He played amateur hockey before joining the NHL, winning the
Allan Cup in 1930 with the
Montreal AAA senior men's team. Kerr was most notable for his time with the New York Rangers. His four shutouts in a single playoff season in 1937 is a Rangers record (since tied by Mike Richter). In
1937-38, Kerr was selected to the
NHL second All-Star team. Kerr won a
Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers in
1939-40. That year, he won the
Vezina Trophy for a Rangers team that led the league in goals allowed, and had a 19-game unbeaten streak (14-0-5). He was also selected to the
NHL first All-Star team that year. As a Ranger, he only missed one game between 1934 and 1941, and started every game for five straight seasons (1936-1941). Kerr also was the NHL season leader in most games played by a goaltender (1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, and 1940–41), most shutouts (1937–38 and 1939–40), most playoff games played by a goaltender, most playoff minutes played by a goaltender, most playoff wins, most playoff shutouts, and lowest playoff goals-against average (all 1937 and 1940). Kerr was the fifth goalie to win 200 games in a career and retired with the fourth most wins (204) along with 8th in shutouts (51). Kerr died at the age of 68 on May 11, 1978 in a hospital in
Belleville, Ontario after a long illness. ==Awards and achievements==