Seasons with Rangers: 8 (1936-1942)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 305
Playoff Games with Rangers: 39

Acquired
Scouted and signed by Rangers as free agent on Oct. 18, 1935.

Departed
Traded by Rangers to Toronto in exchange for Hank Goldup and Red Garrett on Nov. 27, 1942.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1935-1936 Rangers 17 1 1 2 16 1936-1937 Rangers 47 8 7 15 23 1937-1938 Rangers 47 5 14 19 56 1938-1939 Rangers 48 2 19 21 20 1939-1940 Rangers 48 4 13 17 61 1940-1941 Rangers 47 3 17 20 52 1941-1942 Rangers 47 4 24 28 55 1942-1943 Rangers 4 0 2 2 6 Team Totals: 305 27 97 124 289

NYR - Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1936-1937 Rangers 9 3 1 4 11 1937-1938 Rangers 2 0 0 0 2 1938-1939 Rangers 7 1 2 3 9 1939-1940 Rangers 12 3 1 4 18 1940-1941 Rangers 3 1 1 2 6 1941-1942 Rangers 6 1 3 4 24 Team Totals: 39 9 8 17 70

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1932-1933 Elmwood Millionaires-MAHA 1933-1934 Kenora Thistles-NOJHA 16 14 7 21 33 1933-1934 Kenora Thistles-M-Cup 4 4 4 8 14 1934-1935 Kenora Thistles-NOJHA 18 19 23 42 18 1934-1935 Brandon Wheat Kings-MHL-Sr. 1 0 0 0 0 1935-1936 Rangers 17 1 1 2 16 1935-1936 Philadelphia Ramblers-Can-Am 28 7 8 15 48 1936-1937 Rangers 47 8 7 15 23 1937-1938 Rangers 47 5 14 19 56 1938-1939 Rangers 48 2 19 21 20 1939-1940 Rangers 48 4 13 17 61 1940-1941 Rangers 47 3 17 20 52 1941-1942 Rangers 47 4 24 28 55 1942-1943 Rangers 4 0 2 2 6 1942-1943 Maple Leafs 40 12 25 37 44 1943-1944 Maple Leafs 50 17 40 57 30 1944-1945 Maple Leafs 50 18 23 41 39 1945-1946 Maple Leafs 41 5 20 25 36 1946-1947 Bruins 31 4 4 8 25 1946-1947 Bears-AHL 21 5 10 15 23 1947-1948 Cleveland Barons-AHL 17 1 4 5 8 1947-1948 Bears-AHL 36 2 14 16 39 1948-1949 New Westminster Royals-PCHL 63 18 48 66 64 1949-1950 New Westminster Royals-PCHL 59 8 29 37 56 1950-1951 New Westminster Royals-PCHL 65 8 15 23 54 1951-1952 Tacoma Rockets-PCHL 63 7 31 38 20 1952-1953 New Westminster Royals-PCHL NHL Totals: 517 83 209 292 463

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1933-1934 Kenora Thistles-NOJHA 9 6 2 8 18 1933-1934 Kenora Thistles-M-Cup 4 4 4 8 14 1934-1935 Kenora Thistles-NOJHA 2 0 4 4 2 1935-1936 Philadelphia Ramblers-Can-Am 4 0 0 0 2 1936-1937 Rangers 9 3 1 4 11 1937-1938 Rangers 2 0 0 0 2 1938-1939 Rangers 7 1 2 3 9 1939-1940 Rangers 12 3 1 4 18 1940-1941 Rangers 3 1 1 2 6 1941-1942 Rangers 6 1 3 4 24 1942-1943 Maple Leafs 6 1 2 3 8 1943-1944 Maple Leafs 5 0 3 3 4 1944-1945 Maple Leafs 13 2 4 6 8 1946-1947 Bears-AHL 11 3 5 8 19 1947-1948 Bears-AHL 2 0 0 0 0 1948-1949 New Westminster Royals-PCHL 12 1 8 9 10 1949-1950 New Westminster Royals-PCHL 18 2 6 8 22 1950-1951 New Westminster Royals-PCHL 7 0 0 0 4 1951-1952 Tacoma Rockets-PCHL 5 0 1 1 0 NHL Totals: 63 12 17 29 90

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Jan. 28, 1936 (Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens) MAJOR NHL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS WITH RANGERS Hockey Hall of Fame — Inducted 1966 RANGERS TEAM LEADER Most penalty minutes — 1940-41, 1941-42 Most playoff goals — 1937 (tie) Most playoff penalty minutes — 1942 RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 28 Minor-league teams: Philadelphia (Can-Am) 1935-36 MISCELLANEOUS Nickname: Babe Full name: Walter Basil Pratt Uniform Numbers: 11, 2 Stanley Cup Champion: 1940 Retired from pro hockey: 1952 BIOGRAPHY One of several future Hall of Famers who broke into the NHL with the Rangers in the 1930, Pratt was discovered by Rangers coach Lester Patrick while he was attending Patrick`s hockey school at Winnipeg in 1934. The Rangers signed him the following year, and he opened the 1935-36 season with the Blueshirts` minor-league affiliate in Philadelphia. Once Pratt arrived in the NHL for good in January 1936, he emerged as a fan favorite and pillar on defense for the Blueshirts. He was part of the Rangers` 1940 Stanley Cup championship team and went on to win the Hart Trophy as the NHL`s MVP with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1943-44. RELATED CONTENT º A History of the New York Rangers º Rangers in the Hall of Fame º Photos of Stanley Cup Champions