Tim Kerr

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size =
position = Right Wing
played_for = Philadelphia Flyers
New York Rangers
Hartford Whalers
shot = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 225
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1960|01|5
birth_place = Windsor, ON, CAN
career_start = 1980
career_end = 1993

Timothy Kerr (born January 5, 1960 in Windsor, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1980 and 1993.

Playing career

Kerr was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers. It proved to be a great move for Philadelphia, as Kerr scored 50 goals four times, and set the NHL single-season record for power-play goals in a season with 34 in the 1985–86 season. That season was particularly interesting in that in September 1985 he was hospitalized with aseptic meningitis.

Kerr was an almost unmovable presence in the slot during his prime. Hockey Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier once joked that the only way to stop Kerr was to wrap chains around his arms and legs. But Trottier retracted that statement almost immediately by saying that that still probably would not stop him.

However, Kerr's career was plagued with injuries, as he missed almost the complete 1982–83 and 1987–88 seasons. In the latter, he had five shoulder operations in a fourteen month period. Also in October 1990, his wife died at the age of 30 just ten days after the birth of their baby.

Kerr played one season each with the New York Rangers and the Hartford Whalers.

Awards and honours

*Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team (1987)
*Awarded the Bill Masterton Trophy (1989)
*Played in the NHL All-Star Game (1984, 1985, 1986)

Records

*Holds NHL single-season record for most power-play goals (34 in 1985–86)
*Holds Philadelphia Flyers team record for most 50-goal seasons (4)
*Shares NHL playoff record for most goals in a period (4 on April 13, 1985)
*Holds NHL playoff record for most power-play goals in a period (3 on April 13, 1985)
*In the top 100 in career NHL goals (stands 100th as of 2007–08 season)

Career statistics

References

* "The Greatest Players and Moments of the Philadelphia Flyers" Fischler, Stan ISBN 1571672346 pg. 27

External links

*hockeydb|2699