Vic Hoffinger

Vic Hoffinger
Born (1901-01-01)January 1, 1901
Selz, Russian Empire
Died March 22, 1976(1976-03-22) (aged 75)
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 2,190 lb (993 kg; 156 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 1925–1935

Valentin Edward "Vic" Hoffinger (January 1, 1901 – March 22, 1976) was a Russian-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 28 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1927–28 and 1928–29 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1925 to 1935, was spent in various minor leagues. Hoffinger was born in Selz, Russian Empire, and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan..[1] After his playing career he became a coach in Germany, and led the German national team at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He married Bernice Scholl. Hoffinger became a podiatrist after his hockey career.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1925–26 Saskatoon Empires NSSHL 4 6 1 7 6 2 1 0 1 0
1926–27 Saskatoon Sheiks PHL 29 13 6 19 42 4 0 0 0 8
1927–28 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 18 0 1 1 18 — — — — —
1927–28 Saskatoon Sheiks PHL 16 5 1 6 14 — — — — —
1928–29 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 10 0 0 0 10 — — — — —
1928–29 Duluth Hornets AHA 6 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
1928–29 Kitchener Flying Dutchmen Can-Pro 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1928–29 Hamilton Tigers Can-Pro 21 3 3 6 28 — — — — —
1929–30 Hamilton Tigers IHL 42 4 3 7 74 — — — — —
1930–31 Syracuse Stars IHL 8 0 0 0 21 — — — — —
1930–31 Detroit Olympics IHL 39 4 6 10 68 — — — — —
1931–32 London Tecumsehs IHL 44 4 3 7 16 6 1 1 2 2
1932–33 London Tecumsehs IHL 33 6 6 12 18 — — — — —
1933–34 Edmonton Eskimos NWHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1934–35 Oklahoma City Warriors AHA 46 4 4 8 46 — — — — —
IHL totals 166 18 18 36 197 6 1 1 2 2
NHL totals 28 0 1 1 28 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Vic Hoffinger's profile". Blackhawk Alumni.com. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
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