Arthur Edmund Coulter (May 31, 1909 – October 14, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League.
Coulter, a two time Stanley Cup Champion, helped the Black Hawks win their first championship in 1933–34 and the Rangers to a Cup win in 1939–40. He succeeded Hall of Famer Bill Cook as captain of the Rangers in 1938. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974.
Awards and achievements
thumb|1938 photo of Coulter
- Stanley Cup Championships (1934 & 1940)
- NHL Second All-Star Team Defence (1935, 1938, 1939, & 1940)
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
- In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 30 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|Regular season
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1925–26
| Winnipeg Pilgrims
| MJHL
| 9 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 10
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1926–27
| Winnipeg Pilgrims
| MJHL
| 5 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1929–30
| Philadelphia Arrows
| Can-Am
| 35 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 40
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1930–31
| Philadelphia Arrows
| Can-Am
| 40 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 109
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1931–32
| Philadelphia Arrows
| Can-Am
| 26 || 9 || 4 || 13 || 42
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1931–32
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 13 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 23
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
| 1932–33
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 46 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 53
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1933–34
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 46 || 5 || 2 || 7 || 39
| 8 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 10
|-
| 1934–35
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 48 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 68
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1935–36
| Chicago Black Hawks
| NHL
| 25 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 18
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1935–36
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 23 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 26
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1936–37
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 47 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 27
| 9 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 15
|-
| 1937–38
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 43 || 5 || 10 || 15 || 90
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1938–39
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 44 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 58
| 7 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 6
|-
| 1939–40
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 48 || 1 || 9 || 10 || 68
| 12 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 21
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1940–41
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 35 || 5 || 14 || 19 || 42
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 1941–42
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 47 || 1 || 16 || 17 || 31
| 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1942–43
| United States Coast Guard Cutters
| EAHL
| 37 || 13 || 20 || 33 || 32
| 10 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 8
|-
| 1943–44
| United States Coast Guard Cutters
| Exhib
| 26 || 10 || 13 || 23 || 10
| 12 || 6 || 8 || 14 || 8
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 465 !! 30 !! 82 !! 112 !! 543
! 49 !! 4 !! 5 !! 9 !! 61
|}