Chris Herperger


Christopher Herperger (born February 24, 1974) is a retired pro ice hockey player from Canada who played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators, and Atlanta Thrashers between 1999 and 2003. After that he spent 10 years playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the top league in Germany, retiring in 2013.

Chris Herperger
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Born (1974-02-24) February 24, 1974 (age 50)
Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
Ottawa Senators
Atlanta Thrashers
Krefeld Pinguine
Kloten Flyers
Hannover Scorpions
National team Flag of Canada.svg Canada
NHL Draft 223rd overall, 1992
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1995–2013

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, making 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 came back to Germany after 1 season, and played with the Hannover Scorpions. Herperger played the last six years of his time in ice hockey with Hannover, before he retired at the end of the 2012–13 season, also the Scorpions last time in the DEL.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
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

References

  1. "Hannover Scorpions: We must clarify what we want". haz.de (in German). 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-03-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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