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 | |||
 Coulter with the New York Rangers in 1938 | |||
| 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 Black Hawks win their first championship in 1933–34 and the 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
edit- 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Art Coulter". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame - Honoured members database. Sport Manitoba. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. p. 152. ISBN 978-0470736197. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
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