Peter Lee

Peter Lee
Position	Right Wing
Height Weight	6 ft 00 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Teams	Berlin Polar Bears (DEL) Wolfsburg EHC (DEL) Dusseldorf EG (DEL) Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) Baltimore Skipjacks (AHL) Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL)
Nationality	Canadian
Born	January 2, 1956(1956-01-02), Ellesmere, United Kingdom
NHL Draft	12th overall, 1976 Montreal Canadiens
WHA Draft	21st overall, 1976 Toronto Toros
Pro Career	1976 – 1997

Peter Lee (born January 2, 1956 in Ellesmere, England) is a retired professional player who played 431 National Hockey League games with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Playing career

Lee enjoyed a stellar junior career with the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League, where he became one of the few junior players to record more than 400 career points in the CHL. He was awarded CHL Player of the Year in 1975–76. Thirty three years since completing his junior hockey career, he held the OHL record with 213 career goals until March 8, 2009, when John Tavares scored his 214th to surpass Lee.

After setting a new league record with 81 goals in 1975–76, Lee was chosen in the first-round of the 1976 NHL Entry Draft (12th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens. Though he would spend two seasons with their farm team, the Nova Scotia Voyageurs, Lee never played for the Canadiens. On November 29, 1977, Montreal traded Lee, along with Peter Mahovlich, to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for emerging star Pierre Larouche and the rights to forward Peter Marsh.

Lee was a fine offensive addition to the Pens and was a key playmaker on the powerplay. He reached the 30-goal mark twice and scored a personal best 64 points in 1980–81 playing on a line with with Greg Malone and Rod Schutt. Unfortunately, the Penguins were not a successful team at that time, and Lee only played 19 playoff games during his five and a half years with the organization. He finished his NHL career with 245 points in 431 games.

Following the 1982–83 season, Lee left North America to play for Dusseldorfer EG of Germany. He scored at least 20 goals in each of 9 seasons with the club before retiring in 1997.

Coaching career

Lee replaced legendary coach Brian Kilrea behind the Ottawa 67's bench in 1994–95, but a dismal performance by the team prompted Kilrea to return and replace him for the 1995–96 campaign. He would return to Germany the following season and briefly resurrected his playing career.

Currently Peter Lee is the head coach for the very successful Eisbären Berlin in the DEL Bundasliga in Germany. "I went to Germany for a couple months (in 1983)," Lee said. "It's 2009 and I'm still here."

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	Ottawa 67's	OHA		12	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Ottawa 67's	OHA		63	25	51	76	110		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Ottawa 67's	OHA		69	38	42	80	40		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Ottawa 67's	OMJHL		70	68	58	126	82		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Ottawa 67's	OMJHL		66	81	80	161	59		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		76	33	27	60	88		12	5	3	8	6
1977–78	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		23	8	11	19	25		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		60	5	13	18	19		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		80	32	26	58	24		7	0	3	3	0
1979–80	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		74	16	29	45	20		4	0	1	1	0
1980–81	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		80	30	34	64	86		5	0	4	4	4
1981–82	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		74	18	16	34	98		3	0	0	0	0
1982–83	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		14	11	6	17	12		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Duesseldorf EG	1.GBun		46	25	24	49	56		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Duesseldorf EG	1.GBun		33	29	34	63	55		4	3	0	3	27
1985–86	Duesseldorf EG	1.GBun		41	47	49	96	58		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Duesseldorf EG	1.GBun		43	40	35	75	67		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Duesseldorf EG	1.GBun		44	35	36	71	42		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Duesseldorf EG	1.GBun		70	68	58	126	82		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Duesseldorf EG	1.GBun		20	17	18	35	18		11	8	8	16	10
1990–91	Duesseldorf EG	1.GBun		37	23	26	49	26		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Duesseldorf EG	1.GBun		44	24	20	44	24		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Duesseldorf EG	1.GBun		44	29	26	55	28		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams	Ger.1		16	14	11	25	61		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Berlin Polar Bears	DEL		21	7	6	13	36		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Berlin Polar Bears	DEL		50	14	14	28	42		5	0	4	4	4
NHL totals				431	114	131	245	257		19	0	8	8	4

External links

• Peter Lee's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Ed Staniowski

CHL Player of the Year 1976

Succeeded by Dale McCourt