Peter Driscoll

Summary

Peter Driscoll (born October 27, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left wing who played in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League between 1974 and 1981. He was born in Powassan, Ontario.

Peter Driscoll
Born (1954-10-27) October 27, 1954 (age 69)
Powassan, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Blazers
Calgary Cowboys
Quebec Nordiques
Indianapolis Racers
Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft 67th overall, 1974
Toronto Maple Leafs
WHA Draft 35th overall, 1974
Vancouver Blazers
Playing career 1974–1982

Selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1974 NHL amateur draft and the Vancouver Blazers in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft, Driscoll signed with the Blazers, moving to Calgary with them when they relocated.

After the Calgary Cowboys folded, he signed as a free agent with the Quebec Nordiques and was later traded to the Indianapolis Racers. A year later, Driscoll was part of the deal that sent Wayne Gretzky to the Edmonton Oilers on November 2, 1978 with Eddie Mio.[1]

Moving to the NHL with the Oilers, he did not see much action and split time between Edmonton and their CHL affiliates, Houston Apollos and Wichita Wind.

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1972–73 North Bay Trappers OPJAHL
1973–74 Kingston Canadiens OHA 54 13 21 34 216
1974–75 Vancouver Blazers WHA 21 3 2 5 40
1974–75 Tulsa Oilers CHL 56 9 10 19 183
1975–76 Calgary Cowboys WHA 75 16 18 34 127 10 2 5 7 41
1976–77 Calgary Cowboys WHA 76 23 29 52 120
1977–78 Quebec Nordiques WHA 21 3 7 10 28
1977–78 Indianapolis Racers WHA 56 25 21 46 130
1978–79 Indianapolis Racers WHA 8 3 1 4 17
1978–79 Edmonton Oilers WHA 69 17 23 40 115 13 1 6 7 8
1979–80 Edmonton Oilers NHL 39 1 5 6 54 3 0 0 0 0
1979–80 Houston Apollos CHL 8 7 4 11 16
1980–81 Edmonton Oilers NHL 21 2 3 5 43
1980–81 Wichita Wind CHL 34 11 14 25 75
1981–82 Wichita Wind CHL 75 25 29 54 229
WHA totals 326 90 101 191 577 23 3 11 14 49
NHL totals 60 3 8 11 97 3 0 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ The Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association, p.219, McLelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, ISBN 0-7710-8947-3

External links edit

  • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database