George Matthew Pesut
- Born: June 17, 1953 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Position: Defense
Selected by St. Louis Blues 2nd round (#24) in 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
Selected by Cleveland Crusaders 2nd round (#24) in 1973 WHA Amateur Draft
is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in 92 NHL games for the California Golden Seals over two seasons. He also played in 17 WHA games with the Calgary Cowboys during the 1976–77 season.
He played major junior with the Saskatoon Blades, Victoria Cougars, and the Flin Flon Bombers. The St. Louis Blues drafted him 24th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft but he was traded to he Philadelphia Flyers and then the California Golden Seals before playing a game in the NHL.
After playing for the Golden Seals and the Cowboys, Pesut left for Europe in 1978 and played there (except for the 1980-81 season) until he retired in 1993.
Career Statistics[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971-72 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 38 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 83 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 25 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 73 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1972-73 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 68 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 98 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1973-74 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Richmond Robins | AHL | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1974-75 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| California Golden Seals | NHL | 47 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 73 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1975-76 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 45 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 57 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1976-77 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Tidewater Sharks | SHL | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Erie Blades | NAHL | 25 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 62 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 1978-79 | HC Davos | NLB | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||
| 1979-80 | HC Davos | NLA | 28 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 100 | |||||||
| 1980-81 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 53 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 39 | ||
| 1981-82 | EHC Hamburg | 2.GBun | 32 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 84 | |||||||
| 1982-83 | EC Hannover | Oberliga | 22 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 60 | |||||||
| BSC Preussen | Oberliga | 12 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 38 | ||||||||
| 1983-84 | BSC Preussen | 2.GBun | 32 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1984-85 | BSC Preussen | 2.GBun | 42 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 72 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 14 | ||
| 1985-86 | HC Chamonix | France | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||
| 1986-87 | BSC Preussen | 2.GBun | 35 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1987-88 | ECD Iserlohn | 1.GBun | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
| SV Bayreuth | 2.GBun | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1988-89 | EHC Nurnberg 1980 | 2.GBun | 33 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 46 | |||||||
| 1989-90 | EHC Nurnberg 1980 | 2.GBun | 28 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 1990-91 | ECD Sauerland | 2.GBun | 33 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 36 | |||||||
| 1991-92 | EC Kassel | 2.GBun | 38 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 34 | |||||||
| 1992-93 | EC Kassel | 2.GBun | 40 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 40 | |||||||
| WHA Totals | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| NHL Totals | 92 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Career Moves[]
- Traded to Philadelphia by St. Louis for Bob Stumpf, November, 1973.
- Traded to California by Philadelphia for the rights to Ron Chipperfield, December 11, 1974.
- WHA rights traded to Calgary (WHA) by Cleveland (WHA) for future considerations, June, 1976.
Awards & Achievements[]
- Western Canada Hockey League First All-Star Team (1973)
- Western Canada Hockey League Defenseman of the Year (1973)