Michael Peca

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CanadaCanada  Michael Peca Ice hockey player
Date of birth March 26, 1974
place of birth Toronto , Ontario , Canada
size 180 cm
Weight 86 kg
position center
number # 19
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1992 , 2nd round, 40th position
Vancouver Canucks
Career stations
1990-1992 Sudbury Wolves
1992-1994 Ottawa 67's
1994-1995 Vancouver Canucks
1995-2000 Buffalo Sabers
2001-2005 New York Islanders
2005-2006 Edmonton Oilers
2006-2007 Toronto Maple Leafs
2007-2009 Columbus Blue Jackets

Michael Anthony "Mike" Peca (born March 26, 1974 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 961 games for the Vancouver Canucks , Buffalo Sabers , New York Islanders , Edmonton during his playing career between 1994 and 2009 Oilers , Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League on the position of the center has denied. Peca, who was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the best defensive striker in the NHL in 1997 and 2002 , celebrated his greatest career success wearing the jersey of the Canadian national team by winning the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics . In addition, he stood in 1999 with the Buffalo Sabers and 2006 with the Edmonton Oilers in the finals of the Stanley Cup .

Career

Michael Peca began his career in the Canadian Junior League Ontario Hockey League and played there until 1994. In the 1992 NHL Entry Draft , he was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the second round at position 40. In the 1993/94 season he completed four games in the National Hockey League for Vancouver before he completely joined the team in 1994. But in the summer of 1995 Peca was transferred to the Buffalo Sabers , where he was able to assert himself immediately.

In the summer of 1997 he was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy , which the striker with the best defensive qualities receives and a few months later he was named team captain of the Sabers. In 1999 he made it to a Stanley Cup final for the first time , but the team had to admit defeat to the Dallas Stars .

His tenure as captain ended in 2000 when he refused to speak to Sabers management about an incident involving a planned player engagement. According to the Buffalo News newspaper , the non-contracted player Adrian Aucoin wanted to decide to sign a contract with the Sabers. Peca is said to have spoken negatively to Aucoin about the team and management, so that Aucoin signed a contract in Chicago. Peca was not used for the entire season and was transferred to the New York Islanders after the season .

Michael Peca (left) at the bully

When he arrived in New York, he was immediately appointed captain. After missing the playoffs seven times in a row , the team made it to the first round under the leadership of Peca in 2002. He himself received his second Frank J. Selke Trophy after the season. In the same year he won the gold medal with the Canadian national team as assistant captain at the Olympic Winter Games .

In 2003 and 2004 the Islanders reached the playoffs again, but it was always over after the first round. After the loss of the 2004/05 NHL season because of the lockout , Peca was transferred to the Edmonton Oilers . He suffered several minor injuries in the 2005/06 season , but he was able to secure the last playoff place with the Oilers. Starting as an absolute underdog, they threw out the dominant team of the regular season, the Detroit Red Wings , in the first round . The Oilers fought their way round to round and eventually reached the final of the Stanley Cup. Michael Peca's second participation in the finals turned out to be a real crime thriller. Goalkeeper Dwayne Roloson was injured in the first game and after four games the Carolina Hurricanes were leading 3-1 and only needed one win. But the Oilers were able to decide the following two games for themselves, so it came to the playoff, but where Carolina was a bit better and finally won the Stanley Cup.

His contract expired in the summer of 2006 and he decided to move to his home country. The 2006/07 season he contests for the Toronto Maple Leafs . He played 35 games, scored 15 points and was one of the most important players when the Maple Leafs were outnumbered until he sustained a serious knee injury in the game against the Chicago Blackhawks on December 22, 2006 and was out for the rest of the season. Peca's contract was not renewed and in August 2007 he signed a two-year contract with Columbus Blue Jackets . This was also not extended after the expiry in summer 2009, whereupon the Canadian initially did not find a new team. On January 19, 2010, he finally announced his retirement from active sports.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1990/91 Sudbury Wolves OHL 62 14th 27 41 24 5 1 0 1 7th
1991/92 Sudbury Wolves OHL 39 16 34 50 61 - - - - -
1991/92 Ottawa 67's OHL 27 8th 17th 25th 32 11 6th 10 16 6th
1992/93 Hamilton Canucks AHL 9 6th 3 9 11 - - - - -
1992/93 Ottawa 67's OHL 55 38 64 102 80 - - - - -
1993/94 Ottawa 67's OHL 55 50 63 113 101 17th 7th 22nd 29 30th
1993/94 Vancouver Canucks NHL 4th 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1994/95 Syracuse crunch AHL 35 10 24 34 75 - - - - -
1994/95 Vancouver Canucks NHL 33 6th 6th 12 30th 5 0 1 1 8th
1995/96 Buffalo Sabers NHL 68 11 20th 31 67 - - - - -
1996/97 Buffalo Sabers NHL 79 20th 29 49 80 10 0 2 2 8th
1997/98 Buffalo Sabers NHL 61 18th 22nd 40 57 13 3 2 5 8th
1998/99 Buffalo Sabers NHL 82 27 29 56 81 21st 5 8th 13 18th
1999/00 Buffalo Sabers NHL 73 20th 21st 41 67 5 0 1 1 4th
2000/01 without a contract not played because of contractual dispute
2001/02 New York Islanders NHL 80 25th 35 60 62 5 1 0 1 2
2002/03 New York Islanders NHL 66 13 29 42 43 5 0 0 0 4th
2003/04 New York Islanders NHL 76 11 29 40 71 5 0 0 0 6th
2004/05 New York Islanders NHL not played because of lockout
2005/06 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71 9 14th 23 56 24 6th 5 11 20th
2006/07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 35 4th 11 15th 60 - - - - -
2007/08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 65 8th 26th 34 64 - - - - -
2008/09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 71 4th 18th 22nd 58 4th 0 0 0 2
OHL total 238 126 205 331 298 33 14th 32 46 43
AHL total 44 16 27 43 86 - - - - -
NHL overall 864 176 289 465 798 97 15th 19th 34 80

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1994 Canada June World Cup 1st place, gold 7th 2 2 4th 8th
2001 Canada WM 5th place 3 1 3 4th 0
2002 Canada Olympia 1st place, gold 6th 0 2 2 2
Juniors overall 7th 2 2 4th 8th
Men overall 9 1 5 6th 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Loose Lips sinking Sabers?" Tim Graham, The Buffalo News, Aug 21 2005
personal data
SURNAME Peca, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Peca, Michael Anthony (full name); Peca, Mike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Ontario