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Dave Kerr

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Dave Kerr
Born (1910-01-11)January 11, 1910
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died May 11, 1978(1978-05-11) (aged 68)
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for Montreal Maroons
New York Americans
New York Rangers
Playing career 1930–1941

David Alexander Kerr (January 11, 1910 – May 11, 1978) was a Canadian NHL goaltender who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and New York Rangers.[1]

Playing career

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He played amateur hockey before joining the NHL, winning the Allan Cup in 1930 with the Montreal AAA senior men's team.[2][3]

Kerr was most notable for his time with the New York Rangers. His four shutouts in a single playoff season in 1937 is a Rangers record (since tied by Mike Richter). In 1937-38, Kerr was selected to the NHL second All-Star team. Kerr won a Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers in 1939-40. That year, he won the Vezina Trophy for a Rangers team that led the league in goals allowed, and had a 19-game unbeaten streak (14-0-5). He was also selected to the NHL first All-Star team that year. As a Ranger, he only missed one game between 1934 and 1941, and started every game for five straight seasons (1936-1941).[4]

Kerr also was the NHL season leader in most games played by a goaltender (1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, and 1940–41), most shutouts (1937–38 and 1939–40), most playoff games played by a goaltender, most playoff minutes played by a goaltender, most playoff wins, most playoff shutouts, and lowest playoff goals-against average (all 1937 and 1940).[4]

Kerr was the second hockey player on the cover of Time magazine, doing so on the March 14, 1938 edition.[5]


Awards and achievements

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Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T Min GA SO GAA GP W L T Min GA SO GAA
1929–30 Montreal AAA MCHL 9 8 0 1 540 6 4 0.67 2 1 1 0 150 2 1 0.80
1929–30 Montreal CPR MCHL 9 3 2 4 540 10 3 1.11 2 0 1 0 120 4 0 2.00
1929–30 Montreal AAA A-Cup 9 7 0 2 610 5 5 0.49
1930–31 Montreal Maroons NHL 29 13 11 4 1769 70 1 2.37 2 0 2 0 120 8 0 4.00
1931–32 Windsor Bulldogs IHL 34 14 13 7 2140 68 6 1.91
1931–32 New York Americans NHL 1 0 1 0 60 6 0 6.00
1932–33 Montreal Maroons NHL 25 14 8 3 1520 58 4 2.29 2 0 2 0 120 5 0 2.50
1932–33 Philadelphia Arrows Can-Am 16 8 3 5 1020 31 2 1.81
1933–34 Montreal Maroons NHL 48 19 18 11 3060 122 6 2.39 4 1 2 1 240 7 1 1.75
1934–35 New York Rangers NHL 37 19 12 6 2990 94 4 2.46 4 1 1 2 240 10 0 2.50
1935–36 New York Rangers NHL 47 18 17 12 2980 95 8 1.91
1936–37 New York Rangers NHL 48 19 20 9 3020 106 4 2.11 9 6 3 0 553 10 4 1.08
1937–38 New York Rangers NHL 48 27 15 6 2960 96 8 1.95 3 1 2 0 262 8 0 1.83
1938–39 New York Rangers NHL 48 26 16 6 2970 105 6 2.12 1 0 1 0 119 2 0 1.01
1939–40 New York Rangers NHL 48 27 11 10 3000 77 8 1.54 12 8 4 0 770 20 3 1.56
1940–41 New York Rangers NHL 48 21 19 8 3010 125 2 2.49 3 1 2 0 192 6 0 1.88
NHL totals 427 203 148 75 26,139 954 51 2.15 40 18 19 3 2616 76 8 1.74

References

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  1. ^ "Dave Kerr". Hockeyreference.com. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "Montreal AAA 1929-1930". Elite Hockey Prospects. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "Allan Cup Archives". allancup.ca. April 23, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Dave Kerr". New York Ranger. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  5. ^ Kreiser, John; Friedman, Lou (1996). The New York Rangers: Broadway's Longest Running Hit. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-58261-080-1.
  6. ^ Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. p. 174. ISBN 978-0470736197. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
Preceded by Winner of the Vezina Trophy
1940
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