Peter McDuffe

Peter Arnold McDuffe (born February 16, 1948) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who played for the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, Kansas City Scouts and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Indianapolis Racers in the World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1971 and 1978.

Early life Born in Milton, Ontario, McDuffe's father, Arnold, was a test pilot and trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II stationed at Brandon, Manitoba. In 1920, McDuffe's paternal grandfather, Richard, had established the first John Deere farm implement dealership in Ontario. (Icing on the Plains: The Rough Ride of Kansas City's NHL Scouts, pp. 110–111)

McDuffe made the move from defence to goaltender in peewee around 1958. McDuffe began his junior career in St. Catharines with a Junior B team before being promoted to the A team with the St. Catharines Blackhawks of the OHA in 1964–65, where he played parts of four seasons. In his last season in St. Catharines, McDuffe won the best goaltending award with a 2.92 GAA.

Career In 1966–67, he was called up and started two games with the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League.

In 1968–69, he moved to the EHL and played for the Greensboro Generals, where he collected a 36-19-9 record, before being traded to New York Rangers affiliate Omaha in the Central Hockey League. He won the 1970–71 Central Hockey League Most Valuable Player award with the Omaha Knights. He also won the 1971–72 Western Hockey League Leading Goaltender Award with the Denver Spurs.

McDuffe got his first taste of NHL action with the St. Louis Blues, although he was happy to return to the New York Rangers system the following season, stating about the coaching, "In St. Louis, they don't tell you which end of the stick to hold."

Between 1971 and 1976, he played in 57 NHL regular season games with a goals-against average of 4.08.

Honours He became one of the first inductees in his hometown of Milton, Ontario's Walk of Fame in 2007.

In 2017, he was inducted into the Milton Sports Hall of Fame.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1964–65 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 2 0 1 0 80 9 0 9.62 — — — — — — — — — 1965–66 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 21 — — — 1260 112 0 5.33 — — — — — — — — — 1966–67 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 30 — — — 1840 90 2 2.93 — 6 — — 360 26 0 4.33 — 1966–67 Buffalo Bisons AHL 2 0 2 0 120 13 0 6.50 — — — — — — — — — 1967–68 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 50 — — — 3036 192 0 3.79 — 5 — — 300 34 0 6.80 — 1968–69 Greensboro Generals EHL 65 — — — 3900 246 4 3.78 — 8 — — 480 28 0 3.50 — 1969–70 Omaha Knights CHL 59 26 24 9 3500 174 2 2.98 — 12 8 4 720 31 1 2.58 — 1970–71 Omaha Knights CHL 57 — — — 3420 57 3 2.77 — 11 8 3 692 26 2 2.36 — 1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL 10 0 6 0 471 29 0 3.69 .889 1 0 1 60 7 0 7.00 .816 1971–72 Denver Spurs WHL 21 10 7 2 1126 65 1 3.46 — 4 4 0 240 6 1 1.50 — 1972–73 New York Rangers NHL 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .962 — — — — — — — — 1973–74 New York Rangers NHL 6 3 2 1 340 18 0 3.18 904 — — — — — — — — 1973–74 Providence Reds AHL 36 17 12 6 2098 123 0 3.51 — 14 8 6 883 45 1 3.05 — 1974–75 Kansas City Scouts NHL 36 7 25 4 2098 148 0 4.23 .883 — — — — — — — — 1975–76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 0 3 1 239 22 0 5.53 .858 — — — — — — — — 1975–76 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 21 8 9 3 1245 85 0 4.10 .880 1 0 1 60 4 0 4.00 — 1976–77 Rhode Island Reds AHL 11 — — — 621 46 0 4.44 .881 — — — — — — — — 1976–77 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 11 — — — 323 32 0 5.94 .823 — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Indianapolis Racers WHA 12 1 6 1 539 39 0 4.34 .875 — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Georgetown Gyros GBSHL 32 — — — 1920 141 0 4.41 — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Georgetown Gyros OHA Sr 34 — — — 2060 111 0 3.23 — — — — — — — — — WHA totals 12 1 6 1 539 39 0 4.34 .875 5 1 3 260 19 0 4.38 — NHL totals 57 11 36 6 3209 218 0 4.08 .885 1 0 1 60 7 0 7.00 .816