Seasons with Rangers: 8 (1945-1953)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 377
Playoff Games with Rangers: 18

Acquired
Signed by Rangers as a free agent in 1945.

Departed
Retired from pro hockey in 1954.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP W L T OT SO GA SA Sv% GAA Min 1945-1946 Rangers 40 12 21 7 - 1 149 3.76 2,377 1946-1947 Rangers 58 22 30 6 - 5 177 3.05 3,480 1947-1948 Rangers 12 4 7 0 - 0 42 3.65 691 1948-1949 Rangers 58 16 31 11 - 7 168 2.90 3,480 1949-1950 Rangers 69 28 30 11 - 6 181 2.62 4,140 1950-1951 Rangers 66 19 28 19 - 2 187 2.85 3,940 1951-1952 Rangers 53 18 25 10 - 2 159 3.00 3,180 1952-1953 Rangers 20 4 8 8 - 1 58 2.90 1,200 Team Totals: 376 123 180 72 0 24 1,121 2.99 22,488

NYR - Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP W L T OT SO GA SA Sv% GAA Min 1947-1948 Rangers 6 2 4 - 0 17 2.83 360 1949-1950 Rangers 12 7 5 - 1 29 2.25 775 Team Totals: 18 9 9 0 1 46 2.43 1,135

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP W L T OT SO GA SA Sv% GAA Min 1936-1937 Saskatoon Wesleys-N-SJHL 1936-1937 Saskatoon Wesleys-M-Cup 9 7 2 0 2 20 2.18 550 1937-1938 Kenora Thistles-MJHL 22 0 103 4.58 1,350 1938-1939 Kenora Thistles-MJHL 22 0 64 2.84 1,350 1939-1940 Kenora Thistles-MJHL 24 15 5 4 1 66 2.68 1,480 1940-1941 Americans 12 2 7 3 - 0 44 3.42 773 1940-1941 Springfield Indians-AHL 37 17 13 6 6 87 2.29 2,280 1941-1942 Americans 36 13 21 2 - 1 129 3.47 2,230 1941-1942 Springfield Indians-AHL 1 1 0 0 0 4 4.00 60 1942-1943 Victoria Navy-NNDHL 12 1 39 3.25 720 1943-1944 Victoria Navy-PCHL 18 1 52 2.89 1,080 1943-1944 Halifax RCAF-NSDHL 1943-1944 Halifax RCAF-Al-Cup 2 1 1 0 0 6 2.77 130 1945-1946 Rangers 40 12 21 7 - 1 149 3.76 2,377 1946-1947 Rangers 58 22 30 6 - 5 177 3.05 3,480 1947-1948 Rangers 12 4 7 0 - 0 42 3.65 691 1947-1948 New Haven Ramblers-AHL 15 7 6 2 0 40 2.67 900 1948-1949 Rangers 58 16 31 11 - 7 168 2.90 3,480 1949-1950 Rangers 69 28 30 11 - 6 181 2.62 4,140 1950-1951 Rangers 66 19 28 19 - 2 187 2.85 3,940 1951-1952 Rangers 53 18 25 10 - 2 159 3.00 3,180 1952-1953 Rangers 20 4 8 8 - 1 58 2.90 1,200 1953-1954 Saskatoon Quakers-WHL 68 31 28 9 6 204 3.03 4,045 1954-1955 Nelson Maple Leafs-WIHL 2 0 4 2.00 120 1955-1956 Nelson Maple Leafs-WIHL 6 0 18 3.00 360 NHL Totals: 424 138 208 77 0 25 1,294 25,491

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP W L T OT SO GA SA Sv% GAA Min 1936-1937 Saskatoon Wesleys-N-SJHL 3 3 0 0 0 4 1.33 180 1936-1937 Saskatoon Wesleys-M-Cup 9 7 2 0 2 20 2.18 550 1939-1940 Kenora Thistles-MJHL 9 0 18 2.00 540 1942-1943 Victoria Navy-NNDHL 6 2 4 0 0 29 4.70 370 1943-1944 Victoria Navy-PCHL 2 1 1 0 0 6 2.77 130 1943-1944 Halifax RCAF-Al-Cup 2 1 1 0 0 6 2.77 130 1947-1948 Rangers 6 2 4 - 0 17 2.83 360 1949-1950 Rangers 12 7 5 - 1 29 2.25 775 1953-1954 Saskatoon Quakers-WHL 6 2 4 0 1 23 3.83 360 1954-1955 Nelson Maple Leafs-WIHL 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.00 60 NHL Totals: 18 9 9 0 1 46 1,135

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Nov. 3, 1945 (Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs) FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS Jan. 4, 1953 (Rangers at Boston Bruins) MAJOR NHL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS WITH RANGERS Hockey Hall of Fame — Inducted 1973 Hart Trophy — 1949-50 NHL Second All-Star Team — 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51 NHL All-Star Game — 1949, 1950, 1951 RANGERS TEAM AWARDS Rangers MVP — 1945-46, 1946-47, 1948-49 (co-winner) NHL LEADER Most shutouts — 1946-47 RANGERS NO. 1 GoALTENDER (played majority of games) 1945-46 to 1946-47, 1948-49 to 1951-52 RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 83 Minor-league teams: New Haven (AHL) 1947-48; Saskatoon (WHL) 1953-54 MISCELLANEOUS Nickname: Bonnie Prince Charles Full name: Claude Earl Rayner Uniform Numbers: 1 Retired from pro hockey: 1954 BIOGRAPHY The demise of the Brooklyn Americans franchise during World War II turned out to be a boon to the Rangers, who were able to sign Americans goaltender Chuck Rayner in 1942 and then add Rayner to their roster after he completed his military service in 1945. Rayner served in the Canadian Navy for three years during World War II and did not join the Rangers until he was 25 years old. Over the next seven years, he established himself as one of the team`s biggest stars. Rayner`s most impressive NHL achievement came in 1950 when he won the Hart Trophy as the league`s MVP despite having a sub.-500 record. Were it not for Rayner, the Rangers would have likely missed qualifying for the playoffs, let alone advance all the way to the 1950 Stanley Cup Finals. During his years in New York, Rayner played in three All-Star Games and was named to three postseason All-Star team. His career took a bad turn in February 1952 when he suffered a season-ending torn ligament in his left knee. Rayner ultimately lost his starting job to another future Hall of Famer, Lorne Worsley, in 1953, but his reign at the Garden was one of the best career goaltending performances in Blueshirts history. RELATED CONTENT º Rayner Obituary º Alumni Profile º Alumni Spotlight 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 Hall of Fame Goalies