Chuck Rayner

Chuck Rayner
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1973
Date of birth	August 11, 1920
place of birth	Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada
date of death	October 5, 2002
size	180 cm
Weight	86 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
1936-1937	Saskatoon Wesleys
1937-1940	Kenora Thistles
1940-1942	New York / Brooklyn Americans
1942-1944	Victoria Navy
1945-1953	New York Rangers
1953-1954	Saskatoon Quakers
1954-1956	Nelson Maple Leafs

Claude Earl "Chuck" Rayner (born August 11, 1920 in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan ; † October 5, 2002 ) was a Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper and coach who worked for the New York / Brooklyn Americans and New York Rangers in the National from 1941 to 1953 Hockey League played.

Career

During his junior years he played with both the Saskatoon Wesleys and the Kenora Thistles for the Memorial Cup , but failed both times. As a senior, he initially played in the American Hockey League for the Springfield Indians .

From 1939 he was under contract with the New York Americans , but it was not until the 1941/42 season that he made his NHL debut. The team was now called Brooklyn Americans and stopped playing after this season. He then joined the Canadian Army to support them in World War II .

After returning from the war, he joined the New York Rangers for the 1945/46 season . He quickly prevailed as a regular goalkeeper. In 1949 he was first elected to the NHL's Second All-Star Team . He was outstanding in the 1949/50 season when he was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player in the NHL . He was one of the first goalkeepers to come out of the gate to counter-attack after parrying the puck.

After he was ousted as number 1 in the goal of the Rangers by Gump Worsley , he left the NHL in 1953 and played with the Saskatoon Quakers in the Western Hockey League . After two years with the Nelson Maple Leafs in the Western International Hockey League , he ended his career. He later coached the Edmonton Flyers in the WHL.

statistics

	Seasons	Games	Victory cut	Conceded goal	Shutouts
Regular season	10	424	0.326	3.05	25th
Playoffs	2	18th	0.500	2.43	1

Sporting successes

• WIHL Champion: 1955

Personal awards

• AHL Second All-Star Team : 1941
• NHL Second All-Star Team : 1949, 1950 and 1951
• Hart Memorial Trophy : 1950

Web links

• Chuck Rayner in the database of the Hockey Hall of Fame (English)
• Chuck Rayner at hockeydb.com (English)
• Chuck Rayner at hockeygoalies.org