Phil Hergesheimer

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Phil Hergesheimer (July 9, 1914 - March 6, 2004) was a professional hockey player.

A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Hergesheimer was born on July 9, 1914, and was the brother of hockey player Wally Hergesheimer. At 5'10", and 167 lbs, Hergesheimer played for teams in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL), International Hockey League (IHL), National Hockey League (NHL), American Hockey Association (AHA), American Hockey League (AHL) and the Ontario Secondary Hockey League (OSHL).

Hergesheimer played the position of Right Wing for the Winnipeg Falcons from 1932 to 1934, Boston Cubs from 1934 to 1936, Detroit Olympics from 1935 to 1936, London Tecumsehs from 1935 to 1936, Minneapolis Millers from 1936 to 1937, Cleveland Barons from 1937 to 1944, and 1945 to 1946, Chicago Blackhawks from 1939 to 1943, Ottawa Commandos from 1943 to 1944, St. John's Navy from 1944 to 1945, Philadelphia Rockets from 1946 to 1948 (also Head Coach), Cincinnati Mohawks from 1949 to 1951, Kelowna Packers from 1951 to 1954, and the Kamloop Elks from 1954 to 1955.

Hergesheimer was a five-star American Hockey League All-Star Champion, and the winner of the Calder Cup Trophy in 1946 to 1947. By 1951 his career had totaled 288 goals, 265 assists, 553 points, and 548 games. He retired in 1955 as the second-leading goal scorer of his era, and today still ranks 20th in the league's all time list. Hergesheimer died in Kelowna, British Columbia, on March 6, 2004, at the age of 89 shortly before being inducted into the Cincinnati Hockey Hall of Fame.