Joe Cooper

Joseph Cooper (December 14, 1914 – April 3, 1979) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 414 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks between 1935 and 1947. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1931–32 Winnipeg K of C WJrHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1932–33 Winnipeg K of C WJrHL 11 8 3 11 24 3 0 1 1 2 1933–34 Selkirk Fishermen MJHL 13 12 3 15 28 5 3 4 7 17 1933–34 Selkirk Fishermen MHL 1 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1934–35 New York Crescents EAHL 21 5 14 19 78 7 5 0 5 16 1935–36 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1935–36 Philadelphia Ramblers Can-Am 48 5 10 15 86 4 1 0 1 6 1936–37 New York Rangers NHL 48 0 3 3 42 9 1 1 2 12 1937–38 New York Rangers NHL 46 3 2 5 56 3 0 0 0 4 1938–39 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 17 3 3 6 10 — — — — — 1938–39 Philadelphia Ramblers IAHL 35 8 15 23 50 — — — — — 1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 44 4 8 12 59 2 0 0 0 0 1940–41 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 45 5 5 10 76 5 1 0 1 8 1941–42 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 47 6 14 20 58 3 0 2 2 2 1942–43 Ottawa Commandos QSHL 12 4 4 8 22 — — — — — 1942–43 Ottawa Commandos Al-Cup — — — — — 12 4 6 10 18 1943–44 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 13 1 0 1 17 9 1 1 2 18 1943–44 Ottawa Commandos QSHL 10 0 1 1 18 — — — — — 1944–45 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 50 4 17 21 50 — — — — — 1945–46 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 50 2 7 9 46 4 0 1 1 14 1946–47 New York Rangers NHL 59 2 8 10 36 — — — — — 1947–48 St. Louis Flyers AHL 24 2 8 10 20 — — — — — 1947–48 Hershey Bears AHL 20 5 6 11 36 2 0 0 0 2 NHL totals 420 30 67 97 450 35 3 5 8 58

Awards and achievements EAHL First All-Star Team (1935) Can-Am First All-Star Team (1936) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame