He played junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey Association and led the league in goals in his final year - 1967-68. Originally drafted in 1966 by the New York Rangers, Egers would also play for the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals. Egers is an original member of the Capitals, who claimed him in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft, and holds the distinction of scoring the first winning goal for the team on October 17, 1974 against the Chicago Black Hawks. In 284 NHL games, Egers scored 64 goals and 69 assists.