Edgar Laprade
Edgar Louis Laprade ( born October 10, 1919 in Mine Centre, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player ( center ), who played from 1945 to 1955 for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League.
Career
After his time as a junior player at the Port Arthur Bruins in the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League, he played as a senior for the Port Arthur Bearcats, with which he could win the Allan Cup.
Although he was on the wish list already since 1938 in both the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens at the, he came first in the 1945/46 season to his NHL debut with the Rangers. He was an excellent skater, in which it seemed almost effortless when he was at a disadvantage with his opponents on the break. For his strong season, he was awarded as the best rookie with the Calder Memorial Trophy. Noteworthy here were not only the 34 points scorer, but also that he did without any penalty minutes. In the following years he became one of the star players at Rangers. For its continuing fairness he was in the 1949/50 season the Lady Byng Memorial awarded Trophy. This season he had managed with his team in the finals series for the Stanley Cup. When opponents, the Detroit Red Wings, was missing star striker Gordie Howe and Laprade scored three goals in the final series, but a goal in overtime secured the title for Detroit. At the end of the season 1952/53, he officially ended his career, but when the Rangers for the following season Max Bentley committed, he returned to play with him in a forward line. After two more years, he finally ended his active career. In his last season he succeeded for the third time to make do without penalty minutes. In each of the three seasons he had at least 40 games disputed.
He was honored with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.
NHL stats
Sporting successes
- Allan Cup: 1939
Personal Awards
- Calder Memorial Trophy: 1946
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: 1950
- Participate in the NHL All-Star Game: 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1980