Tim Harrer

Tim Harrer
Born (1957-05-10) May 10, 1957
Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Calgary Flames
Grazer SV
National team  United States
NHL draft 148th overall, 1977
Atlanta Flames
WHA draft 78th overall, 1977
Calgary Cowboys
Playing career 1980–1985

Timothy Steven Harrer (born May 10, 1957) is an American former ice hockey winger who played three games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames during the 1982–83 season.

Early life

Harrer was born in Bloomington, Minnesota to David and Nancy Harrer. Harrer played a variety of sports at Bloomington Lincoln High in football, baseball, and hockey; in the summer, he would shoot lead pucks at sheet of plywood. He played right wing for Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team from 1976 to 1980 for head coach Herb Brooks (1976-1979) and Brad Buetow (1979-80).[1] In his senior season, he scored 53 goals to set a new university record and is still the only Golden Gopher with a 50-goal season.[2] In 2016, he was inducted into the University of Minnesota Gopher Sports Hall of Fame.

Career

Harrer was among the dozens of players offered a try-out for the 1980 Winter Olympics for the United States men's hockey team alongside a handful of teammates from Minnesota and in the middle of his senior season he played in four games for Team USA in the buildup to the games before head coach Herb Brooks decided to cut him (Harrer went back to Minnesota to finish his senior season).[3]

Harrer was drafted by the Atlanta Flames in the ninth round, 148th overall in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft and the Calgary Cowboys in the ninth round, 78th overall in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft.[4]

In the 2004 film Miracle, which tells the story of the "Miracle on Ice" game at the 1980 Winter Olympics, Adam Knight portrays Harrer.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1974–75 Abraham Lincoln High School HS-MN — — — — — — — — — —
1975–76 Bloomington Junior Stars MidJHL 11 5 3 8 6 7 2 3 5 2
1976–77 University of Minnesota WCHA 38 14 9 23 37 — — — — —
1977–78 University of Minnesota WCHA 35 22 21 43 36 — — — — —
1978–79 University of Minnesota WCHA 43 28 25 53 38 — — — — —
1979–80 University of Minnesota WCHA 41 53 29 82 50 — — — — —
1979–80 American National Team Intl 4 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
1979–80 Birmingham Bulls CHL 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 5
1980–81 Hershey Bears AHL 39 7 6 13 12 2 0 0 0 )
1980–81 Birmingham Bulls CHL 28 9 5 14 36 — — — — —
1981–82 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 77 29 27 56 36 4 2 2 4 0
1982–83 Calgary Flames NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1982–83 Colorado Flames CHL 69 33 29 62 28 6 3 3 6 4
1983–84 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 66 42 27 69 46 5 1 2 3 5
1984–85 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 28 6 10 16 28 — — — — —
1984–85 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1984–85 Grazer SV AUT 4 3 1 4 2 — — — — —
CHL totals 242 113 88 201 146 19 6 9 15 14
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1979–80 [6]
AHCA West All-American 1979–80 [7]

References

  1. ^ "Tim Harrer Stats". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Dupont, Stephen (October 12, 2016). "Life Lessons from Hockey: Interview with Gopher hockey great Tim Harrer". stephendupont.co. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  3. ^ https://mndaily.com/uncategorized/transition-tim-harrer/08/09/2011/snoadmin/
  4. ^ "Where are they now? Record-Setting Golden Gopher Tim Harrer". www.stateofhockey.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "A Brooks tale: 'Miracle' movie melded myth, magic". Twin Cities. February 16, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  7. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.


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