Art Coulter
Arthur Edmund Coulter (May 31, 1909 – October 14, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League.
| Art Coulter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1974 | |||
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| Born |
May 31, 1909 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
October 14, 2000 (aged 91) Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1932–1942 | ||
Coulter, a two time Stanley Cup Champion, helped the Chicago Black Hawks win their first Stanley Cup in 1933–34 and the New York Rangers to a Cup win in 1939–40. He succeeded Hall of Famer Bill Cook as captain of the Rangers in 1938. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974.
Awards and achievements
- Stanley Cup Championships (1934 & 1940)
- NHL Second All-Star Team Defence (1935, 1938, 1939, & 1940)
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974
- "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame[1]
- In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 30 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons[2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1925–26 | Winnipeg Pilgrims | MJHL | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Winnipeg Pilgrims | MJHL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1930–31 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 40 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Philadelphia Arrows | Can-Am | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1932–33 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 46 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34* | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 46 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1934–35 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 48 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1935–36 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | New York Rangers | NHL | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | New York Rangers | NHL | 47 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 1937–38 | New York Rangers | NHL | 43 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1939–40* | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 68 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 1940–41 | New York Rangers | NHL | 35 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1941–42 | New York Rangers | NHL | 47 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1942–43 | United States Coast Guard Cutters | EAHL | 37 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1943–44 | United States Coast Guard Cutters | Exhib. | 26 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 465 | 30 | 82 | 112 | 543 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 61 | ||||
* Stanley Cup Champion.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-08-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0470736194. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bill Cook |
New York Rangers captain 1937–42 |
Succeeded by Ott Heller |
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