Peter Anthony Ciavaglia (born July 15, 1969) is an American retired professional ice hockey center. After graduating from Nichols School in Buffalo in 1987, Peter was selected in that year's NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. Deciding to take the college route, he played four seasons at Harvard University, where he was part of the 1989 national championship team, and eventually played in five games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres between 1991 and 1993. He spent most of his professional career, which lasted from 1991 to 2000, in the International Hockey League with the Detroit Vipers.

Peter Ciavaglia
Born (1969-07-15) July 15, 1969 (age 55)
Albany, NY, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Leksands IF
National team  United States
NHL draft 145th overall, 1987
Calgary Flames
Playing career 1991–2000

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 1987–88 [1]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 1988
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1988–89 [2]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1990–91 [2]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1990–91 [3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Nichols School CISAA 60 84 113 197
1986–87 Nichols School CISAA 58 53 84 137
1987–88 Harvard University ECAC 30 10 23 33 16
1988–89 Harvard University ECAC 34 15 48 63 36
1989–90 Harvard University ECAC 28 17 18 35 22
1990–91 Harvard University ECAC 28 24 39 63 4
1991–92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1991–92 Rochester Americans AHL 77 37 61 98 16 6 2 5 7 6
1992–93 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 0 0 0 0
1992–93 Rochester Americans AHL 64 35 67 102 32 17 9 16 25 12
1993–94 United States National Team Intl 18 2 9 11 6
1993–94 Leksands IF SEL 39 14 18 32 34 4 1 1 2 0
1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL 73 22 59 81 83 5 1 1 2 6
1995–96 Detroit Vipers IHL 75 22 56 78 38 12 6 11 17 12
1996–97 Detroit Vipers IHL 72 21 51 72 54 21 14 19 33 32
1997–98 Detroit Vipers IHL 35 11 30 41 10 23 8 11 19 12
1998–99 Detroit Vipers IHL 59 27 31 58 33 11 1 8 9 10
1999–00 Detroit Vipers IHL 41 5 22 27 14
IHL totals 355 108 249 357 232 72 30 50 80 72
NHL totals 5 0 0 0 0

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1989 United States WJC 7 1 4 5 0
1994 United States OLY 8 2 4 6 0
1994 United States WC 7 1 0 1 2
Senior totals 15 3 4 7 2

References

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  1. ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
1990–91
Succeeded by