Tim Kerr

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Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg/16 st 1 lb)
Pro clubs	Philadelphia Flyers New York Rangers Hartford Whalers
Nationality	Canada
Born	January 5, 1960 (1960-01-05) (age 48), Windsor, ON, CAN
Pro career	1980 – 1993

Tim Kerr (born 5 January 1960 in Windsor, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1980 and 1993.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Awards and honours 3 Records 4 Career statistics 5 External links

[edit] Playing career

Kerr was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers. It proved to be a great move for Philadelphia, as Kerr scored 50 goals four times, and set the NHL single-season record for power-play goals in a season with 34 in the 1985–86 season. That season was particularly interesting in that in September 1985 he was hospitalized with aseptic meningitis.

Kerr was an almost unmovable presence in the slot during his prime. Hockey Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier once joked that the only way to stop Kerr was to wrap chains around his arms and legs. But Trottier retracted that statement almost immediately by saying that that still probably would not stop him.

However, Kerr's career was plagued with injuries, as he missed almost the complete 1982–83 and 1987–88 seasons. In the latter, he had five shoulder operations in a fourteen month period. Also in October 1990, his wife died at the age of 30 just ten days after the birth of their baby.

Kerr played one season each with the New York Rangers and the Hartford Whalers.

[edit] Awards and honours

• Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team (1987)
• Awarded the Bill Masterton Trophy (1989)
• Played in the NHL All-Star Game (1984, 1985, 1986)

[edit] Records

• Holds NHL single-season record for most power-play goals (34 in 1985–86)
• Holds Philadelphia Flyers team record for most 50-goal seasons (4)
• Shares NHL playoff record for most goals in a period (4 on April 13, 1985)
• Holds NHL playoff record for most power-play goals in a period (3 on April 13, 1985)
• In the top 100 in career NHL goals (stands 100th as of 2007–08 season)

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	Windsor Spitfires	OMJHL		9	2	4	6	7		3	0	0	0	0
1977–78	Kingston Canadians	OMJHL		67	14	25	39	33		5	0	0	0	0
1978–79	Kingston Canadians	OMJHL		57	17	25	42	27		6	1	1	2	2
1979–80	Kingston Canadians	OMJHL		63	40	33	73	39		3	0	1	1	16
1979–80	Maine Mariners	AHL		7	2	4	6	2		--	--	--	--	--
1980–81	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		68	22	23	45	84		10	1	3	4	2
1981–82	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		61	21	30	51	138		4	0	2	2	2
1982–83	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		24	11	8	19	6		2	2	0	2	0
1983–84	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		79	54	39	93	29		3	0	0	0	0
1984–85	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		74	54	44	98	57		12	10	4	14	13
1985–86	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		76	58	26	84	79		5	3	3	6	8
1986–87	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		75	58	37	95	57		12	8	5	13	2
1987–88	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		8	3	2	5	12		6	1	3	4	4
1988–89	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		69	48	40	88	73		19	14	11	25	27
1989–90	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		40	24	24	48	34		--	--	--	--	--
1990–91	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		27	10	14	24	8		--	--	--	--	--
1991–92	New York Rangers	NHL		32	7	11	18	12		8	1	0	1	0
1992–93	Hartford Whalers	NHL		22	0	6	6	7		--	--	--	--	--
NHL Totals				655	370	304	674	596		81	40	31	71	58

[edit] External links

• Tim Kerr's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Bob Bourne

Bill Masterton Trophy Winner 1989

Succeeded by Gord Kluzak