Jack Egers

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.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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