Wally Hergesheimer

Wally Hergesheimer
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Born	(1927-01-08)January 8, 1927 Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Died	Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Rangers Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1947–1962

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

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.

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
• Ranked No. 92 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).

External links

• Wally Hergesheimer's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Wally Hergesheimer's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Wally Hergesheimer's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame