Peter Lappin

Peter Lappin
Date of birth	December 31, 1965
place of birth	St. Charles , Illinois , USA
size	180 cm
Weight	84 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Supplemental Draft	1987 , 1st lap, 4th position Calgary Flames
Career stations
1984-1988	St. Lawrence University
1988-1989	Salt Lake Golden Eagles
1989-1991	Kalamazoo Wings
1991-1992	Kansas City Blades

Peter John Lappin (born December 31, 1965 in St. Charles , Illinois ) is a former American ice hockey player who played seven games for the Minnesota North Stars and San Jose Sharks in National Hockey during his playing career between 1988 and 1992 League on the position of the right winger . His son Nick Lappin is also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Lappin played at St. Lawrence University from 1984 to 1988 . In four NCAA seasons with the university team, he scored 85 goals and a total of 187 points in 131 games. In the NHL Supplemental Draft 1987 , the Calgary Flames therefore selected him in fourth position.

After his time in college, the American first played for two years in the International Hockey League with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles before he was transferred from the Flames to the Minnesota North Stars in September 1989 . There he was also mainly used in the IHL, but came in the 1989/90 season in the dress of the North Stars for his first six appearances in the National Hockey League . After the right winger had spent the entire 1990/91 season in the IHL, the newly founded San Jose Sharks still chose him in the 1991 NHL Dispersal Draft . But also with the Sharks Lappin was used for the entire 1991/92 season in the minor league with the Kansas City Blades . He only played one game at NHL level this season for the Sharks. After the 1991/92 season, Lappin ended his professional career.

Achievements and Awards

1987 ECAC Second All-Star Team 1987 NCAA East Second All-American Team 1988 ECAC First All-Star Team 1988 ECAC Player of the Year 1988 ECAC All-Tournament Team 1988 ECAC Championship Tournament MVP

1988 NCAA East First All-American Team 1988 Turner Cup win with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles 1988 Turner Cup Play-offs Most Valuable Player 1990 IHL Second All-Star Team 1992 Turner Cup win with the Kansas City Blades

Career statistics

				Regular season						Play-offs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
1984/85	St. Lawrence University	NCAA		32	10	12	22nd	22nd
1985/86	St. Lawrence University	NCAA		30th	20th	26th	46	64
1986/87	St. Lawrence University	NCAA		35	34	25th	59	32
1987/88	St. Lawrence University	NCAA		34	21st	39	60	30th
1987/88	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL		3	1	1	2	0		17th	16	12	28	11
1988/89	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL		81	48	42	90	50		14th	9	9	18th	4th
1989/90	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		74	45	35	80	42		8th	5	4th	9	8th
1989/90	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		6th	0	0	0	2		-	-	-	-	-
1990/91	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		73	20th	47	67	74		11	5	4th	9	8th
1991/92	Kansas City Blades	IHL		78	28	30th	58	41		4th	2	1	3	0
1991/92	San Jose Sharks	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
NCAA overall				131	85	102	187	148
IHL total				309	142	155	297	207		54	37	28	65	27
NHL overall				7th	0	0	0	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

• Peter Lappin at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Peter Lappin at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Peter Lappin at hockeydb.com (English)