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Jack Egers
Canadian ice hockey player (1949–2021)
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.
| 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 | 1968–1977 | ||
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]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1964–65 | Kitchener Greenshirts | COJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Kitchener Greenshirts | COJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 40 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1967–68 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 54 | 53 | 37 | 90 | 78 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | ||
| 1968–69 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 59 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1969–70 | New York Rangers | NHL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1969–70 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 70 | 42 | 48 | 90 | 83 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1970–71 | New York Rangers | NHL | 60 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | New York Rangers | NHL | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 63 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 1972–73 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | New York Rangers | NHL | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Brantford Alexanders | OHA Sr | 30 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 284 | 64 | 69 | 133 | 154 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 | ||||
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
| Preceded by | CHL Leading Scorer 1969–70 |
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