Peter Chiarelli (Ice Hockey Manager)

Peter Chiarelli
Date of birth	5th August 1964
place of birth	Nepean , Ontario , Canada
size	178 cm
Weight	79 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
1983-1987	Harvard University
1987-1988	Nottingham Panthers

Peter Chiarelli (born August 5, 1964 in Nepean , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and current - functional . As General Manager , he was in charge of the Boston Bruins (2006–2015) and the Edmonton Oilers (2015–2019) in the National Hockey League .

Career

Chiarelli played during his junior years for the ice hockey team at Harvard University , for whose team he was active in the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 1983 to 1987 . The center completed 109 games for Harvard University, in which he scored 49 points and received 70 penalty minutes. He played in the 1987/88 season with the Nottingham Panthers in the British Hockey League four league games, in which he scored 13 points and received two penalty minutes.

He graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in economics in 1987 and a law degree . He was admitted to the bar in 1993 and spent six years as a lawyer and gaming agent .

He was later named Assistant General Manager of the Ottawa Senators for two years. Chiarelli was named general manager of the Boston Bruins on May 26, 2006 after his predecessor Mike O'Connell had been fired from the Bruins. He took up this position on July 8, 2006. He was fired after the 2014/15 season after the Bruins failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Just days later, he was introduced as the new General Manager and President of Hockey Operations at the Edmonton Oilers , succeeding Craig MacTavish .

He also served as General Manager of Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey , a selection of U23 players from Canada and the USA.

In Edmonton, Chiarelli was fired in January 2019 after he had failed to put together a successful athletic team around Connor McDavid for several years . In particular, due to some controversial transfer deals, he had previously come under criticism.

Achievements and Awards

• 2011 Stanley Cup win with the Boston Bruins

Career statistics

				Regular season						Play-offs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
1983/84	Harvard University	ECAC		27	4th	8th	12	18th
1984/85	Harvard University	ECAC		17th	5	2	7th	6th
1985/86	Harvard University	ECAC		31	4th	11	15th	16
1986/87	Harvard University	ECAC		34	8th	7th	15th	30th
1987/88	Nottingham Panthers	BHL		4th	4th	9	13	2
ECAC total				109	21st	28	49	70

( 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

• Peter Chiarelli on the Boston Bruins website
• Peter Chiarelli at hockeydb.com (English)