Chris Herperger

Christopher Herperger (born February 24, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators, and Atlanta Thrashers between 1999 and 2003. Following that he spent several years playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the top league in Germany, retiring in 2013.

Playing career Herperger was drafted 223rd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1992 NHL entry draft. He played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators and the Atlanta Thrashers. He played 169 regular season games in total, scoring 18 goals, making 25 assists, and collecting 75 penalty minutes.

Herperger then moved to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga in 2003 and played for the Krefeld Pinguine for three seasons, and then to Switzerland to play for the Kloten Flyers of Nationalliga A. He returned to Germany after a single season, and signed with the Hannover Scorpions. Herperger played the final six years of his career with Hannover, before retiring at the end of the 2012–13 season, also the Scorpions last in the DEL.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Swift Current Legionnaires U18 SMAAAHL — — — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Swift Current Broncos WHL 10 1 0 1 5 — — — — — 1991–92 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 14 19 33 44 8 0 1 1 9 1992–93 Swift Current Broncos WHL 20 9 7 16 31 — — — — — 1992–93 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 46 20 11 31 30 5 1 1 2 6 1993–94 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 71 44 51 95 110 9 12 10 22 12 1994–95 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 59 49 52 101 106 4 4 0 4 6 1994–95 Hershey Bears AHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1995–96 Hershey Bears AHL 46 8 12 20 36 — — — — — 1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL 21 2 3 5 17 9 2 3 5 6 1996–97 Baltimore Bandits AHL 67 19 22 41 88 3 0 0 0 0 1997–98 Canadian National Team Intl 63 20 30 50 102 — — — — — 1998–99 Indianapolis Ice IHL 79 19 29 48 81 7 0 4 4 4 1999–00 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 9 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 1999–00 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 73 22 26 48 122 9 3 3 6 8 2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 61 10 15 25 20 — — — — — 2000–01 Norfolk Admirals AHL 9 1 4 5 9 — — — — — 2001–02 Ottawa Senators NHL 72 4 9 13 43 — — — — — 2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 27 4 1 5 7 — — — — — 2002–03 Chicago Wolves AHL 7 1 1 2 14 — — — — — 2002–03 Manitoba Moose AHL 15 6 6 12 12 — — — — — 2003–04 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 38 10 16 26 50 — — — — — 2004–05 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 41 16 14 30 98 — — — — — 2005–06 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 50 18 30 48 86 5 1 2 3 12 2006–07 Kloten Flyers NLA 44 12 21 33 69 — — — — — 2007–08 Hannover Scorpions DEL 36 16 21 37 61 — — — — — 2008–09 Hannover Scorpions DEL 51 13 23 36 58 11 6 8 14 4 2009–10 Hannover Scorpions DEL 39 12 18 30 52 11 7 5 12 4 2010–11 Hannover Scorpions DEL 49 18 24 42 40 5 1 5 6 26 2011–12 Hannover Scorpions DEL 49 16 23 39 28 — — — — — 2012–13 Hannover Scorpions DEL 26 7 13 20 20 — — — — — DEL totals 382 126 182 308 493 32 15 20 35 46 NHL totals 169 18 25 43 75 — — — — —

Awards WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1995