| Ken McAuley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 9, 1921 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Died | June 18, 1992 (aged 71) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Right | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1941–1950 | ||
Kenneth Leslie McAuley (January 9, 1921 – June 18, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 96 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons.
Playing career
McAuley played for the New York Rangers, who experienced a shortage of players due to the World War II draft. After serving a year in the military, McAuley was signed by the Rangers and played two seasons with the club. With a record of 17–64–15 he was not re-signed following the war. The Rangers opted to rotate Charlie Rayner and Jim Henry in net.[1]
While playing in all but 20 minutes of the 1943-44 season, McAuley allowed 310 goals, setting a league record for worst goals against average (6.24) that has stood ever since. The closest any starting goaltender has come to breaking this record is Ron Low, who recorded a 5.45 GAA as the Washington Capitals starting goaltender in the 1975–76 season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| 1938–39 | Edmonton Maple Leafs | EJrHL | 11 | — | — | — | 660 | 38 | 0 | 3.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Edmonton Maple Leafs | EJrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Edmonton Maple Leafs | EJrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Regina Rangers | SSHL | 32 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1970 | 136 | 2 | 4.14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | ||
| 1943–44 | New York Rangers | NHL | 50 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 2980 | 310 | 0 | 6.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | New York Rangers | NHL | 46 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 2760 | 227 | 1 | 4.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Edmonton Flyers | WCSHL | 36 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2200 | 130 | 0 | 3.55 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 490 | 31 | 0 | 3.80 | ||
| 1946–47 | Edmonton Flyers | WCSHL | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2460 | 139 | 1 | 3.39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | ||
| 1947–48 | Saskatoon Quakers | WCSHL | 48 | 10 | 36 | 2 | 2900 | 234 | 0 | 4.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Saskatoon Quakers | WCSHL | 6 | — | — | — | 353 | 42 | 0 | 7.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Kimberley Dynamiters | WIHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 96 | 17 | 64 | 15 | 5740 | 537 | 1 | 5.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Ken McAuley". HHOF.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database