Peter Schaefer (ice hockey)
Peter Schaefer ( born July 12, 1977 in Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was most recently at the ERC Ingolstadt in the German Ice Hockey League contract. His brother, Nolan is a professional ice hockey player.
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Career
Peter Schaefer began his career in 1993 at the Yorkton Mallers and continued his career a year later with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League, where he took his leave with his performances for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft in 1995 and in the third round of the Vancouver Canucks has been selected. In the 1995/96 season he stayed with the Brandon Wheat Kings and won with the team the President's Cup. Together with Mike Leclerc, Justin Kurtz, Cory Cyrenne, Wade Redden and Sven Butenschön he was one of the mainstays of the team. Yet another year he played in the WHL and Schaefer scored for the second time in a row over 100 points. In 1997 he received the award for player of the year, the Western Hockey League. Still in the 1996/97 season played the Canadians for the first time in the Canucks farm team, at the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League. During the 1998/99 season he made his debut for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League and shot up to the end of season four goals in 25 games.
A year later, he achieved his breakthrough in Vancouver and Schaefer scored 31 points in 71 games. In the 2000 /01 season, he surpassed his previous year's figures and contributed with 36 points scorer for qualification for the playoffs at. After the season his contract ran out and he decided to continue his career in Finland with TPS Turku, where he signed a contract in October 2001. After a good year in Finland, he returned to North America. In September 2002 he was transferred to the Ottawa Senators. There, he won a regular place immediately and went during the lockout in the 2004/05 season to Italy for HC Bolzano, where he also lay a strong season. After his return to the Senator Schaefer reached around 50 each points scorer in the following two seasons. In the 2006/07 season he was with the team in the finals for the Stanley Cup, but lost in five games against the Anaheim Ducks. Shortly after the end of the season, on 17 July 2007, he was transferred for Shean Donovan to the Boston Bruins. After a solid first season with the Bruins with 26 points Schaefer was deported to the next season in the farm team for the Providence Bruins, with whom he participated in the match operation of the American Hockey League.
For the 2009/10 season he set out from the game. In October 2010 he signed a contract with the Vancouver Canucks. In January 2011, he joined the ERC Ingolstadt in the DEL. After 19 completed DEL games and 17 points for the ERC Ingolstadt Schaefer decided in April 2011 to leave the club.
Internationally
Schaefer took in 2000 and 2002 with Team Canada at the World Ice Hockey Championships in part. He came to a total of 15 games and two points. During his junior time he had won at the Junior World Championship 1997, the gold medal.
Awards and achievements
Internationally
NHL stats
(End of season 2010/11)