Chris Herperger

**Christopher Herperger** (born February 24, 1974) is a retired pro ice hockey player from Canada who played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators, and Atlanta Thrashers between 1999 and 2003. After that he spent 10 years playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the top league in Germany, retiring in 2013.

## Playing career

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, making 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 came back to Germany after 1 season, and played with the Hannover Scorpions. Herperger played the last six years of his time in ice hockey with Hannover, before he retired at the end of the 2012–13 season, also the Scorpions last time in the  Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

### Regular season and playoffs

|colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"||rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Regular season|rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Playoffs||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|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|—|—|—|—|—|

## Awards

- WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1995

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **image**: 20060106057-herperger.jpg
- **image size**: 200px
- **played for**: Chicago Blackhawks
Ottawa Senators
Atlanta Thrashers
Krefeld Pinguine
Kloten Flyers
Hannover Scorpions
- **ntl team**: Canada
- **league**: Deutsche Eishockey Liga, DEL
- **position**: Centre (ice hockey), Centre
- **shoots**: Left
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 0
- **weight lb**: 190
- **birth place**: Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada
- **draft**: 223rd overall
- **draft year**: 1992
- **draft team**: Philadelphia Flyers
- **career start**: 1995
- **career end**: 2013