Season Achievements
The first NHL season in which a player scored 100 points was the 1968–69 season, which was first achieved by Phil Esposito in March 1969. Esposito finished the season with 126 points, and two other players achieved 100 points that season: Bobby Hull, who finished with 107 points, and Gordie Howe, who finished with 103 points.
Since 1968–69 there have only been five seasons without a 100 point player. No player achieved 100 points during the lockout years of 1994–95 and 2004–05. Furthermore, in three complete 82 game seasons of a brief five season stretch, no player achieved 100 points in 1999–2000, 2001–02 and 2003–04.
The 100 point player became a rarity in the nine seasons from 1996–97 to 2003–04. The mark was only achieved by eight unique players, on eleven different occasions, playing for only five different teams.
The 1992–93 NHL season had the most 100 point players, with 21. The second most was the 1984–85 NHL season, with 16.
Read more about this topic: List Of NHL Players With 100-point Seasons
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