Ken McAuley
Canadian ice hockey player
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Kenneth Leslie McAuley (January 9, 1921 – June 18, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 96 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons.
| Ken McAuley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 9, 1921 | ||
| Died | June 18, 1992 (aged 71) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Right | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1941–1950 | ||
Playing career
McAuley played for the New York Rangers, who experienced a shortage of players due to the World War II draft. After serving a year in the military, McAuley was signed by the Rangers and played two seasons with the club. With a record of 17–64–15 he was not re-signed following the war. The Rangers opted to rotate Charlie Rayner and Jim Henry in net.[1]
While playing in all but 20 minutes of the 1943-44 season, McAuley allowed 310 goals, setting a league record for worst goals against average (6.24) that has stood ever since. The closest any starting goaltender has come to breaking this record is Ron Low, who recorded a 5.45 GAA as the Washington Capitals starting goaltender in the 1975–76 season.
In 1945 he married Women's Baseball player, a thirdbase for the Rockford Peaches, Mildred Warwick, and decided to settle down with his wife in Edmonton, Alberta.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| 1938–39 | Edmonton Maple Leafs | EJrHL | 11 | — | — | — | 660 | 38 | 0 | 3.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Edmonton Maple Leafs | EJrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Edmonton Maple Leafs | EJrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Regina Rangers | SSHL | 32 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1970 | 136 | 2 | 4.14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | ||
| 1943–44 | New York Rangers | NHL | 50 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 2980 | 310 | 0 | 6.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | New York Rangers | NHL | 46 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 2760 | 227 | 1 | 4.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Edmonton Flyers | WCSHL | 36 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2200 | 130 | 0 | 3.55 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 490 | 31 | 0 | 3.80 | ||
| 1946–47 | Edmonton Flyers | WCSHL | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2460 | 139 | 1 | 3.39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | ||
| 1947–48 | Saskatoon Quakers | WCSHL | 48 | 10 | 36 | 2 | 2900 | 234 | 0 | 4.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Saskatoon Quakers | WCSHL | 6 | — | — | — | 353 | 42 | 0 | 7.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Kimberley Dynamiters | WIHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 96 | 17 | 64 | 15 | 5740 | 537 | 1 | 5.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
