Claude Earl Rayner ( born Claude Earl "Chuck" Rayner , August 11, 1920 , Sutherland, Saskatchewan , Canada - October 5, 2002 ) is a former Canadian hockey player , goalkeeper . He spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League , played for the teams β New York Americans β and β New York Rangers β.
 Chuck Rainer | ||
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| Position | goalkeeper | |
| Height | 180 cm | |
| The weight | 86 kg | |
| Grab | left | |
| Citizenship |  Canada | |
| Born | August 11, 1920 | |
| Died | October 5, 2002 (82 years old) | |
| In the Hall of Fame since 1973 | ||
| Clubs | ||
| Saskatoon Wesleys (SUHL) Kenora Thistles (MHL) Springfield Indiana ( AHL ) New Haven Ramblers (AHL)  New York Americans New york rangersSaskatoon Quakers ( ZHL ) | ||
Content
- 1 gaming career
- 2 Awards and achievements
- 3 Club career
- 4 References
Game career
Chuck Rainer was born in Sutherland ( Saskatchewan ), where he began his hockey career in the local junior hockey league in the Saskatoon Wesleys team. In 1940, he signed his first professional contract with the New York Americans club, but spent most of the season with the Springfield Indian team in the American Hockey League at the Americans Farm Club.
In 1942, Reiner was called up to serve in the Royal Navy of Canada . After the end of World War II, he returned to hockey and, as a free agent, signed a contract with the New York Rangers club, where in 1950 he became the owner of the Hart Trophy , as the most valuable player in the regular NHL championship.
In 1953, he lost the position of the main Rangers goalkeeper Lorne Worsley and was forced to join the Saskatoon Quakers Western Hockey League team. After 2 years spent in the junior hockey leagues, he completed his career.
In 1973, Chuck Rainer was inducted into the Toronto Hockey Hall of Fame .
Awards and Achievements
- Winner Hart Trophy : 1950
- Member of matches of all stars of the NHL (3): 1949, 1950, 1951
- Toronto Hockey Hall of Fame Member: 1973
Club career
Legend:
I = Games, B = Wins, P = Losses, N = Draws, C = Games for zero, PS = Skipped on average per game
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | AND | AT | P | N | FROM | PS | AND | AT | P | N | FROM | PS | ||
| 1936/37 | Saskatoon Wesleys | SHUHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | ||
| 1937 | Saskatoon Wesleys | MK | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.18 | ||
| 1937/38 | Kenora Thistles | MUHL | 22 | 0 | 4.58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 1938/39 | Kenora Thistles | MUHL | 22 | 0 | 2.84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 1939/40 | Kenora Thistles | MUHL | 24 | fifteen | 5 | four | one | 2.68 | 9 | 0 | 2.00 | |||||
| 1940/41 | New York Americans | NHL | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3.42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1940/41 | Springfield indians | AHL | 37 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2.29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1941/42 | Brooklyn americans | NHL | 36 | 13 | 21 | 2 | one | 3.47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1941/42 | Springfield indians | AHL | one | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1945/46 | New york rangers | NHL | 40 | 12 | 21 | 7 | one | 3.76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1946/47 | New york rangers | NHL | 58 | 22 | thirty | 6 | 5 | 3.05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1947/48 | New york rangers | NHL | 12 | four | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 6 | 2 | four | - | 0 | 2.83 | ||
| 1947/48 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | fifteen | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1948/49 | New york rangers | NHL | 58 | 16 | 31 | eleven | 7 | 2.90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1949/50 | New york rangers | NHL | 69 | 28 | thirty | eleven | 6 | 2.62 | 12 | 7 | 5 | - | one | 2.25 | ||
| 1950/51 | New york rangers | NHL | 66 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 2.85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1951/52 | New york rangers | NHL | 53 | eighteen | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1952/53 | New york rangers | NHL | twenty | four | 8 | 8 | one | 2.90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1953/54 | Saskatoon Quakers | Zhl | 68 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3.03 | 6 | 2 | four | 0 | one | 3.83 | ||
| Total in the NHL | 424 | 138 | 208 | 77 | 25 | 3.05 | eighteen | 9 | 9 | - | one | 2.43 | ||||
Links
- Chuck Rainer statistics on the Internet Hockey Database
- Biography of Chuck Rainer (English) on Legends of Hockey (English)
- Chuck Rainer's Profile at NHL.com RU