Statistically, 32.4% of all points scored this year have come on the powerplay. So anyone higher than that is above average....and some players are WAY above average:
| Pts | PP Pts | % | ||
| Neil Manning | Vancouver Giants | 17 | 15 | 88.2% |
| Brett Plouffe | Tri-City Americans | 11 | 9 | 81.8% |
| Brennan Yadlowski | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 12 | 9 | 75.0% |
| Sergei Drozd | Tri-City Americans | 10 | 7 | 70.0% |
| Stefan Ulmer | Spokane Chiefs | 13 | 9 | 69.2% |
| Tyson Barrie | Kelowna Rockets | 12 | 8 | 66.7% |
| Bronson Maschmeyer | Kamloops Blazers | 15 | 10 | 66.7% |
| Kevin Connauton | Vancouver Giants | 17 | 11 | 64.7% |
| Justin Feser | Tri-City Americans | 14 | 9 | 64.3% |
| Mike Reddington | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 11 | 7 | 63.6% |
| Charles Wells | Seattle Thunderbirds | 11 | 7 | 63.6% |
| Matt MacKenzie | Calgary Hitmen | 16 | 10 | 62.5% |
| Travis Hamonic | Moose Jaw Warriors | 24 | 15 | 62.5% |
| Austin Madaisky | Calgary Hitmen | 10 | 6 | 60.0% |
| Michael Stone | Calgary Hitmen | 15 | 9 | 60.0% |
| Troy Rutkowski | Portland Winterhawks | 20 | 12 | 60.0% |
(I only calculated this for players who have at least 10 points this year)
Neil Manning's 17 points looks good for a defenceman, but if not for powerplay time he would have almost no points at all. Clearly he doesn't provide much offence at even strength. Not to pick on Manning though as the same can be said for a lot of other players, and all but three names on the list are defencemen so you can see that for a lot of defencemen in general, they rely on the powerplay to get their point totals up.
How about the other way around? Players who have at least 10 points despite getting very few of them on the powerplay:
| Pts | PP Pts | % | ||
| Curtis Hamilton | Saskatoon Blades | 14 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Dillon Wagner | Swift Current Broncos | 12 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cody Chikie | Kelowna Rockets | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jeremy Boyer | Saskatoon Blades | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Burke Gallimore | Saskatoon Blades | 13 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Dylen McKinlay | Chilliwack Bruins | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Brett Bulmer | Kelowna Rockets | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Scott Glennie | Brandon Wheat Kings | 18 | 2 | 11.1% |
| Gaelan Patterson | Saskatoon Blades | 20 | 3 | 15.0% |
| Spencer Bennett | Portland Winterhawks | 13 | 2 | 15.4% |
| Nathan Deck | Prince Albert Raiders | 13 | 2 | 15.4% |
| Brent Raedeke | Edmonton Oil Kings | 18 | 3 | 16.7% |
| Stefan Elliott | Saskatoon Blades | 18 | 3 | 16.7% |
| Chris Langkow | Everett Silvertips | 12 | 2 | 16.7% |
| Michael Stickland | Swift Current Broncos | 12 | 2 | 16.7% |
| Tomas Vincour | Edmonton Oil Kings | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| Emerson Etem | Medicine Hat Tigers | 22 | 4 | 18.2% |
| Cass Mappin | Vancouver Giants | 11 | 2 | 18.2% |
| Roman Horak | Chilliwack Bruins | 16 | 3 | 18.8% |
| Shane Harper | Everett Silvertips | 21 | 4 | 19.0% |
| Bretton Cameron | Medicine Hat Tigers | 31 | 6 | 19.4% |
2 comments:
What's amazing about the second set of stats is forward Bretton Cameron...he could always score coming into the league...but a bit of bad luck (untimely injuries) kept him from showcasing his talents...He's a machine this year...hits, scores, and a true leader...Ken Holland if you are watching this kid this year...sign him or lets hope someone else does...Someone find this kid an agent!!!
with regard to mannings stats, his lack of 5 on 5 production might have something to do with the fact he has been "baby sitting" a couple of 16yr olds on the back end most of the season, so he is being responsible defensively and not getting the chance to join the rush or sneak in from the point.
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