Dave Kerr

Dave Kerr
Born	January 11, 1910(1910-01-11) Toronto, ON, CAN
Died	May 12, 1978(1978-05-12) (aged 68)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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, 1910 in Toronto, Ontario - May 11, 1978) was a Canadian NHL goaltender who played for the Montreal Maroons, New York Americans and New York Rangers

Playing career

He played amateur hockey before joining the NHL, winning the Allan Cup in 1930 with the Montreal AAA senior men's team. The next season was his first in the NHL, playing for the Montreal Maroons. The next season he played in the IHL and after that played two more for the Maroons.

On December 14, 1934, Kerr was acquired by the Rangers. It is with the Rangers where he is most notable for playing. He played six seasons for them, becoming the Rangers first regular goalie. He led New York to a Stanley Cup victory in 1939-40. That year, because of his 1.54 GAA and eight shutouts he was selected to the NHL First All-Star Team and won the Vezina Trophy. In 1937-38, Kerr was selected to the NHL Second All-Star Team.

The Toronto born Kerr was extremely popular with the fans, in part because he was as agile as a ballet dancer. He loved to do the splits to take away the entire lower part of the net.

Kerr was very durable goalie, missing only ten games in eight seasons from 1933-34 to 1940-41.

Kerr was the first hockey player to grace the cover of Time Magazine, doing so on the March 14, 1938 edition.

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

Preceded by Frank Brimsek

Winner of the Vezina Trophy 1940

Succeeded by Turk Broda

External links

• http://www.newyorkrangers.com/tradition/alumnispotlight.asp?Alumni=Kerr
• Dave Kerr's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Dave Kerr's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database