Position Goaltender Name Justin Peters Salary 950,000 USD (2015) Playing career Weight 95 kg | National team Canada Height 1.85 m Catches Left Role Ice hockey player | |
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Born August 30, 1986 (age 37)
Blyth, ON, CAN ( 1986-08-30 ) NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears (AHL)
Carolina Hurricanes NHL Draft 38th overall, 2004
Carolina Hurricanes Current team Hershey Bears (#35 / Goaltender) Siblings Anthony Peters, Alex Peters Similar People Eric Staal, Barry Trotz, Bill Peters, Alexander Ovechkin, Bryan Helmer | ||
Justin Peters steals a goal from Filppula
Justin Peters (born August 30, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Dinamo Riga organization of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Contents
- Justin Peters steals a goal from Filppula
- Goalie fight justin peters vs adam dennis ohl feb 10 06
- Playing career
- International play
- Personal
- References
Goalie fight justin peters vs adam dennis ohl feb 10 06
Playing career
After playing Junior A hockey with the Vaughan Vipers of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL), Peters began a four-season Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors and Plymouth Whalers. Peters scored an empty-net goal in game 7 of the first-round of the 2004 OHL playoffs against the Sudbury Wolves while playing for the Majors. He was drafted in the second round, 38th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, then began his professional career in 2006–07 with the Hurricanes' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Albany River Rats. He was demoted to the ECHL for parts of the 2007–08 season, but returned to the River Rats in 2008–09.
On February 5, 2010, the Carolina Hurricanes recalled Justin Peters from the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League after Cam Ward suffered an upper body injury. He made his NHL debut for the Carolina Hurricanes on February 6, 2010, starting against the New York Islanders. He had 34 saves in a 3-1 victory.
After 8 seasons within the Hurricanes organization, Peters left the Hurricanes as a free agent and agreed to a two-year contract with the Washington Capitals on July 1, 2015.
On July 1, 2016, Peters left the Capitals as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Coyotes. He was assigned to begin the 2016–17 season with the Coyotes' AHL affiliate, the inaugural Tucson Roadrunners. With the Coyotes impacted by an injury to starting goaltender, Mike Smith, Peters was recalled and appeared in 3 games. While returned to the Roadrunners, Peters along with Justin Hache, were traded by Arizona to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Brendan Ranford and Branden Troock on February 1, 2017.
Having spent his first 10 professional seasons in North America, on June 30, 2017, Peters embarked on a career abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with Latvian based Dinamo Riga of the KHL.
International play
On May 4, 2014, Peters was added to Canada's roster for the 2014 World Championship. Assuming the role as the team's third goaltender, Peters did not dress in the tournament.
Personal
He has a brother Alexander, who was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, playing for the Plymouth Whalers (Defense, OHL) and a brother Anthony playing for the St. Mary's Huskies (Goalie, Canadian University)