Andy Aitkenhead

Andrew Aitkenhead (March 6, 1904 – October 21, 1968) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League between 1932 and 1934. Born in Glasgow, Aitkenhead came to Canada as a young child with his family, and grew up in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

Playing career Andy Aitkenkead played ten years in various minor leagues in Western Canada, most notably appearing in the 1923 Memorial Cup with the Saskatoon Quakers. After turning pro, Aitkenhead took two teams to the Allan Cup finals, the Saskatoon Nationals and the Saskatoon Empires, in 1924 and 1926 respectively.

Originally taken by the Rangers in the Inter-league draft from the Saskatoon Shieks in 1928, his rights were sent back and forth between the Rangers and the Portland Buckaroos of the PCHL, until he finally signed with the Rangers as a free agent in 1931. In his first two seasons in New York, Aitkenhead played in every single game for the Rangers, In that rookie season, he led the Rangers to the Stanley Cup, their second, in 1933. He posted a shutout in the clinching game, in overtime, against the Toronto Maple Leafs. however the Rangers were eliminated by the Maroons in the opening round of the playoffs. In 1935 Aitkenhead struggled, and eventually lost the starting job to Dave Kerr.

Aitkenhead was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1987.

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 1921–22 Yorkton Terriers SIHA 6 3 3 0 480 19 0 2.38 — — — — — — — — 1922–23 Saskatoon St. George SCJHL — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1922–23 Saskatoon Quakers M-Cup — — — — — — — — 2 1 0 1 120 3 0 1.50 1923–24 Saskatoon Nationals N-SSHL 5 4 0 1 350 5 1 0.86 — — — — — — — — 1923–24 Saskatoon Nationals Al-Cup — — — — — — — — 2 1 1 0 120 7 0 3.50 1925–26 Saskatoon Empires N-SSHL 4 4 0 0 240 12 1 3.00 — — — — — — — — 1925–26 Saskatoon Empires Al-Cup — — — — — — — — 2 0 1 1 140 9 0 3.86 1926–27 Saskatoon Sheiks PHL 32 14 15 3 1902 94 7 2.97 4 1 3 0 240 7 0 1.75 1927–28 Saskatoon Sheiks PHL 28 18 5 5 1733 41 7 1.42 — — — — — — — — 1928–29 Springfield Indians Can-Am 40 13 14 13 2550 58 6 1.36 — — — — — — — — 1929–30 Portland Buckaroos PCHL 36 20 10 6 2160 34 16 0.94 — — — — — — — — 1929–30 Springfield Indians Can-Am — — — — — — — — 4 1 3 0 240 8 0 2.00 1930–31 Portland Buckaroos PCHL 35 12 15 8 2100 61 6 1.74 — — — — — — — — 1931–32 Bronx Tigers Can-Am 33 16 13 4 2040 74 4 2.18 4 0 1 1 130 5 0 2.31 1932-33 New York Rangers NHL 48 23 17 8 2970 107 3 2.16 8 6 1 1 488 13 2 1.60 1933-34 New York Rangers NHL 48 21 19 8 2990 113 7 2.27 2 0 1 1 120 2 1 1.00 1934-35 New York Rangers NHL 10 3 7 0 610 37 1 3.64 — — — — — — — — 1934–35 Philadelphia Arrows Can-Am 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 — — — — — — — — 1934–35 Portland Buckaroos NWHL 21 11 4 6 1260 40 5 1.90 3 1 2 0 180 4 1 1.33 1935–36 Portland Buckaroos NWHL 40 18 14 8 2520 68 5 1.62 3 1 2 0 190 5 0 1.58 1936–37 Spokane Clippers PCHL 1 1 0 0 60 0 1 0.00 — — — — — — — — 1936–37 Portland Buckaroos PCHL 40 22 13 5 2400 72 7 1.80 3 3 0 0 180 3 0 1.00 1937–38 Portland Buckaroos PCHL 42 16 18 8 2620 85 5 1.95 2 1 1 0 120 4 0 2.00 1938–39 Seattle Seahawks PCHL 1 — — — 60 3 0 3.00 — — — — — — — — 1938–39 Portland Buckaroos PCHL 48 31 9 8 2880 114 9 2.38 5 4 1 0 300 10 1 2.00 1939–40 Portland Buckaroos PCHL 40 17 18 5 2400 98 4 2.45 5 1 4 0 300 17 0 3.40 1940–41 Portland Buckaroos PCHL 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 106 47 43 16 6570 257 11 2.35 10 6 2 2 608 15 3 1.48