Reminiscing with Jack Egers
By George Grimm
Armed with a slapshot that earned him the nickname “Smokey” because it was said he could “knock the sap out of the wood of his stick”, Jack Egers was destined for stardom. Unfortunately a series of injuries including a concussion hampered and ultimately shortened his career.
Egers a native of Sudbury, Ontario, was selected in the fourth round (20th overall) of the 1966 Amateur Draft, three rounds after the Blueshirts chose Brad Park with the second overall pick.
Jack Egers: “When we were kids we didn’t even know there was a draft.