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 (since tied by Mike Richter). 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 as the NHL's best goalie with a
1.54 GAA and eight shutouts, and had a 19-game unbeaten streak (14-0-5). 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 (1936-194
Kerr also was the NHL season leader in most games played by a goaltender (193637, 193738, 193839, 193940, and
194041), most shutouts (193738 and 193940), 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 (all 1937 and 1940). Kerr
was the first hockey player on the cover of Time Magazine, doing so on the March 14, 1938 edition

1929-30

Montreal AAA

MCHL

540

1929-30

Montreal CPR

MCHL

540

10

0.67
1.11

1930-31

Montreal Maroons

NHL

29

13

11

1769

70

2.37

1931-32

Windsor Bulldogs

IHL

34

14

13

2140

68

1.91

1931-32

New York Americans

NHL

60

6.00

1932-33

Montreal Maroons

NHL

25

14

1520

58

2.29

1932-33

Philadelphia Arrows

Can-Am

16

1020

31

1.81

1933-34

Montreal Maroons

NHL

48

19

18

11

3060

122

2.39

1934-35

New York Rangers

NHL

37

19

12

2990

94

2.46

1935-36

New York Rangers

NHL

47

18

17

12

2980

95

1.91

1936-37

New York Rangers

NHL

48

19

20

3020

106

2.11

1937-38

New York Rangers

NHL

48

27

15

2960

96

1.95

1938-39

New York Rangers

NHL

48

26

16

2970

105

2.12

1939-40

New York Rangers

NHL

48

27

11

10

3000

77

1.54

1940-41

New York Rangers

NHL

3010

125

2.49

954 51

2.15

NHL totals

48

21

19

427

203

148 75

26,139

Playoffs
Season

Team

League

GP

W L T

MIN

GA

SO

GAA

1929-30

Montreal AAA

MCHL

1 1 0

150

0.80

1929-30

Montreal CPR

MCHL

0 1 0

120

2.00

1929-30

Montreal AAA

A-Cup

7 0 2

610

0.49

1930-31

Montreal Maroons

NHL

0 2 0

120

4.00

1932-33

Montreal Maroons

NHL

0 2 0

120

2.50

1933-34

Montreal Maroons

NHL

1 2 1

240

1.75

1934-35

New York Rangers

NHL

1 1 2

240

10

2.50

1936-37

New York Rangers

NHL

6 3 0

553

10

1.08

1937-38

New York Rangers

NHL

1 2 0

262

1.83

1938-39

New York Rangers

NHL

0 1 0

119

1.01

1939-40

New York Rangers

NHL

12

8 4 0

770

20

1.56

1940-41

New York Rangers

NHL

1 2 0

192

1.88