Dave Kerr


David Alexander Kerr 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.
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. 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. 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.
Kerr also was the NHL season leader in most games played by a goaltender, most shutouts, 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.
Kerr was the second hockey player on the cover of Time Magazine, doing so on the March 14, 1938 edition.
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.

Awards and achievements

Regular season

Playoffs