Phil Hergesheimer

Phil Hergesheimer
Born (1914-07-09)July 9, 1914
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died March 6, 2004(2004-03-06) (aged 89)
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1934–1951

Philip "Nip" Hergesheimer (July 9, 1914 — March 6, 2004) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins between 1939 and 1942. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Hergesheimer was the brother of fellow NHL player Wally Hergesheimer. The rest of Phil's career, which lasted between 1934 and 1955, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career

Among the minor league teams he played for were the Winnipeg Falcons, Boston Cubs, London Tecumsehs, Minneapolis Millers, Cleveland Barons,[1] Ottawa Commandos, St. John's Navy, Philadelphia Rockets, (also Head Coach), Cincinnati Mohawks, Kelowna Packers, and Kamloop Elks. He played four seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL.

Hergesheimer was a five-star American Hockey League All-Star Game Champion, and the winner of the Calder Cup Trophy in 1946. By 1951 his career had totaled 288 goals and 265 assists for 553 points in 548 games. He retired in 1955 as the second-leading goal scorer of his era, and today still ranks 20th on the league's all-time list. On March 6, 2004, Hergesheimer died in Kelowna, British Columbia, shortly before he was inducted into the Cincinnati Hockey Hall of Fame.[2] He was pre-deceased by his wife of 66 years, Mary.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1932–33 Winnipeg Falcons WDJHL 8 8 2 10 6 — — — — —
1933–34 Winnipeg Falcons MJHL 14 9 6 15 21 1 0 0 0 0
1934–35 Boston Tiger Cubs Can-Am 46 10 6 16 16 3 1 0 1 2
1935–36 Boston Cubs Can-Am 27 2 7 9 10 — — — — —
1935–36 Detroit Olympics IHL 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1935–36 London Tecumsehs IHL 11 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0
1936–37 Minneapolis Millers AHA 48 23 26 49 22 6 1 4 5 4
1937–38 Cleveland Barons IAHL 47 25 20 45 13 2 2 1 3 0
1938–39 Cleveland Barons IAHL 54 34 19 53 23 9 7 1 8 14
1939–40 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 42 9 11 20 6 1 0 0 0 0
1940–41 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 8 16 24 9 5 0 0 0 2
1941–42 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 23 3 11 14 2 — — — — —
1941–42 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 12 — — — — —
1941–42 Hershey Bears AHL 12 8 7 15 2 10 6 5 11 4
1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 9 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
1942–43 Cleveland Barons AHL 36 14 27 41 4 4 1 1 2 2
1943–44 Cleveland Barons AHL 33 21 19 40 6 — — — — —
1943–44 Ottawa Commandos QSHL 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2
1944–45 St. John's Navy NFLD Sr 6 11 15 26 0 1 3 2 5 0
1945–46 Cleveland Barons AHL 54 21 27 48 4 12 6 10 16 4
1946–47 Philadelphia Rockets AHL 64 48 44 92 20 — — — — —
1947–48 Philadelphia Rockets AHL 57 42 31 73 6 — — — — —
1948–49 Philadelphia Rockets AHL 67 38 28 66 14 — — — — —
1949–50 Cincinnati Mohawks AHL 70 31 30 61 7 — — — — —
1950–51 Cincinnati Mohawks AHL 54 6 13 19 8 — — — — —
1951–52 Kelowna Packers OSHL 45 34 14 48 34 — — — — —
1952–53 Kelowna Packers OSHL 54 20 26 46 10 4 2 2 4 2
1953–54 Kelowna Packers OSHL 63 17 21 38 56 8 2 4 6 8
1954–55 Kamloops Elks OSHL 40 10 8 18 18 9 2 0 2 2
IAHL/AHL totals 548 288 265 553 108 37 22 18 40 24
NHL totals 125 21 41 62 29 6 0 0 0 2

Awards and achievements

References

  1. ^ "Boston Bruins - Team". Boston Professional Hockey Association, Inc. Retrieved August 4, 2007.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ ".:: Hockey Hall of Fame ::". Cincinnati Gardens. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2007.

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