Chuck Rayner ✝

Rayner was born August 11, 1920 in Sutherland, Saskatchewan.\n', ' Playing his junior career for the Kenora Thistles of the Manitoba junior league, Rayner showed his skill early in backstopping the team to the Memorial Cup championship in 1940. The next season, he turned professional for the Americans, spending most of the year with the Amerks\' minor league affiliate, the Springfield Indians of the AHL. With the Indians, Rayner led the league in shutouts and goals against average and was named to the Second All-Star Team.\n', ' The following season Rayner was the leading goalie for the Americans\' final season before the team folded. World War II interrupted Rayner\'s career, however, and he spent the next three years in the Royal Canadian Navy, where he played two seasons for naval teams based out of Victoria.\n', "