Wally Hergesheimer
Wally Hergesheimer | |||
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Born |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | January 8, 1927||
Died |
September 27, 2014 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | (aged 87)||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
New York Rangers Chicago Black Hawks | ||
Playing career | 1947–1962 |
Walter Edgar Hergesheimer (January 8, 1927 – September 27, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey forward.
Hergesheimer started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers. He would also play with the Chicago Black Hawks. His career lasted from 1952 to 1959. His older brother was Phil Hergesheimer (1914–2004), also a professional hockey player. He died of congestive heart failure at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg on September 27, 2014 at the age of 87.[1][2]
Awards and achievements[]
- USHL First All-Star Team (1950)
- AHL Second All-Star Team (1951)
- Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award (Rookie of the Year — AHL) (1951)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1953 & 1956)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
- In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 92 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons[3]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1947–48 | Minneapolis Millers | USHL | 37 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
San Francisco Shamrocks | PCHL | 70 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1949–50 | Minneapolis Millers | USHL | 69 | 43 | 37 | 80 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
1950–51 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 71 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | ||
1951–52 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1952–53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1953–54 | New York Rangers | NHL | 66 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1954–55 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1955–56 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1956–57 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 41 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1957–58 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 70 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1958–59 | New York Rangers | NHL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1958–59 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 45 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
1959–60 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 72 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 70 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
1961–62 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 66 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 351 | 114 | 85 | 199 | 106 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Walter Hergesheimer Obituary - Winnipeg Free Press Passages". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (2 October 2014). "Wally Hergesheimer, a Small Big Scorer for the Rangers, Dies at 87". The New York Times.
- ^ Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470736197. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Wally Hergesheimer's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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- Los Angeles Blades (WHL) players
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