Seasons with Rangers: 4 (1947-1951)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 238
Playoff Games with Rangers: 18

Acquired
Traded to Rangers by Montreal with Frank Eddolls in exchange for Hal Laycoe, Joe Bell and George Robertson on Aug. 19, 1947.

Departed
Retired from pro hockey following 1951-52 season.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1947-1948 Rangers 60 24 36 60 8 1948-1949 Rangers 46 11 24 35 0 1949-1950 Rangers 66 11 22 33 4 1950-1951 Rangers 66 16 20 36 0 Team Totals: 238 62 102 164 12

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 4 2 6 4 Team Totals: 18 5 6 11 4

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1934-1935 Montreal Jr. Royals-QJHL 10 15 7 22 4 1934-1935 Montreal Royals-QSHL 1934-1935 Montreal Royals-Al-Cup 1 1 0 1 0 1935-1936 Montreal Royals-QSHL 22 14 10 24 6 1935-1936 Montreal Royals-Al-Cup 4 1 0 1 4 1936-1937 Montreal Royals-QSHL 19 10 17 27 27 1937-1938 Montreal Royals-QSHL 22 9 14 23 10 1938-1939 Montreal Royals-QSHL 22 13 23 36 28 1938-1939 Montreal Royals-Al-Cup 13 10 10 20 15 1939-1940 Montreal Royals-QSHL 29 16 25 41 6 1939-1940 Montreal Royals-Al-Cup 5 5 5 10 6 1940-1941 Montreal Royals-QSHL 35 15 38 53 12 1940-1941 Montreal Royals-Al-Cup 14 6 14 20 4 1941-1942 Canadiens 36 9 16 25 4 1941-1942 Montreal Royals-QSHL 9 1 5 6 4 1942-1943 Canadiens 50 15 43 58 2 1943-1944 Canadiens 44 12 42 54 6 1944-1945 Canadiens 50 21 23 44 2 1945-1946 Canadiens 45 11 11 22 2 1945-1946 Montreal Royals-QSHL 2 0 1 1 0 1946-1947 Canadiens 46 10 20 30 6 1947-1948 Rangers 60 24 36 60 8 1948-1949 Rangers 46 11 24 35 0 1949-1950 Rangers 66 11 22 33 4 1950-1951 Rangers 66 16 20 36 0 1951-1952 Cincinnati Mohawks-AHL 65 11 43 54 4 1952-1953 Cincinnati Mohawks-IHL 1 0 0 0 0 NHL Totals: 509 140 257 397 34

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1934-1935 Montreal Jr. Royals-QJHL 2 1 1 2 0 1934-1935 Montreal Royals-QSHL 4 1 0 1 2 1934-1935 Montreal Royals-Al-Cup 1 1 0 1 0 1935-1936 Montreal Royals-QSHL 8 6 5 11 6 1935-1936 Montreal Royals-Al-Cup 4 1 0 1 4 1936-1937 Montreal Royals-QSHL 5 0 4 4 2 1937-1938 Montreal Royals-QSHL 1 0 0 0 0 1938-1939 Montreal Royals-QSHL 5 5 4 9 2 1938-1939 Montreal Royals-Al-Cup 13 10 10 20 15 1939-1940 Montreal Royals-QSHL 8 8 6 14 2 1939-1940 Montreal Royals-Al-Cup 5 5 5 10 6 1940-1941 Montreal Royals-QSHL 8 2 7 9 4 1940-1941 Montreal Royals-Al-Cup 14 6 14 20 4 1941-1942 Canadiens 3 0 1 1 0 1942-1943 Canadiens 5 4 5 9 0 1943-1944 Canadiens 8 1 2 3 2 1944-1945 Canadiens 2 0 0 0 0 1945-1946 Canadiens 9 2 3 5 0 1945-1946 Montreal Royals-QSHL 2 0 2 2 0 1946-1947 Canadiens 8 3 4 7 0 1947-1948 Rangers 6 1 4 5 0 1949-1950 Rangers 12 4 2 6 4 1951-1952 Cincinnati Mohawks-AHL 4 2 3 5 2 NHL Totals: 53 15 21 36 6

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Oct. 16, 1947 (Rangers at Montreal Canadiens) FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS March 25, 1951 (Rangers vs. Chicago Black Hawks) RANGERS CAPTAIN 1949-50 MAJOR NHL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS WITH RANGERS Hockey Hall of Fame — Inducted 1988 Hart Trophy — 1947-48 Lady Byng Trophy — 1947-48 NHL Second All-Star Team — 1947-48 NHL All-Star Game — 1949 RANGERS TEAM AWARDS Rangers MVP — 1947-48 RANGERS TEAM LEADER Most points — 1947-48, 1948-49 Most goals — 1947-48 (tie) Most assists — 1947-48, 1948-49 Most playoff points — 1948 (tie) Most playoff assists — 1948 (tie) RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 65 Minor-league teams: Cincinnati (AHL) 1951-52 MISCELLANEOUS Nickname: Buddy Full name: Herbert William O`Connor Uniform Numbers: 5 Retired from pro hockey: 1952 BIOGRAPHY Although he spent only four total seasons with the Rangers, Hall of Famer Buddy O`Connor left an indelible impression on Blueshirts fans with his leadership and scoring ability, which played a key role in making the team a Cup contender again. O`Connor arrived in New York in the late summer of 1947 after playing six seasons with the Montreal Canadiens. He had been a star in Montreal, but it was in New York where his career really took off. During his first season with the Blueshirts, he dominated the NHL, winning both the Hart Trophy as MVP and the Lady Byng Trophy as the most gentlemanly player. No NHL player had ever won both awards in the same season prior to 1947-48. Despite being the first Rangers player to win the Hart Trophy, O`Connor`s biggest accomplishment with the Blueshirts came at the end of his MVP season, when he led the Rangers back to the playoffs for the first time in six years. As team captain in 1950, he took it one step further, driving the Rangers all the way to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals before falling to Detroit. O`Connor spent his final season in the Rangers organization providing leadership to minor-league prospects in Cincinnati. He retired in 1952 and was inducted to the Hall of Fame posthumously in 1988. 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 Rangers Captains