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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Peter Sullivan
Selected in seventh round
No.
95 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born July 25, 1951
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 5-9 Weight: 165
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OHA)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
Peterborough | OHA |
4 |
1 | 0 |
1 | 0 | | 1969-70 |
Oshawa | OHA |
52 | 40 |
30 | 70 |
16 | | 1970-71 |
Oshawa | OHA |
61 | 29 |
23 | 52 |
26 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Played lacrosse in addition to hockey while growing up, and developed much of
his style on ice as lacrosse player. ... Played for Toronto St. Michael's
midgets in 1967-68 and St. Michael's Buzzers for most of 1968-69 season. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: Oct. 10, 1979 (Winnipeg at
Pittsburgh)
Number: 10 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1986 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1981 |
Winnipeg | 126 |
28 | 54 | 82 |
40 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Winnipeg Most Exciting Player: 1979-80
1979-80: Played on first Winnipeg Jets NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in first NHL game. ... Scored first Winnipeg
Jets NHL goal at home on Oct. 14, 1979. ... Took first penalty shot in
Winnipeg/Phoenix franchise history on Oct. 19, 1979 (failed to score on
Minnesota goalie Gary Edwards). |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Mount Royal (AJHL); St.
Petersburg (EHL); Muskegon (IHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Winnipeg (WHA); Wichita (CHL);
Langnau, Bern (Switzerland); Moncton (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Avco Trophy: 1976, 1978, 1979 (Winnipeg)
WHA All-Star Game: 1979 (3-game series vs. Moscow Dynamo)
AHL All-Star Second Team: 1974-75
(Nova Scotia)
AHL Goals Leader: 1974-75 (Nova Scotia) (44 goals)
Winnipeg (WHA)
Rookie of Year: 1975-76
Winnipeg (WHA)
Most Improved Player: 1978-79
1971-72: Played one game for Muskegon
team that went on to win IHL regular-season title.
1977-78: Played
on WHA regular-season champion (Winnipeg).
Education: Attended Mount
Royal College in Calgary, Alberta.
Miscellaneous: Nicknamed "Silky."
... Missed most of 1971-72 season with blood poisoning.
Personal: Son of 1928 Canadian Olympic hockey gold medalist Frank Sullivan, who also
starred in football at University of Toronto as member of 1921 Grey Cup
championship team. ... Nephew of 1928 Canadian Olympic hockey gold medalist
Joseph Sullivan, who went on to become a senator in Canada. ... Youngest
brother of former NHL player Frank Sullivan Jr. ... One of nine
children. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| COURTESY WAIVERS: Sullivan signed with
Winnipeg (WHA) in August 1975. Montreal protested the move, because he was
still under contract, and Winnipeg was forced to briefly drop Sullivan from
its roster. Montreal finally agreed to release him on courtesy waivers so he
could play in the WHA, but the Canadiens held a one-year option to recall him
to the organization (the option was never exercised). Winnipeg retained his
rights upon the NHL-WHA merger in 1979, and he officially became Winnipeg NHL
property on June 9, 1979. |
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SNAPSHOT '71 | | Total Selected: |
117 | | Forwards: |
63 | | Defense: |
45 | | Goaltenders: |
9 | | Major Junior: |
84 | | College Players: |
19 |
| Canadian: |
107 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
8 | | U.S.-Born: |
8 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
10 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
18 |
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