Wally Hergesheimer

Walter Edgar Hergesheimer (January 8, 1927 —September 27, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey forward.

Playing career In 1944 Hergsheimer lost the index and middle finger on his right hand due to an industrial accident.

Hergesheimer started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers. He would also play with the Chicago Black Hawks. His career lasted from 1952 to 1959. His older brother was Phil Hergesheimer (1914–2004), also a professional hockey player. He died of congestive heart failure at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg on September 27, 2014, at the age of 87.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1947–48 Minneapolis Millers USHL 37 8 14 22 4 4 0 0 0 0 1948–49 San Francisco Shamrocks PCHL 70 34 39 73 22 — — — — — 1949–50 Minneapolis Millers USHL 69 43 37 80 22 7 5 5 10 0 1950–51 Cleveland Barons AHL 71 42 41 83 8 11 11 2 13 2 1951–52 New York Rangers NHL 68 26 12 38 6 — — — — — 1952–53 New York Rangers NHL 70 30 29 59 10 — — — — — 1953–54 New York Rangers NHL 66 27 16 43 42 — — — — — 1954–55 New York Rangers NHL 14 4 2 6 4 — — — — — 1955–56 New York Rangers NHL 70 22 18 40 26 5 1 0 1 0 1956–57 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 41 2 8 10 12 — — — — — 1957–58 Buffalo Bisons AHL 70 26 21 47 18 — — — — — 1958–59 New York Rangers NHL 22 3 0 3 6 — — — — — 1958–59 Buffalo Bisons AHL 45 23 23 46 21 11 2 1 3 6 1959–60 Buffalo Bisons AHL 72 25 29 54 13 — — — — — 1960–61 Calgary Stampeders WHL 70 40 26 66 17 5 3 0 3 0 1961–62 Los Angeles Blades WHL 66 21 44 65 6 — — — — — NHL totals 351 114 85 199 106 5 1 0 1 0

Awards and achievements USHL First All-Star Team (1950) AHL Second All-Star Team (1951) Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award (Rookie of the Year — AHL) (1951) Played in NHL All-Star Game (1953 & 1956) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Honoured Member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 92 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons