Seasons with Rangers: 10 (1945-1955)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 500
Playoff Games with Rangers: 18

Acquired
Scouted and signed by Rangers as a free agent on Oct. 15, 1945.

Departed
Retired from NHL in 1955.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1945-1946 Rangers 49 15 19 34 0 1946-1947 Rangers 58 15 25 40 9 1947-1948 Rangers 59 13 34 47 7 1948-1949 Rangers 56 18 12 30 12 1949-1950 Rangers 60 22 22 44 2 1950-1951 Rangers 42 10 13 23 0 1951-1952 Rangers 70 9 29 38 8 1952-1953 Rangers 11 2 1 3 2 1953-1954 Rangers 35 1 6 7 2 1954-1955 Rangers 60 3 11 14 0 Team Totals: 500 108 172 280 42

NYR - Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1947-1948 Rangers 6 1 4 5 0 1949-1950 Rangers 12 3 5 8 4 Team Totals: 18 4 9 13 4

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1935-1936 Port Arthur Bruins-TBJHL 14 13 10 23 6 1936-1937 Port Arthur Bruins-TBJHL 18 19 14 33 2 1937-1938 Port Arthur Bruins-TBJHL 18 23 11 34 9 1938-1939 Port Arthur Bruins-TBJHL 10 7 4 11 1938-1939 Port Arthur Bearcats-TBSHL 25 31 9 40 7 1938-1939 Port Arthur Bearcats-Al-Cup 13 22 4 26 6 1939-1940 Port Arthur Bearcats-TBSHL 22 20 15 35 8 1939-1940 Port Arthur Bearcats-Al-Cup 12 13 10 23 6 1940-1941 Port Arthur Bearcats-TBSHL 20 26 21 47 7 1941-1942 Port Arthur Bearcats-TBSHL 15 18 23 41 4 1941-1942 Port Arthur Bearcats-Al-Cup 17 12 21 33 6 1942-1943 Port Arthur Bearcats-TBSHL 8 7 10 17 0 1942-1943 Port Arthur Bearcats-Al-Cup 8 6 10 16 2 1943-1944 Winnipeg Army-WNDHL 6 10 3 13 0 1944-1945 Barriefield Bears-KCHL 19 28 47 2 1944-1945 Vimy-Kingston-Exhib. 1 2 5 7 1945-1946 Rangers 49 15 19 34 0 1946-1947 Rangers 58 15 25 40 9 1947-1948 Rangers 59 13 34 47 7 1948-1949 Rangers 56 18 12 30 12 1949-1950 Rangers 60 22 22 44 2 1950-1951 Rangers 42 10 13 23 0 1951-1952 Rangers 70 9 29 38 8 1952-1953 Rangers 11 2 1 3 2 1953-1954 Rangers 35 1 6 7 2 1954-1955 Rangers 60 3 11 14 0 NHL Totals: 500 108 172 280 42

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1935-1936 Port Arthur Bruins-TBJHL 4 4 2 6 2 1936-1937 Port Arthur Bruins-TBJHL 3 6 3 9 5 1937-1938 Port Arthur Bruins-TBJHL 5 6 0 6 0 1938-1939 Port Arthur Bearcats-TBSHL 6 3 3 6 4 1938-1939 Port Arthur Bearcats-Al-Cup 13 22 4 26 6 1939-1940 Port Arthur Bearcats-TBSHL 3 5 1 6 2 1939-1940 Port Arthur Bearcats-Al-Cup 12 13 10 23 6 1940-1941 Port Arthur Bearcats-TBSHL 4 2 1 3 0 1941-1942 Port Arthur Bearcats-Al-Cup 17 12 21 33 6 1942-1943 Port Arthur Bearcats-TBSHL 3 7 4 11 4 1942-1943 Port Arthur Bearcats-Al-Cup 8 6 10 16 2 1944-1945 Barriefield Bears-KCHL 4 5 8 13 0 1947-1948 Rangers 6 1 4 5 0 1949-1950 Rangers 12 3 5 8 4 NHL Totals: 18 4 9 13 4

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Oct. 31, 1945 (Rangers at Chicago Black Hawks) FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS March 6, 1955 (Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings) MAJOR NHL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS WITH RANGERS Hockey Hall of Fame — Inducted 1993 Calder Trophy — 1945-46 Lady Byng Trophy — 1949-50 NHL All-Star Game — 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 RANGERS TEAM AWARDS Rangers MVP — 1948-49 (co-winner), 1949-50 Boucher Trophy (Most Popular) — 1954-55 RANGERS TEAM LEADER Most points — 1949-50 Most goals — 1948-49, 1949-50 Most assists --1946-47 Most playoff points — 1948 (tie) Most playoff assists — 1948 (tie) RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 0 Minor-league teams: None MISCELLANEOUS Nicknames: Eddie, Eager Edgar Full name: Edgar Louis Laprade Uniform Numbers: 10 Retired from NHL: 1955 BIOGRAPHY A local star in the senior leagues of Port Arthur, Ontario, Edgar Laprade was on the Rangers` reserve list as early as 1939, but didn`t elect to sign with the team until he was 26 years old. Once he got to the NHL, he never looked back in authoring a Hall of Fame career. Laprade joined the Rangers in 1945 after serving in the Canadian Army for two years during World War II. He wasted no time earning NHL Rookie of the Year honors with 34 points in 49 games, and within three years had helped turn the Blueshirts into legitimate title contenders. One of the best stickhandlers in Rangers history, Laprade`s greatest moments came during the 1950 playoffs, when he was part of a team that went all the way to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals before falling to Detroit. He was named the Rangers` MVP for that remarkable season. Known for his gentlemanly play, Laprade won the Lady Byng Trophy in 1949-50 and played in four consecutive NHL All-Star Games between 1947 and 1950. Laprade retired 11 games into the 1952-53 season to focus on a sporting goods store he owned in his hometown of Port Arthur. His value to the Rangers was so great, however, that he and general manager Frank Boucher began to discuss a return to the team. He not only returned on Dec. 29, 1953, but went on to play another full season before retiring for good at age 35. RELATED CONTENT º A History of the New York Rangers º Rangers in the Hall of Fame º Rangers NHL Award Winners º Rangers Team Award Winners º Boucher Trophy Winners