Jack Egers
Born (1949-01-28)January 28, 1949
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Died September 10, 2021(2021-09-10) (aged 72)
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
Washington Capitals
NHL Draft 20th overall, 1966
New York Rangers
Playing career 19681977

John Richard Egers (January 28, 1949 – September 10, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, and Washington Capitals between 1969 and 1975.

Biography

Originally drafted in 1966 by the New York Rangers, Egers would also play for the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals. Egers was an original member of the Capitals, who claimed him in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft. He holds the distinction of scoring the first game-winning goal for the team, on October 17, 1974, against the Chicago Black Hawks.

Egers was later a captain in the Kitchener Fire Department. He died at the age of 72 on September 10, 2021.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1964–65 Kitchener Greenshirts COJHL
1965–66 Kitchener Greenshirts COJHL
1965–66 Kitchener Rangers OHA 51122
1966–67 Kitchener Rangers OHA 401892748 90006
1967–68 Kitchener Rangers OHA 5453379078 13561121
1968–69 Omaha Knights CHL 5928305847 73477
1969–70 New York Rangers NHL 63032 531410
1969–70 Omaha Knights CHL 7042489083 33362
1970–71 New York Rangers NHL 607101750 30002
1971–72 New York Rangers NHL 1721314
1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL 6321254634 1114514
1972–73 St. Louis Blues NHL 7824244826 50112
1973–74 St. Louis Blues NHL 60116
1973–74 New York Rangers NHL 281346 81014
1974–75 Washington Capitals NHL 143258
1975–76 Washington Capitals NHL 123368
1975–76 Baltimore Clippers AHL 1544819
1976–77 Brantford Alexanders OHA Sr 3020193955
NHL totals 2846469133154 32561132

References

  1. "Jack EGERS Obituary (2021) - Woodstock, ON - Waterloo Region Record". Legacy.com.
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