Pete Peeters

Peter H. Peeters ( born August 1, 1957 in Edmonton, Alberta ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals played from 1978 to 1991 in the National Hockey League.

Career

As a junior he played with the Medicine Hat Tigers in the WCJHL, where the Philadelphia Flyers were attentive to him and chose him in the NHL Amateur Draft 1977 in the eighth round as 135. The season 1977/78 he spent with the Milwaukee Admirals in the IHL and the AHL Maine Mariners. A year later came the call of the Flyers, who wanted to bring it to the NHL just before Christmas. Peters had scheduled the holidays with the family and refused. Those responsible for the Flyers could hardly believe it, that would omit such a chance a player. There were heated discussions. Finally, Peeters was still convinced and denied in the 1978/79 season his first five games in the NHL.

From the season 1979/80 he had a firm place in the NHL. His Flyers were 35 games unbeaten and the team reached the finals for the Stanley Cup. There they defeated the New York Islanders 4-2. In the next few years he shared the goalie position with Rick St. Croix and usually a third goalie. In the season 1981/82 this was Pelle Lindbergh. Peeters was unhappy about too little ice age and the well-staffed in goal Flyers were looking for reinforcement in defense. The They found Brad McCrimmon with the Boston Bruins, who were on the lookout for a strong goalie.

From the 1982/83 season he was in Boston. There he got the ice age that he wanted and played an excellent season. He was awarded the Vezina Trophy and remained 31 matches without defeat. Thus he missed the record of his coach, Gerry Cheevers only a game. However, this bests made ​​it hard for him to continue to increase. He kept his good level, but the gloss, which he had brought to Boston was lost. In exchange for Pat Riggin he moved in November 1985 to the Washington Capitals. Especially in the 1987/88 season when he led the league with a 2.78 Gegentorschnitt, he once again showed his extraordinary skills.

In the summer of 1989, he returned once more to the Philadelphia Flyers, where in 1991 he ended his career.

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