Seasons with Rangers: 6 (1951-1956, 1958-59)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 310
Playoff Games with Rangers: 5

Acquired
1. Signed as free agent in 1950; 2. Traded by Cleveland (AHL) with Hy Buller for Ed Reigle, Jack Gordon, Fred Shero, Fern Perreault and cash on May 14, 1951; 3. Acquired purchase of Buffalo (AHL) franchise in June 1958.

Departed
1. Pro hockey rights traded to Cleveland (AHL) in exchange for Bill Richardson, Neil Strain, Bob Jackson and Joe McArthur on Sept. 5, 1950; 2. Traded to Chicago for Red Sullivan on June 19, 1956.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1951-1952 Rangers 68 26 12 38 6 1952-1953 Rangers 70 30 29 59 10 1953-1954 Rangers 66 27 16 43 42 1954-1955 Rangers 14 4 2 6 4 1955-1956 Rangers 70 22 18 40 26 1958-1959 Rangers 22 3 0 3 6 Team Totals: 310 112 77 189 94

NYR - Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1955-1956 Rangers 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Team Totals: 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1943-1944 Winnipeg Rangers-MJHL 2 2 1 3 2 1944-1945 Winnipeg Rangers-MJHL 10 20 10 30 2 1944-1945 Winnipeg Monarchs-M-Cup 10 9 5 14 2 1945-1946 Brandon Elks-MJHL 10 15 11 26 4 1946-1947 Brandon Elks-MJHL 16 25 14 39 8 1946-1947 Brandon Elks-M-Cup 12 18 6 24 4 1947-1948 Minneapolis Millers-USHL 37 8 14 22 4 1948-1949 San Francisco Shamrocks-PCHL 70 34 39 73 22 1949-1950 Minneapolis Millers-USHL 69 43 37 80 22 1950-1951 Cleveland Barons-AHL 71 42 41 83 8 1951-1952 Rangers 68 26 12 38 6 1952-1953 Rangers 70 30 29 59 10 1953-1954 Rangers 66 27 16 43 42 1954-1955 Rangers 14 4 2 6 4 1955-1956 Rangers 70 22 18 40 26 1956-1957 Blackhawks 41 2 8 10 12 1957-1958 Buffalo Bisons-AHL 70 26 21 47 18 1958-1959 Rangers 22 3 0 3 6 1958-1959 Buffalo Bisons-AHL 45 23 23 46 21 1959-1960 Buffalo Bisons-AHL 72 25 29 54 13 1960-1961 Calgary Stampeders-WHL 70 40 26 66 17 1961-1962 Los Angeles Blades-WHL 66 21 44 65 6 NHL Totals: 351 114 85 199 106

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1944-1945 Winnipeg Rangers-MJHL 4 1 1 2 0 1944-1945 Winnipeg Monarchs-M-Cup 10 9 5 14 2 1945-1946 Brandon Elks-MJHL 7 3 1 4 0 1946-1947 Brandon Elks-MJHL 7 4 3 7 4 1946-1947 Brandon Elks-M-Cup 12 18 6 24 4 1947-1948 Minneapolis Millers-USHL 4 0 0 0 0 1949-1950 Minneapolis Millers-USHL 7 5 5 10 0 1950-1951 Cleveland Barons-AHL 11 11 2 13 0 1955-1956 Rangers 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1958-1959 Buffalo Bisons-AHL 11 2 1 3 6 1960-1961 Calgary Stampeders-WHL 5 3 0 3 0 NHL Totals: 5 1 0 1 0

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Oct. 14, 1951 (Rangers at Chicago Black Hawks) FINAL GAME WITH RANGERS Dec. 3, 1958 (Rangers vs. Chicago Black Hawks) MAJOR NHL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS WITH RANGERS NHL All-Star Game — 1953, 1956 RANGERS TEAM AWARDS Rangers MVP — 1953-54 Boucher Trophy (Most Popular) — 1952-53 RANGERS TEAM LEADER Most points — 1952-53 Most goals — 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54 RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 45 Minor-league teams: Buffalo (AHL) 1958-59 MISCELLANEOUS Nickname: Hergy Full Name: Walter Edgar Hergesheimer Uniform Numbers: 18 Retired from pro hockey: 1962 BIOGRAPHY The Rangers` best goal-scorer of the early 1950s, Wally Hergesheimer was an instant hit from the moment he arrived in New York in 1951, scoring 83 goals over his first three seasons to lead the team each year. Hergesheimer had an excellent hockey pedigree. As a boy, he was coached by Bill and Bun Cook, and his older brother Phil had played in the NHL with Chicago. Because Hergesheimer came from Winnipeg, the Rangers held his territorial rights entering the 1950-51 season. When it was clear he wouldn`t crack the roster that year, the team traded his rights to Cleveland of the AHL, only to secure their return in time for the 1951-52 season. A year in the AHL was very beneficial for Hergesheimer, who registered 83 points in 71 games and then set AHL records of 11 goals and five game-winners in 11 playoff games as he led the Barons to the 1951 Calder Cup. He also won AHL Rookie of the Year honors that season. Hergesheimer`s first stint with the Rangers lasted five years from 1951 to 1956, and he was part of the team that ended a six-year playoff drought by qualifying for the postseason in 1956. He also had some tough times during that period, breaking his left leg twice during the 1954 calendar year, and he was limited to just 14 games in the 1954-55 season. Traded away to Chicago following his lone playoff run with the Rangers, Hergesheimer returned to New York in 1958 by way of the minors once again. This time, the AHL Buffalo team for which he was starring was purchased by the Rangers organization, and his pro hockey rights became Ranger property. That enabled him to play 22 more games with the team in 1958-59. Hergesheimer`s scoring feats are even more impressive consideriing that he played his entire NHL career missing two fingers on his right hand — the result of a factory accident suffered in 1944. RELATED CONTENT º Rangers MVP Winners º Boucher Trophy Winners