| Round | Overall |
| 6 | 71 |
Gerry Egers
Selected by
California from Sudbury (NOJHL)
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5-foot-11, 195 pounds
Left-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Sudbury | NOJHL | 48 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 220 |
| 1969-70 | Sudbury | NOJHL | 46 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 323 |
| 1970-71 | Sudbury | NOJHL | 48 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 220 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Led NOJHL with 323 penalty minutes for Sudbury in 1969-70.
Canadian • Born January 14, 1951 in
Sudbury, Ontario • Hometown:
Sudbury, Ontario
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
AMiscellaneous
- NOJHL Best Defenseman Award with Sudbury
in 1970-71.
- NOJHL All-Star First Team
with Sudbury in 1970-71.
- Loaned by California to Toledo (IHL) in December 1971.
- Missed part of 1973-74 season with split
veins in the shin area of his leg, an injury suffered while playing
for Toledo (IHL) in October 1973. He did not return until
mid-December 1973.
- Missed part of 1973-74 season with knee injury, suffered
while playing for Toledo (IHL) on March 1, 1974.
- Was playing on Lansing (IHL) team
that folded on Jan. 16, 1975. His rights were sold to Columbus.
- Traded by Columbus (IHL) with Peter Vandemark and Bill Beauchamp to Dayton (IHL) in exchange for Mike Powers in November 1976.
Additional Facts
Full Name:
Gerald Egers
Post-Draft Teams: Columbus, Toledo, Lansing, Dayton/Grand Rapids, Muskegon (IHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Worked
in municipal capacity and became active in Canadian Union of Public
Employees in Sudbury, Ontario, after his retirement. He spent 24 years
(1988 to 2012) working for the City of Greater Sudbury.
•
Egers on LinkedIn
Family: Younger brother of
former NHL player Jack Egers.
| SNAPSHOT '71 | |
| Total Selected: | 117 |
| Forwards: | 63 |
| Defense: | 45 |
| Goaltenders: | 9 |
| Major Junior: | 84 |
| College Players: | 19 |
| Canadian: | 107 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 2 |
| American: | 8 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 5 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 10 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 5 |
| Olympians: | 4 |
| Picks Traded: | 18 |
| 1971 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | California |
| Chicago | Detroit | Los Angeles |
| Minnesota | Montreal | New York |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971