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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Pete Peeters
Selected in eighth round
No. 135 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born
August 17, 1957
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Goaltender
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 |
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Medicine Hat (WCHL)
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Edmonton, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1974-75 |
Edmonton | Alb. Juv. |
35 | n/a |
3.25 | 0 |
n/a | | 1975-76 |
Medicine Hat | WCHL |
37 | 16-11-9 |
4.25 | 0 |
.877 | | 1976-77 |
Medicine Hat | WCHL |
62 | 26-24-12 |
4.07 | 1 |
.877 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
WCHL's No. 6 goaltender prospect for the 1977 NHL draft. ... Had been a competitive swimmer before shifting to hockey
and did not play major-junior hockey until age 18. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 17, 1978 (St. Louis at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 33 (Philadelphia); 1 (Boston); 1
(Washington)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired September 1991 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1978-1991 |
PHI, BOS, WAS | 489 |
246-155-51 | 3.08 |
21 | n/a |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1980-1989 |
PHI, BOS, WAS | 71 |
35-35 | 3.31 | 2 |
n/a |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Vezina Trophy: 1982-83 (Boston)
NHL All-Star First Team: 1982-83 (Boston)
All-Star Game: 1980, 1981 (Philadelphia), 1983, 1984 (Boston)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1980 (Philadelphia)
Boston TV38 Seventh Player Award: 1982-83
Boston Dufresne Award (Home Games MVP): 1982-83
Boston Gallery Gods Award (Best Defensive Player: 1982-83
NHL Records: Longest unbeaten streak by a rookie goaltender (27 games
-- 22-0-5 -- in 1979-80)
Philadelphia Records: Longest unbeaten streak by a goaltender (27 games
in 1979-80), best single-season winning percentage (.808)
NHL GAA Leader: 1982-83 (Boston) (2.36), 1987-88 (Wash.) (2.78)
NHL Shutouts Leader: 1982-83 (Boston) (8 shutouts)
NHL Wins Leader: 1982-83 (Boston) (40 wins)
NHL Playoffs Goalie-Games Played Leader: 1983 (Boston) (17)
NHL Playoffs Minutes Leader: 1983 (Boston) (1,024 minutes)
Coaching Career: Named Minnesota goaltending coach in January 1992 and
remained in that position through 1991-92 season. ... Named Winnipeg
goaltending coach on Jan. 13, 1994, relocated with franchise to Phoenix on
July 1, 1996, and remained in that position until July 3, 1997. ... Named
Edmonton goaltending coach on Feb. 22, 2001, and remained in that position
through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Nearly rejected his first call-up to the NHL because he
was expecting his family to visit him in Maine over the 1978 Christmas holiday
and didn't want to miss their visit. ... Beat St. Louis 4-1
in his first NHL game/start, making 16 saves for Philadelphia and losing a
shutout with 59 seconds left in the game. ... Played on
Philadelphia team that set NHL record with 35-game unbeaten streak from Oct.
14, 1979, to Jan. 6, 1980. Did not lose a game during the 1979-80 season until
Feb. 19, 1980. ... Had run-in with Philadelphia reporter during the 1981-82
season in which he was accused of physically abusing the reporter. The
incident was a factor in his being traded the following summer. ... Wore No. 33 in Boston's 1982 training camp. ... Set Boston
record (since broken) for minutes played by a goaltender in one playoff year
with 1,024 in 1983. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with groin injury. ...
Had 31-game unbeaten streak (26-0-5) for Boston in 1982-83. ... Named NHL
Player of the Week three times during 1982-83 season. ... Named NHL Player of
the Month for November 1982 and January 1983. ... Was runner-up to Wayne
Gretzky for 1982-83 Hart Trophy. ... Missed parts of 1983-84 season with
concussion, an injury suffered when his head it the crossbar during Boston's
Nov. 3, 1983, game vs. St. Louis, and with whiplash, an injury suffered during
Boston's March 1, 1984, game vs. Los Angeles. ... Hampered during 1983-84
season by flu and infected sinuses. ... Was ejected from Boston's March 4,
1984, game at Hartford for his role in a scuffle at the end of the second
period of a game in which he was his team's backup goalie. ... Led all NHL
goaltenders with 36 penalty minutes for Boston in 1983-84. ... Allowed Mario Lemieux's first NHL goal during Boston's Oct. 11, 1984, game vs. Pittsburgh.
... Named NHL Player of Week for week of Oct. 22-28, 1984. ... Missed part of
1984-85 season with re-aggravation of ankle injury suffered during 1984 Canada
Cup tournament. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with pulled stomach muscle,
an injury suffered during Washington's Jan. 28, 1986, game at Detroit. ...
Named NHL Co-Player of the Week (with Bob Sauve) for week ending Jan. 24,
1988. ... Named NHL Player of the Week for week ending Feb. 14, 1988. ...
Missed part of 1987-88 season with leg injuries. ... Set Washington record
(since broken) for wins in a playoff year with seven in 1988. ... Named NHL
Player of the Week for week ending Jan. 8, 1989. ... Missed end of 1990-91 season with sprained left
knee. ... Released by Philadelphia, which bought out the final year of his
contract on September 26, 1991. He chose to retire rather than find
another team.
The Phantom Trade: Peeters was traded by Philadelphia with Keith Acton to
Winnipeg in exchange for future considerations on Sept. 28, 1989. Five days
later, on Oct. 3, 1989, Winnipeg returned Peeters and Acton to Philadelphia in
exchange for Toronto's 1991 fifth-round pick (Juha Ylonen) and an agreement to
cancel the future considerations owed from a July 21, 1989, trade in which
Winnipeg sent Shawn Cronin to Philadelphia. The Acton-Peeters deal was made to
protect Philadelphia from losing either player in the 1989 NHL Waiver Draft.
Neither Peeters nor Acton ever reported to Winnipeg during the five days
between the two trades because Winnipeg general manager Mike Smith told them
it wasn't necessary. At the time of the second trade, Winnipeg was given the
option to take a 1990 sixth-round pick or 1991 fifth-round pick. The
controversial trade prompted an investigation by the NHL, but Flyers general
manager Bob Clarke argued that there was no prearranged deal in place. The
trade was allowed
to stand because the NHL was unable to prove that the first trade had included
any plans for the second trade. However, both Philadelphia and Winnipeg were
fined $10,000 for breaking a league rule that prevents teams from loaning
players. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Milwaukee (IHL); Maine (AHL);
Binghamton (AHL); Hershey (AHL)
Canada Cup: 1984 (first place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1978, 1979 (Maine)
AHL Holmes Award (Lowest Team GAA): 1978-79 (Maine) (shared with Robbie
Moore)
AHL All-Star Second Team: 1978-79 (Maine)
AHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1978-79 (Maine) (2.90 GAA)
AHL Shutouts Leader: 1978-79 (Maine) (2 shutouts)
AHL Playoffs GAA Leader: 1978 (Maine) (2.67), 1979 (Maine) (2.74)
AHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1978 (Maine) (1 shutout)
AHL Playoffs Wins Leader: 1978 (Maine) (8 wins)
1977-78, 1978-79: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Maine).
Miscellaneous: Injured left ankle during Team Canada's final Canada Cup
tournament practice on Sept. 17, 1984, but managed to start final game the
following night. ... Played goal in Canada's 3-2 OT victory over the Soviet
Union in 1984 Canada Cup tournament on Sept. 13, 1984. The game is widely
considered one of the greatest games ever played. ... Worked on family farm
near Edmonton during off-seasons of his playing days and after his retirement.
He and his wife raise cattle and alpacas on the farm. ... Played in Heroes of
Hockey Game during 1999 NHL All-Star Weekend in Tampa, Fla. ... Played
in Celebrity Challenge Game during 2002 NHL All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.
Personal: Full name is Peter H. Peeters. ... Son of Dutch immigrants.
... Father of major-junior goaltender Trevor Peeters. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Philadelphia traded Peeters to Boston
in exchange for Brad McCrimmon on June 8, 1982. Seven years later,
Philadelphia got Peeters back when the Flyers signed him as an unrestricted
free agent on June 16, 1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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