Dave Kerr

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the film critic, see Dave Kehr.

Dave Kerr
Born	(1909-01-11)January 11, 1909 Toronto, ON, CAN
Died	May 11, 1978(1978-05-11) (aged 69)
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, 1909 in Toronto, Ontario - May 11, 1978) was a Canadian NHL goaltender who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and New York Rangers.^[1]

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 as the NHL's best goalie with a 1.54 GAA and eight shutouts, 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 first hockey player on the cover of Time Magazine, doing so on the March 14, 1938 edition.^[5]

In 2009, he was ranked No. 19 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).

Awards and achievements

Allan Cup (1930)
Vezina Trophy (1940)
NHL First All-Star Team goalie (1940)
NHL Second All-Star Team goalie (1938)
Stanley Cup (1940)
In 2009, he was ranked No. 19 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).

Career statistics

Regular season


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1929-30	Montreal AAA	MCHL	9	8	0	1	540	6	4	0.67
1929-30	Montreal CPR	MCHL	9	3	2	4	540	10	3	1.11
1930-31	Montreal Maroons	NHL	29	13	11	4	1769	70	1	2.37
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
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
1934-35	New York Rangers	NHL	37	19	12	6	2990	94	4	2.46
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
1937-38	New York Rangers	NHL	48	27	15	6	2960	96	8	1.95
1938-39	New York Rangers	NHL	48	26	16	6	2970	105	6	2.12
1939-40	New York Rangers	NHL	48	27	11	10	3000	77	8	1.54
1940-41	New York Rangers	NHL	48	21	19	8	3010	125	2	2.49
NHL totals			427	203	148	75	26,139	954	51	2.15

Playoffs


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1929-30	Montreal AAA	MCHL	2	1	1	0	150	2	1	0.80
1929-30	Montreal CPR	MCHL	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	2	0	2	0	120	8	0	4.00
1932-33	Montreal Maroons	NHL	2	0	2	0	120	5	0	2.50
1933-34	Montreal Maroons	NHL	4	1	2	1	240	7	1	1.75
1934-35	New York Rangers	NHL	4	1	1	2	240	10	0	2.50
1936-37	New York Rangers	NHL	9	6	3	0	553	10	4	1.08
1937-38	New York Rangers	NHL	3	1	2	0	262	8	0	1.83
1938-39	New York Rangers	NHL	1	0	1	0	119	2	0	1.01
1939-40	New York Rangers	NHL	12	8	4	0	770	20	3	1.56
1940-41	New York Rangers	NHL	3	1	2	0	192	6	0	1.88
NHL totals			40	18	19	3	2616	76	8	1.74

References

↑ "Dave Kerr". Hockeyreference.com. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
↑ "Montreal AAA 1929-1930". Elite Hockey Prospects. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
↑ "Allan Cup Archives". allancup.ca. 23 April 2013.
1 2 "Dave Kerr". New York Ranger. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
↑ 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.

Preceded by Frank Brimsek	Winner of the Vezina Trophy 1940	Succeeded by Turk Broda

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