Jack Egers
Encyclopedia
John Richard "Jack" Egers (born January 28, 1949 in Sudbury, Ontario
) is a retired Canadian ice hockey
right winger
.
Originally drafted in 1966 by the New York Rangers
, Egers would also play for the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals
. Egers is an original member of the Capitals, who claimed him in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft
, and holds the distinction of scoring the first winning goal for the team on October 17, 1974 against the Chicago Black Hawks
.
Egers is currently a captain for the Kitchener (Ontario) Fire Department.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
) is a retired Canadian ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
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Originally drafted in 1966 by the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
, Egers would also play for the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
. Egers is an original member of the Capitals, who claimed him in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft
1974 NHL Expansion Draft
The 1974 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 12, 1974. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two expansion teams for the 1974–75 season, the Kansas City Scouts and the Washington Capitals.-Draft desults:-See also:...
, and holds the distinction of scoring the first winning goal for the team on October 17, 1974 against the Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
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Egers is currently a captain for the Kitchener (Ontario) Fire Department.