Dave Kerr

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]

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the film critic, see Dave Kehr.
Dave Kerr
Born (1910-01-11)January 11, 1910
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died May 11, 1978(1978-05-11) (aged 68)
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]

In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Kerr at No. 19 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.[6]

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 the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Kerr at No. 19 all-time of the roughly 900 New York Rangers who had played during the first 83 seasons (1926–27 to 2008–09) of the franchise‘s existence.[7]

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
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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. ISBN 0470736194. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  7. Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0470736194. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
Preceded by
Frank Brimsek		 Winner of the Vezina Trophy
1940		 Succeeded by
Turk Broda
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