Edgar Louis "Beaver" Laprade (October 10, 1919 – April 28, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. The son of Thomas and Edith Laprade, he was born in the New Ontario community of Mine Centre. By age 4, he and his family moved to Port Arthur, Ontario. Perciante and Laprade also owned and managed an arena in Port Arthur. He also served on the board of governors for Confederation College and Lakehead University.
Awards and achievements
- Selected as TBSHL MVP in 1939, and 1941.
- Allan Cup champion in 1939.
- Calder Memorial Trophy winner in 1946.
- Played in 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1950 NHL All-Star Games.
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winner in 1950.
- Inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.
- In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 24 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons
Career statistics
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | Regular season
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1935–36
| Port Arthur Bruins
| TBJHL
| 14
| 13
| 10
| 23
| 6
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 6
| 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1936–37
| Port Arthur Bruins
| TBJHL
| 18
| 19
| 14
| 33
| 2
| 3
| 6
| 3
| 9
| 5
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1937–38
| Port Arthur Bruins
| TBJHL
| 18
| 23
| 11
| 34
| 9
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1938–39
| Port Arthur Bruins
| TBJHL
| 10
| 7
| 4
| 11
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1938–39
| Port Arthur Bearcats
| TBSHL
| 25
| 31
| 9
| 40
| 7
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 4
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1938–39
| Port Arthur Bearcats
| Al-Cup
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 13
| 22
| 4
| 26
| 6
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1939–40
| Port Arthur Bearcats
| TBSHL
| 22
| 20
| 15
| 35
| 8
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1939–40
| Port Arthur Bearcats
| Al-Cup
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 12
| 13
| 10
| 23
| 6
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1940–41
| Port Arthur Bearcats
| TBSHL
| 20
| 26
| 21
| 47
| 7
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1941–42
| Port Arthur Bearcats
| TBSHL
| 15
| 18
| 23
| 41
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1941–42
| Port Arthur Bearcats
| Al-Cup
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 17
| 12
| 21
| 33
| 6
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1942–43
| Port Arthur Bearcats
| TBSHL
| 8
| 7
| 10
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 4
| 11
| 4
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1942–43
| Port Arthur Bearcats
| Al-Cup
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 8
| 6
| 10
| 16
| 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1943–44
| Winnipeg Army
| WNDHL
| 6
| 10
| 3
| 13
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1944–45
| Barriefield Bears
| KCHL
| —
| 19
| 28
| 47
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 8
| 13
| 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1945–46
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 49
| 15
| 19
| 34
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1946–47
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 58
| 15
| 25
| 40
| 9
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1947–48
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 59
| 13
| 34
| 47
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1948–49
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 56
| 18
| 12
| 30
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1949–50
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 60
| 22
| 22
| 44
| 2
| 12
| 3
| 5
| 8
| 4
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1950–51
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 42
| 10
| 13
| 23
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1951–52
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 70
| 9
| 29
| 38
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1952–53
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1953–54
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 35
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1954–55
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 60
| 3
| 11
| 14
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | TBSHL totals
! 90
! 102
! 78
! 180
! 26
! 16
! 17
! 9
! 26
! 10
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Al-Cup totals
! —
! —
! —
! —
! —
! 50
! 53
! 45
! 98
! 20
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 500
! 108
! 172
! 280
! 42
! 18
! 4
! 9
! 13
! 4
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