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Jimmy Peters Jr.
Canadian ice hockey player
James Stephen Peters Jr. (born June 20, 1944) is a Canadian retired ice hockey left wing who played 309 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings between 1964 and 1974. After his playing career he worked as a coach in the university level for several years. His father, Jimmy Peters Sr., also played in the NHL.
| Jimmy Peters Jr. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1944-06-20) June 20, 1944 (age 79) Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1964–1976 | ||
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Peters started his NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings in the 1964–65 season. He would also play for the Los Angeles Kings between 1968 and 1975, during which time he also played for several American Hockey League, Central Hockey League, and Western Hockey League teams. He would retire after the playing the 1975–76 season in the CHL with the Fort Worth Texans.
After his playing career, Peters served as head coach at Northern Arizona University,[1] and as an assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1961–62 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 42 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1961–62 | Hamilton Red Wings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 50 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1963–64 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 55 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Cincinnati Wings | CHL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 51 | 36 | 65 | 101 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 64 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 51 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1966–67 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 20 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 45 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 76 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1969–70 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 74 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 26 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 42 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 63 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 77 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 42 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 69 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1974–75 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 76 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 307 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (Independent) (1981–1984) | |||||||||
| 1981–82 | Northern Arizona | 6–18–0 | |||||||
| 1982–83 | Northern Arizona | 17–11–1 | |||||||
| 1983–84 | Northern Arizona | 21–6–0 | |||||||
| Northern Arizona: | 44–35–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 44–35–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- "Jim Peters Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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