Lorne William Bell Carr (July 2, 1910 — June 9, 2007) was a Canadian professional

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player who played in the

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with the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...

New York Americans The New York Americans, colloquially known as the Amerks, were a professional ice hockey team based in New York City from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the second to play ...

, and

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

between 1933 and 1946. He won the

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twice with Toronto, in and .

Profession career

Carr began his career in 1930 with the Vancouver Lions of the

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. He next played for the

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of the International Hockey League. In

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

, Carr signed with the

. After one season with the Rangers, Carr signed with the rival

, with whom he played for the following seven seasons. In 1941, Carr was traded to the

for

Red Heron Robert Greatrex "Red" Heron (December 31, 1917 — December 14, 1990) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 106 games in the National Hockey League between 1938 and 1942 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brooklyn Americans, and Montreal Canadie ...

, Nick Knott,

Gus Marker Augustus Solberg Marker (August 1, 1905 – October 7, 1997) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who had played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Maple Leafs and ...

and cash. It was with Toronto that he enjoyed his most success as a player. In

1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...

he won his first

Championship, when his team, down three games to zero, won four straight against the

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in the Stanley Cup Finals, winning the championship. Carr played another four seasons with the Maple Leafs, winning a second

Championship in

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...

. He ended his playing career after the

1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...

season.

Post-playing career

Following his retirement, Carr moved to

Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...

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, and opened the Amylorne Motel. The motel featured an 18-hole golf course and a driving range. He also co-owned a Calgary poolroom with Calgary native and former New York American

Fred Hergerts Frederick Hergert (January 29, 1912 — July 15, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 19 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans between 1935 and 1936. The rest of his career, which lasted from 193 ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

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Lorne Carr's Day With the Stanley Cup
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