Dave Kerr

David Alexander Kerr (January 11, 1909 – May 11, 1978) was a Canadian NHL goaltender who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and New York Rangers.[1]

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the film critic, see Dave Kehr. For other uses, see David Kerr (disambiguation).
Dave Kerr
Born (1909-01-11)January 11, 1909
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died May 11, 1978(1978-05-11) (aged 69)
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

Playing career

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTMinGASOGAA GPWLTMinGASOGAA
1929–30 Montreal AAA MCHL 9801540640.67 2110150210.80
1929–30 Montreal CPR MCHL 93245401031.11 2010120402.00
1929–30 Montreal AAA A-Cup ———————— 9702610550.49
1930–31 Montreal Maroons NHL 291311417697012.37 2020120804.00
1931–32 Windsor Bulldogs IHL 341413721406861.91 ————————
1931–32 New York Americans NHL 101060606.00 ————————
1932–33 Montreal Maroons NHL 25148315205842.29 2020120502.50
1932–33 Philadelphia Arrows Can-Am 1683510203121.81 ————————
1933–34 Montreal Maroons NHL 48191811306012262.39 4121240711.75
1934–35 New York Rangers NHL 371912629909442.46 41122401002.50
1935–36 New York Rangers NHL 4718171229809581.91 ————————
1936–37 New York Rangers NHL 4819209302010642.11 96305531041.08
1937–38 New York Rangers NHL 482715629609681.95 3120262801.83
1938–39 New York Rangers NHL 4826166297010562.12 1010119201.01
1939–40 New York Rangers NHL 4827111030007781.54 128407702031.56
1940–41 New York Rangers NHL 4821198301012522.49 3120192601.88
NHL totals 4272031487526,139954512.15 401819326167681.74

References
  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. "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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.