Peter Kasowski (born March 19, 1969) is a Canadian former ice hockey and inline hockey player. He was drafted by the Hartford Whalers of the NHL in 1989.

Peter Kasowski
Born (1969-03-10) March 10, 1969 (age 55)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Swift Current Broncos
Seattle Thunderbirds
Roanoke Valley Rebels
Salt Lake Golden Eagles
Peoria Rivermen
Dayton Bombers
Guildford Flames
NHL draft 241st overall, 1989
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 1987–2000

Junior career

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Kasowski played in the WHL for 3 years for Swift Current Broncos and Seattle Thunderbirds. Over these 3 years he scored 324 points in 212 games. His best season being 1988–89 when he scored 131 points in 72 games, he was subsequently drafted by the NHL's Hartford Whalers in the 12th round.

Professional ice hockey career

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Kasowski finished his junior career and was signed by Roanoake Valley Rebels of the ECHL where he spent 2 successful years scoring 54 and 76 points in each of the 36 game seasons. During the 1991–92 season, he was signed to play for the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the IHL where he made 9 appearances. The 1992–93 season was split between Dayton Bombers of the ECHL where he scored 57 points in 51 games, Peoria Rivermen of the IHL where he contributed 5 goals and 5 assists in 22 games.

1994–1996: Inline hockey

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Through the 1994, 1995 and 1996 seasons Kasowski spent his time playing in Roller Hockey International. He played for Edmonton Sled Dogs and latterly Los Angeles Blades. He scored 39 goals, 48 assists for 87 points in 68 career games.

Ice hockey career: continued

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In 1997, Kasowski signed to play in Britain for Guildford Flames in the BNL. He finished the season as the team's second-top scorer with 91 points in 44 games. His two subsequent seasons with the Flames were less productive, but effective all the same, scoring 46 and 53 points in 1998/99 and 99/00 respectively. He was not re-signed in 2000 and has not played since.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1987–88 Swift Current Broncos WHL 70 33 31 64 27 10 5 1 6 8
1988–89 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 58 73 131 46 7 3 4 7 5
1989–90 Swift Current Broncos WHL 28 19 34 53 28
1989–90 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 42 31 45 76 16 13 8 14 22 10
1990–91 Roanoke Valley Rebels ECHL 36 16 38 54 22
1991–92 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 9 1 2 3 2
1991–92 Roanoke Valley Rebels ECHL 36 26 50 76 49 7 2 8 10 10
1992–93 Peoria Rivermen IHL 22 5 5 10 24 4 0 0 0 14
1992–93 Dayton Bombers ECHL 51 17 40 57 81 3 1 3 4 2
1995–96 Northern Alberta Institute of Technology ACAC 22 18 32 50 24
1997–98 Guildford Flames BNL 44 44 47 91 24 10 7 10 17 10
1998–99 Guildford Flames BNL 32 20 26 46 10 7 3 7 10 4
1999–00 Guildford Flames BNL 36 26 27 53 30 6 5 2 7 14
ECHL totals 123 59 128 187 152 10 3 11 14 12
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