Peter Anthony Ciavaglia (born July 15, 1969) is an American retired professional ice hockey center. After graduating from Nichols School in Buffalo in 1987, Peter was selected in that year's NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. Deciding to take the college route, he played four seasons at Harvard University, where he was part of the 1989 national championship team, and eventually played in five games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres between 1991 and 1993. He spent most of his professional career, which lasted from 1991 to 2000, in the International Hockey League with the Detroit Vipers.
| Peter Ciavaglia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 15, 1969 Albany, NY, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Leksands IF | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
145th overall, 1987 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2000 | ||
Awards and honors
editCareer statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Nichols School | CISAA | 60 | 84 | 113 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Nichols School | CISAA | 58 | 53 | 84 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Harvard University | ECAC | 30 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Harvard University | ECAC | 34 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Harvard University | ECAC | 28 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Harvard University | ECAC | 28 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 77 | 37 | 61 | 98 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 64 | 35 | 67 | 102 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 12 | ||
| 1993–94 | United States National Team | Intl | 18 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Leksands IF | SEL | 39 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 73 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 75 | 22 | 56 | 78 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 1996–97 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 72 | 21 | 51 | 72 | 54 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 32 | ||
| 1997–98 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 35 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 59 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1999–00 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 41 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 355 | 108 | 249 | 357 | 232 | 72 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 72 | ||||
| NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | United States | WJC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1994 | United States | OLY | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1994 | United States | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |||
References
edit- ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database