 200304 season was a golden age of one hit wonders ron francis also played on that team, but joe nieuwendyk was most certainly the best of the bunch. Oct 18, 2017 top 10 nhl one season wonders the hockey guy. In the last 30 years, the nba produced just a few onehit wonders that fit our criteria. List of players who played only one game in the nhl. Seven wonders of the hockey world a fan must visit sports. Seven wonders of the hockey world a fan must visit. Daw would go on to be an assistant coach for one season at his alma mater before leaving hockey all. One hit wonders are one of my favorite genres of music, and they.
On the baseball diamond, we have oneseason wonders. He would be remembered in hockeys history as a superb junior player who ultimately finished as one of the nhls oneseason. One night only brings you the stories of 39 men who lived the dream only to see it fade away almost. The biggest onehit wonders for every american league team. Dec 27, 2007 in the 8081 season, he got 52 goals, 103 points total. Best onehitwonders in sports history unfiltered access. Feb 19, 2014 the 20 most famous one hit wonders in sports. A onehit wonder list with a twist as sean mcindoe attempts to find a musical onehit wonder that best matches the nhl version.
The third overall pick in the 1981 draft, bobby carpenter did everything. Jeff daw got to live out the nhl dream with the colorado avalanche. Just like musicians along the lines of rockwell and chumbawamba had that one song become a success, these players were amongst the one hit wonders of baseball. The list of onegoal wonders is a fairly select group when you consider in the history of the nhl, which dates to 1917, close to 5,000 individuals have been responsible for 304,358 regularseason. Rochester, new york native brian gionta had quite the fluke season in 200506 as a member of the new. Aug 15, 2018 and sometimes the onehit is actually two hits. Andrew raycrofts nhl career was certainly not the longest one, but it is for sure one of the more interesting ones. One longtime nhl executive said he wonders if the league and players association would consider an outsidethebox playoff format that would expand the pool of participants. The nhl has had its own version of onehit wonders players who were in the right spot at the right time for one season but found out that.
Apr 22, 2020 the edmonton oilers drafted right wing nail yakupov with the first overall pick in the 2012 nhl entry draft, a pedigree that came with large expectations. Aug 28, 2018 his points per game began to drop every season, and by the time 20032004 came around, he was just averaging six points per game. Mar 01, 2017 10 one year wonders in the nhl which other nhl one year wonders should we have mentioned. Drafted by the boston bruins in 1998, he didnt have his official nhl rookie season until 200304 and was it a special one to say, the least.
Alexander semak was one of the offensive stars of moscow dynamo and the soviet national team. Aug 21, 2015 the expansion boston bruins played their first nhl regular season game there on dec. The 20 most famous onehit wonders in sports bleacher. From the beer league to the minor league, hockey players from coast to coast often say theyd give anything to play just one game in the nhl. The nhl appears to have trained its focus on completing the regular season before a traditional 16team stanley cup playoff tournament if permitted by relevant governing health bodies, multiple sou. It might be a bit of a stretch to throw current buffalo sabres captain brian gionta.
The one season wonder an inevitable phenomenon in any sport, one that raises hopes to the skies and sends them crashing back down faster than a shea weber bomb from the point. One season wonders trivia quiz nhl records funtrivia. The expansion boston bruins played their first nhl regular season game there on dec. Staying on top in the nfl is far from a safe bet, especially with todays what have you done for me lately. He would actually notch 53 in one wha season, and top 40 in two others.
A couple that come to mind are jim carey and jonathan cheechoo, though cheechoo had a couple other decent seasons besides the one great one. The nhl has had its own version of one hit wonders guys who were in the right spot at the right time for a season, but found out that doing it again wasnt as easy. Mar 30, 2020 for one thing, he was a 33yearold journeyman with just 234 career innings entering the season. He was even waived the previous season, before being picked up by the boston celtics, but his play didnt change, landing him into the category of one of sports biggest onehit wonders. This is a list of ice hockey players who have played only one game in the national hockey league nhl from 191718 to the present. He did however only skate in 34 other games as he played the bulk of his career in the wha.
There are players who extend their dominance over 20 years, like brett favre and. A lot of fans seem to want to look down on a player who only managed one memorable season as if the rest of. Yakupov had a commendable first season with edmonton in 2012, with 17 goals and 14 assists 31 points in 48 games, decent boxcar statistics for a 19year old rookie. The pirates, named with permission from the eponymous baseball club, started their first nhl season in. In some cases, these incredible seasons came during the players rookie campaign. For packers backup quarterback matt flynn, his two starts for the packers one late in the 2010 season and the other at the end of the 2012 season showcased a poise and talent that, for whatever reason, only revealed themselves in these two games. The biggest onehit wonders for every national league team. One player who got to live out that dream with the colorado avalanche was jeff daw, an undrafted forward who played his only nhl game on january 30, 2002. Let us know in the comment section and we will credit you in the. A one hit wonder list with a twist as sean mcindoe attempts to find a musical one hit wonder that best matches the nhl version.
On the baseball diamond, we have one season wonders. The top nine onehit wonders in nhl history bleacher. The top nine onehit wonders in nhl history bleacher report. Mar 25, 2020 england captain harry kane was famously dismissed as a oneseason wonder in some quarters following a 31goal haul during his breakthrough campaign with tottenham.
The list of one goal wonders is a fairly select group when you consider in the history of the nhl, which dates to 1917, close to 5,000 individuals have been responsible for 304,358 regular season. Nhl considering fourarena plan to complete regular season. He arrived in north america in time for a get acquainted partial nhl season with new jersey in 199192. Fidrych would follow up his stunning rookie season with one more solid season before a lingering and unidentified arm injury took him out of baseball for good, making him one of baseballs biggest onehit wonders.
Conversations with the nhls onegame wonders reid, ken, marek, jeff on. Eric engels of sportsnet wonders if perhaps the calgary flames were thinking about trading one of either johnny gaudreau andor sean monahan if. The nhl has had its own version of onehit wonders guys who were in the right spot at the right time for a season, but found out that doing it again wasnt as easy. Secondbest season was 27 goals and only 43 points in all, which was 8 years before or so with the atlanta flames. The hall of fame centre scored 50 points in 64 games before potting six playoff goals, including two in a game 7 victory over the ottawa senators. This is a quiz about average nhl players who at one point in their careers had an outstanding season, either by scoring 50 goals or registering 100 points. Nick foles and the 10 biggest oneyear wonders in nfl history. To become known as a onehit wonder, a player must have at least one exceptional season or postseason, followed by an extreme dropoff in their play the next season. Top 20 one season wonders in nhl history 20 brian gionta. Who can possibly forget the song or remember the name of the group or singer of such oneoff trivia classics as who let t.