Art Coulter played 11 seasons in the NHL for the Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers from 1931-42, totaling 113 points (31 goals, 82 assists) in 458 regular-season games and nine points (four goals, five assists) in 49 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Coulter began his hockey career with the Philadelphia Arrows of the Can-Am League in 1929. Coulter played there for two and a half seasons, including in 1930-31, when he led the league with 109 penalty minutes.

In 1934, Coulter helped the Black Hawks win the Stanley Cup for the first time, but less than two seasons later, he was traded to New York for defenseman Earl Seibert in January 1936.

A three-time all-star with the Rangers, Coulter became their captain at the start of the 1937-38 season, and under his leadership, New York ended a six-year drought by winning the Stanley Cup in 1940.

Coulter would go on to play two more seasons in New York, and in his final NHL season in 1941-42, he had 17 points (one goal, 16 assists) in 47 games.

Following his NHL career, Coulter joined the Canadian Armed Forces during World War II and played with the Coast Guard Clippers for two years in the Eastern League, where he one of the top attractions and was named to their First All-Star Team in 1943.

Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974, Coulter died on Oct. 14, 2000, at the age of 91.

NOTES & TRANSACTIONS

• NHL Second All-Star Team (1935, 1938, 1939, 1940)
• EAHL First All-Star Team (1943)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1939)
• Traded to Chicago by Philadelphia (Can-Am) for cash and the loan of Frank Ingram, February, 1932.
• Traded to NY Rangers by Chicago for Earl Seibert, January 15, 1936.