Dave Kerr

David Alexander Kerr (January 11, 1910 Toronto, Ontario - May 11, 1978) was an NHL goaltender who played 427 games in toal, 327 of them with the 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. He played six seasons for them, becoming the Rangers first regular goalie. He led New York to a Stanley Cup victory in 1940. That year, because of his 1.54 Goals Against Average and eight shutouts he was a First Team All-Star and won the Vezina Trophy. He also was a Second Team All-Star in 1938.
Kerr was very durable goalie, missing only ten games in eight seasons from 1933–34 to 1940–41. He was the second hockey player to grace the cover of Time Magazine, doing so on March 14, 1938.
==Career Statistics==
Games: 427
Wins: 203
Losses: 148
Ties: 75
Shutouts: 51
GAA: 2.14
==Gallery==
1936-Nov15-Carr goal.gif|Lorne Carr scores the winner, November 15, 1936.
16Dec1937-Rangers-Americans.jpg|Rangers Dave Kerr stops John Gallagher. #9 Lynn Patrick, #3 Ott Heller, #11 Sweeney Schriner, #2 Art Coulter on December 16, 1937.
1937-Dec19-Pratt-Kerr-Habs.jpg|Babe Pratt and Dave Kerr defend against the Canadiens, December 19, 1937.
1937-Dec28-Weiland goal.jpg|Cooney Weiland scores, December 28, 1937.
1938-Jan4-NYR-NYA.jpg|Rangers-Americans action around Dave Kerr, January 4, 1938.
1938-Feb17-Clapper goal.gif|Dit Clapper's overtime winner, February 17, 1938.
1938-Feb17-Kerr-Goldsworthy.jpg|Leroy Goldsworthy is stopped by Dave Kerr, February 17, 1938.
1941-Jan-NYR-Hawks fight.jpg|Goalies Sam LoPresti and Dave Kerr watch several fights, January 1941.
1941-Feb9-D Bentley-Kerr.jpg|Dave Kerr foils #14 Doug Bentley, February 9, 1941.
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Category:Born in 1910
Category:Dead in 1978
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Vezina Trophy winners
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Category:Windsor Bulldogs (1929–1936) players
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Category:Retired in 1941