Peter Zezel

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Peter Zezel
Date of birth April 22, 1965
place of birth Toronto , Ontario , Canada
date of death May 26, 2009
Place of death Toronto, Ontario, Canada
size 180 cm
Weight 91 kg
position center
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1983 , 2nd lap, 41st position
Philadelphia Flyers
Career stations
1982-1984 Toronto Marlboros
1984-1988 Philadelphia Flyers
1988-1990 St. Louis Blues
1990-1991 Washington Capitals
1991-1994 Toronto Maple Leafs
1994-1995 Dallas Stars
1995-1997 St. Louis Blues
1997-1998 New Jersey Devils
1998-1999 Vancouver Canucks
2002-2005 Cambridge Hornets

Peter Zezel (born April 22, 1965 in Toronto , Ontario ; † May 26, 2009 ibid) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 1004 games for the Philadelphia Flyers , St. Louis Blues , Washington during his active career between 1984 and 1999 Capitals , Toronto Maple Leafs , Dallas Stars , New jersey Devils and Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League on the position of the center has denied.

Career

Prvoslav Vujčić and Peter Zezel (right), 1991

Peter Zezel began his career as a hockey player with the Toronto Marlboros , for whom he played in the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1984 . During this time he was selected during the NHL Entry Draft 1983 in the second round as a total of 41st player by the Philadelphia Flyers . For the Flyers he played until November 29, 1988 when he was given to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Mike Bullard . He stayed there for two years before the Canadian was transferred to the Washington Capitals . During his first season in the US capital, he was given to the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 16, 1991 together with Bob Rouse in exchange for Al Iafrate .

In Toronto Zezel stayed until 1994, before he was used in the following season for both the Dallas Stars from the NHL and the Kalamazoo Wings from the International Hockey League . From 1995 to 1997 the center played again for St. Louis, then until 1999 for the New Jersey Devils and Vancouver Canucks from the NHL and for New Jersey's farm team from the American Hockey League , the Albany River Rats .

For family reasons, he ended his NHL career in 1999. From 2002 to 2005 he played again for the Cambridge Hornets in the Ontario Hockey Association .

In 2001, Zezel nearly died of hemolytic anemia , but recovered and continued treatment for the disease. Eight years later, his health deteriorated drastically, so he had to undergo chemotherapy and his spleen was removed. As a result, he fell into a coma, and on May 26, 2009, it was announced that life support systems had been turned off. He died the same day in a Toronto clinic.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1982/83 Toronto Marlboros OHL 66 35 39 74 28 4th 2 4th 6th 0
1983/84 Toronto Marlboros OHL 68 47 86 133 31 9 7th 5 12 4th
1984/85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 65 15th 46 61 26th 19th 1 8th 9 28
1985/86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79 17th 37 54 76 5 3 1 4th 4th
1986/87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71 33 39 72 71 25th 3 10 13 10
1987/88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69 22nd 35 57 42 7th 3 2 5 7th
1988/89 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 26th 4th 13 17th 15th - - - - -
1988/89 St. Louis Blues NHL 52 17th 36 53 27 10 6th 6th 12 4th
1989/90 St. Louis Blues NHL 73 25th 47 72 30th 12 1 7th 8th 4th
1990/91 Washington Capitals NHL 20th 7th 5 12 10 - - - - -
1990/91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 32 14th 14th 28 4th - - - - -
1991/92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 64 16 33 49 26th - - - - -
1992/93 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 12 23 35 24 20th 2 1 3 6th
1993/94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 41 8th 8th 16 19th 18th 2 4th 6th 8th
1994/95 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1994/95 Dallas Stars NHL 30th 6th 5 11 19th 3 1 0 1 0
1995/96 St. Louis Blues NHL 57 8th 13 21st 12 10 3 0 3 2
1996/97 St. Louis Blues NHL 35 4th 9 13 12 - - - - -
1996/97 New Jersey Devils NHL 18th 0 3 3 4th 2 0 0 0 10
1997/98 Albany River Rats AHL 35 13 37 50 18th - - - - -
1997/98 New Jersey Devils NHL 5 0 3 3 0 - - - - -
1997/98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 25th 5 12 17th 2 - - - - -
1998/99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 41 6th 8th 14th 16 - - - - -
1999/00 without a contract not played after resignation
2000/01 without a contract not played after resignation
2001/02 without a contract not played after resignation
2002/03 Cambridge Hornets OHA 8th 5 4th 9 0 - - - - -
2003/04 Cambridge Hornets OHA 18th 7th 17th 24 16 - - - - -
2004/05 Cambridge Hornets OHA 4th 0 6th 6th 2 - - - - -
OHL total 134 82 125 207 59 13 9 9 18th 4th
NHL overall 873 219 389 608 435 131 25th 39 64 83
OHA total 30th 12 27 39 18th - - - - -

( 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

Commons : Peter Zezel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ tsn.ca, NHLer Zezel reportedly near death in hospital
  2. ↑ ctv.ca, Former Maple Leaf to be taken off life support
  3. ↑ tsn.ca, Former NHLer Zezel passes away at age 44
personal data
SURNAME Zezel, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Ontario
DATE OF DEATH May 26, 2009
Place of death Toronto , Ontario