Gerald Heffernan

Gerald Heffernan
Heffernan, 1947 Montreal Royals
Born	(1916-07-24)July 24, 1916 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	January 16, 2007(2007-01-16) (aged 90) Moraga, California, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1936–1946

Gerald Joseph Heffernan (July 24, 1916 – January 16, 2007) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 85 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens from 1941 to 1944. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1936 to 1946, was spent in the minor leagues. With Montreal, he won the Stanley Cup in 1944. After retiring from hockey Gerald Heffernan became an insurance salesman and lived the rest of his years in Moraga, California.

His son, Terence Heffernan, was a Canadian screenwriter.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1934–35	Montreal Junior Royals	QJAHA		10	8	6	14	2		2	1	0	1	2
1935–36	Montreal Junior Royals	QJAHA		9	5	3	8	2		2	3	1	4	0
1934–36	Montreal Royals	MTL Sr		—	—	—	—	—		5	0	0	0	0
1936–37	Montreal Royals	MTL Sr		21	6	15	21	12		5	2	0	2	2
1937–38	Harringay Greyhounds	ENL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1938–39	Montreal Royals	QSHL		21	12	10	22	35		5	2	8	10	8
1938–39	Montreal Royals	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		15	9	13	22	14
1939–40	Montreal Royals	QSHL		29	11	19	30	38		8	4	6	10	2
1939–40	Montreal Royals	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		5	1	5	6	9
1940–41	Montreal Royals	QSHL		33	15	18	33	24		8	4	3	7	2
1940–41	Montreal Royals	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		14	4	4	8	6
1941–42	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		41	5	15	20	15		2	2	1	3	0
1941–42	Montreal Royals	QSHL		9	2	4	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
1942–43	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0
1942–43	Montreal Shamrocks	QSHL		22	19	15	34	28		4	0	1	1	2
1943–44	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		43	28	20	48	12		7	1	2	3	8
1944–45	Montreal Royals	QSHL		23	23	28	51	14		7	4	4	8	2
1945–46	Montreal Royals	QSHL		38	20	24	44	41		11	7	6	13	4
QSHL totals				175	102	118	220	186		43	21	28	49	20
NHL totals				85	33	35	68	27		11	3	3	6	8

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Gerald Heffernan's Obituary