| Chris Herperger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 24, 1974 Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| 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 |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
223rd overall, 1992 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2013 | ||
Christopher Herperger (born February 24, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators, and Atlanta Thrashers between 1999 and 2003. Following that he spent several years playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the top league in Germany, retiring in 2013.
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 in total, scoring 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 returned to Germany after a single season, and signed with the Hannover Scorpions. Herperger played the final six years of his career with Hannover, before retiring at the end of the 2012–13 season, also the Scorpions last in the DEL.[1]
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||