Edgar Laprade
| Edgar Laprade | |
|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1993 | |
 | |
| Born | October 10, 1919 Mine Centre, ON, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shot | Right |
| Played for | New York Rangers (NHL) Port Arthur Bearcats (TBSHL) |
| Playing career | 1945–1955 |
Edgar Louis "Beaver" Laprade (born October 10, 1919) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. He was born in the New Ontario community of Mine Centre.[1] By age 4, he and his family moved to Port Arthur, Ontario.[2] He also spent time with the Port Arthur Bearcats of the Thunder Bay Senior Hockey League.
Playing career
Laprade started his hockey career with the local Port Arthur Bruins in the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League. He was a prolific scorer with the team and he was their best player most of the times. In 1938-39, Laprade joined the Port Arthur Bearcats in the Thunder Bay Senior Hockey League. Again, Laprade scored many times and was selected as the MVP of the TBSHL in 1938-39 and 1940-41. He also helped the team win an Allan Cup in 1939-40.
After the 1942-43 season, Laprade joined the army. While in the army, he still played hockey regularly as he did so with the Winnipeg Army. In 1944-45, he played one season with the Barriefield Bears before moving on to the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers. In his first season of play, Laprade recorded 34 points in 49 games. His effort impressed the league and he was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy. Laprade would finish the 1946-47 season with 40 points to earn a spot on the First NHL All-Star Game. He would also play in the 1948, 1949, and 1950 NHL All-Star Games.
During his career, Laprade played in three seasons without recording a penalty, and was awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1949-50. In the same season, the Rangers made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Detroit Red Wings, the closest Laprade had ever came to winning a Stanley Cup. The series went all the way to a Game 7 before Pete Babando of the Detroit Red Wings scored the game-winning goal in overtime. After that, Laprade played five more seasons with the Rangers before retiring. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.
Awards and achievements
- Selected as TBSHL MVP in 1939, and 1941.
- Allan Cup champion in 1940.
- Calder Memorial Trophy winner in 1946.
- Played in 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1950 NHL All-Star Games.
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winner in 1950.
- Inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.
- In 2009, Laprade was ranked No. 24 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons).
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1935-36 | Port Arthur Bruins | TBJHL | 14 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1936-37 | Port Arthur Bruins | TBJHL | 18 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 1937-38 | Port Arthur Bruins | TBJHL | 18 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1938-39 | Port Arthur Bruins | TBJHL | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938-39 | Port Arthur Bearcats | TBSHL | 25 | 31 | 9 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1938-39 | Port Arthur Bearcats | A-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 6 | ||
| 1939-40 | Port Arthur Bearcats | TBSHL | 22 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1939-40 | Port Arthur Bearcats | A-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 6 | ||
| 1940-41 | Port Arthur Bearcats | TBSHL | 20 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1941-42 | Port Arthur Bearcats | TBSHL | 15 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941-42 | Port Arthur Bearcats | A-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 6 | ||
| 1942-43 | Port Arthur Bearcats | TBSHL | 8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 1942-43 | Port Arthur Bearcats | A-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 1943-44 | Winnipeg Army | WNDHL | 6 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944-45 | Barriefield Bears | KCHL | — | 19 | 28 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1945-46 | New York Rangers | NHL | 49 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946-47 | New York Rangers | NHL | 58 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947-48 | New York Rangers | NHL | 59 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1948-49 | New York Rangers | NHL | 56 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949-50 | New York Rangers | NHL | 60 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1950-51 | New York Rangers | NHL | 42 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951-52 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952-53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953-54 | New York Rangers | NHL | 35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954-55 | New York Rangers | NHL | 60 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| TBSHL totals | 90 | 102 | 78 | 180 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 500 | 108 | 172 | 280 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | ||||
References
- ↑ Shea, Kevin. "One on One Edgar Laprade". Legends of Hockey - Spotlight. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ Shea, Kevin. "One on One Edgar Laprade". Legends of Hockey - Spotlight. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
External links
- Edgar Laprade's player profile at NHL.com
- Edgar Laprade's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Edgar Laprade's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Frank McCool |
Winner of the Calder Trophy 1946 |
Succeeded by Howie Meeker |
| Preceded by Bill Quackenbush |
Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1950 |
Succeeded by Red Kelly |