Gerald Heffernan

Gerald Joseph Heffernan (July 24, 1916 – January 16, 2007) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 85 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens from 1941 to 1944. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1936 to 1946, was spent in the minor leagues. With Montreal, he won the Stanley Cup in 1944. After retiring from hockey Gerald Heffernan became an insurance salesman and lived the rest of his years in Moraga, California.

His son, Terence Heffernan, was a Canadian screenwriter.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1934–35 Montreal Junior Royals QJAHA 10 8 6 14 2 2 1 0 1 2 1935–36 Montreal Junior Royals QJAHA 9 5 3 8 2 2 3 1 4 0 1934–36 Montreal Royals MTL Sr — — — — — 5 0 0 0 0 1936–37 Montreal Royals MTL Sr 21 6 15 21 12 5 2 0 2 2 1937–38 Harringay Greyhounds ENL — — — — — — — — — — 1938–39 Montreal Royals QSHL 21 12 10 22 35 5 2 8 10 8 1938–39 Montreal Royals Al-Cup — — — — — 15 9 13 22 14 1939–40 Montreal Royals QSHL 29 11 19 30 38 8 4 6 10 2 1939–40 Montreal Royals Al-Cup — — — — — 5 1 5 6 9 1940–41 Montreal Royals QSHL 33 15 18 33 24 8 4 3 7 2 1940–41 Montreal Royals Al-Cup — — — — — 14 4 4 8 6 1941–42 Montreal Canadiens NHL 41 5 15 20 15 2 2 1 3 0 1941–42 Montreal Royals QSHL 9 2 4 6 6 — — — — — 1942–43 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1942–43 Montreal Shamrocks QSHL 22 19 15 34 28 4 0 1 1 2 1943–44 Montreal Canadiens NHL 43 28 20 48 12 7 1 2 3 8 1944–45 Montreal Royals QSHL 23 23 28 51 14 7 4 4 8 2 1945–46 Montreal Royals QSHL 38 20 24 44 41 11 7 6 13 4 QSHL totals 175 102 118 220 186 43 21 28 49 20 NHL totals 85 33 35 68 27 11 3 3 6 8