Seasons with Rangers: 15 (1931-1946)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 647
Playoff Games with Rangers: 61

Acquired
Signed with Rangers organization as a free agent on Nov. 2, 1931.

Departed
Retired from NHL to pursue coaching career.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1931-1932 Rangers 21 2 2 4 9 1932-1933 Rangers 40 5 7 12 31 1933-1934 Rangers 48 2 5 7 29 1934-1935 Rangers 47 3 11 14 31 1935-1936 Rangers 43 2 11 13 40 1936-1937 Rangers 48 5 12 17 42 1937-1938 Rangers 48 2 14 16 68 1938-1939 Rangers 48 0 23 23 42 1939-1940 Rangers 47 5 14 19 26 1940-1941 Rangers 48 2 16 18 42 1941-1942 Rangers 35 6 5 11 22 1942-1943 Rangers 45 4 14 18 14 1943-1944 Rangers 50 8 27 35 29 1944-1945 Rangers 45 7 12 19 26 1945-1946 Rangers 34 2 3 5 14 Team Totals: 647 55 176 231 465

NYR - Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1931-1932 Rangers 7 3 1 4 8 1932-1933 Rangers 8 3 0 3 10 1933-1934 Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 1934-1935 Rangers 4 0 1 1 4 1936-1937 Rangers 9 0 0 0 11 1937-1938 Rangers 3 0 1 1 2 1938-1939 Rangers 7 0 1 1 10 1939-1940 Rangers 12 0 3 3 12 1940-1941 Rangers 3 0 1 1 4 1941-1942 Rangers 6 0 0 0 0 Team Totals: 61 6 8 14 61

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1928-1929 Kitchener Greenshirts-OHA-Jr. 1929-1930 Springfield Indians-Can-Am 26 6 2 8 32 1930-1931 Springfield Indians-Can-Am 38 16 15 31 85 1931-1932 Springfield Indians-Can-Am 21 7 7 14 30 1931-1932 Rangers 21 2 2 4 9 1932-1933 Rangers 40 5 7 12 31 1933-1934 Rangers 48 2 5 7 29 1934-1935 Rangers 47 3 11 14 31 1935-1936 Rangers 43 2 11 13 40 1936-1937 Rangers 48 5 12 17 42 1937-1938 Rangers 48 2 14 16 68 1938-1939 Rangers 48 0 23 23 42 1939-1940 Rangers 47 5 14 19 26 1940-1941 Rangers 48 2 16 18 42 1941-1942 Rangers 35 6 5 11 22 1942-1943 Rangers 45 4 14 18 14 1943-1944 Rangers 50 8 27 35 29 1944-1945 Rangers 45 7 12 19 26 1945-1946 Rangers 34 2 3 5 14 1945-1946 St. Paul Saints-USHL 16 2 5 7 4 1946-1947 New Haven Ramblers-AHL 64 7 29 36 40 1947-1948 New Haven Ramblers-AHL 67 6 25 31 40 1948-1949 Indianapolis Capitols-AHL 55 6 21 27 24 1949-1950 Indianapolis Capitols-AHL 30 0 1 1 6 1950-1951 Indianapolis Capitols-AHL 48 4 12 16 34 1951-1952 Indianapolis Capitols-AHL 48 4 15 19 40 1952-1953 New Haven Nutmegs-EAHL 21 2 6 8 14 1952-1953 Kitchener Dutchmen-OHA-Sr. 24 3 10 13 20 1952-1953 Cleveland Barons-AHL 1953-1954 Marion Barons-IHL 64 4 25 29 70 1954-1955 Valleyfield Braves-QHL 18 0 3 3 4 1954-1955 Cleveland Barons-AHL 6 0 1 1 2 1955-1956 Chatham Maroons-OHA-Sr. 7 0 2 2 10 NHL Totals: 647 55 176 231 465

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1930-1931 Springfield Indians-Can-Am 7 0 2 2 26 1931-1932 Rangers 7 3 1 4 8 1932-1933 Rangers 8 3 0 3 10 1933-1934 Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 1934-1935 Rangers 4 0 1 1 4 1936-1937 Rangers 9 0 0 0 11 1937-1938 Rangers 3 0 1 1 2 1938-1939 Rangers 7 0 1 1 10 1939-1940 Rangers 12 0 3 3 12 1940-1941 Rangers 3 0 1 1 4 1941-1942 Rangers 6 0 0 0 0 1945-1946 St. Paul Saints-USHL 6 0 1 1 4 1946-1947 New Haven Ramblers-AHL 3 0 0 0 6 1947-1948 New Haven Ramblers-AHL 4 1 0 1 6 1948-1949 Indianapolis Capitols-AHL 2 0 0 0 4 1949-1950 Indianapolis Capitols-AHL 4 0 0 0 2 1950-1951 Indianapolis Capitols-AHL 2 0 1 1 2 1952-1953 Cleveland Barons-AHL 5 0 0 0 2 1953-1954 Marion Barons-IHL 5 0 2 2 6 1954-1955 Cleveland Barons-AHL 3 0 1 1 4 NHL Totals: 61 6 8 14 61

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Jan. 28, 1932 (Rangers vs. Boston Bruins) FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS Feb. 3, 1946 (Rangers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs) RANGERS CAPTAIN 1942-43 to 1944-45 MAJOR NHL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS WITH RANGERS NHL Second All-Star Team — 1940-41 RANGERS TEAM AWARDS Rangers MVP — 1943-44 (co-winner) RANGERS TEAM LEADER Most assists — 1938-39 Most penalty minutes — 1936-37 (tie) RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 37 Minor-league teams: Springfield (Can-Am) 1931-32; St. Paul (USHL) 1945-46 MISCELLANEOUS Nickname: Ott Full name: Ehrhardt Henry Heller Uniform Numbers: 3, 14 Stanley Cup Champion: 1933, 1940 Retired from NHL: 1946 Retired from pro hockey as player: 1954 BIOGRAPHY The third captain in Rangers history, Ott Heller was a member of two Stanley Cup championship teams and left the team in 1946 having played more consecutive seasons than any other Rangers player to that date. Heller`s 14-year NHL career was spent entirely with the Rangers, and he went to the Stanley Cup Finals four times in that span. At age 29, he played a key role in the team`s 1940 championship, picking up three assists in 12 playoff games. He also had three points — all goals — during the team`s 1933 run to the Cup. Heller joined the Rangers organization through the team`s farm club in Springfield, Mass., signing with the Indians after being scouted by Rangers general manager Lester Patrick in 1929. Two years after joining Springfield as a 19-year-old, Heller was up with the Rangers, where he would remain for the next 14 years. Originally a right wing, Heller shifted to defense early in his pro career. RELATED CONTENT º A History of the New York Rangers º Rangers Team Award Winners º Rangers Captains º Photos of Stanley Cup Champions