Jimmy Peters, Jr.

James Stephen Peters Jr. (born June 20, 1944) is a Canadian retired ice hockey left wing who played 309 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings between 1964 and 1974. After his playing career he worked as a coach in the university level for several years. His father, Jimmy Peters Sr., also played in the NHL.

Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, Peters started his NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings in the 1964–65 season. He would also play for the Los Angeles Kings between 1968 and 1975, during which time he also played for several American Hockey League, Central Hockey League, and Western Hockey League teams. He would retire after the playing the 1975–76 season in the CHL with the Fort Worth Texans.

After his playing career, Peters served as head coach at Northern Arizona University, and as an assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1961–62 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 42 4 9 13 4 10 2 2 4 7 1961–62 Hamilton Red Wings M-Cup — — — — — 13 2 6 8 0 1962–63 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 50 9 24 33 12 5 3 3 6 4 1963–64 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 55 31 45 76 6 — — — — — 1963–64 Cincinnati Wings CHL 5 3 0 3 0 — — — — — 1964–65 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 51 36 65 101 12 — — — — — 1964–65 Memphis Wings CHL 8 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1964–65 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1965–66 Memphis Wings CHL 64 15 28 43 2 — — — — — 1965–66 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1966–67 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 16 2 5 7 0 — — — — — 1966–67 Memphis Wings CHL 51 6 19 25 10 7 1 2 3 2 1966–67 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1967–68 Fort Worth Wings CHL 20 10 18 28 13 — — — — — 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings NHL 45 5 6 11 8 — — — — — 1968–69 Los Angeles Kings NHL 76 10 15 25 28 11 0 2 2 2 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings NHL 74 15 9 24 10 — — — — — 1970–71 Springfield Kings AHL 26 5 14 19 9 — — — — — 1970–71 Denver Spurs WHL 42 8 22 30 6 5 2 2 4 2 1971–72 Seattle Totems WHL 63 16 36 52 8 — — — — — 1972–73 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77 4 5 9 0 — — — — — 1973–74 Los Angeles Kings NHL 25 2 0 2 0 — — — — — 1973–74 Portland Buckaroos WHL 42 7 15 22 15 10 4 3 7 0 1974–75 Springfield Indians AHL 69 24 37 61 10 15 6 0 6 4 1974–75 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1975–76 Fort Worth Texans CHL 76 16 30 46 17 — — — — — NHL totals 307 37 36 73 46 11 0 2 2 4

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