Peter Ciavaglia

Peter Ciavaglia
Born	(1969-07-15) July 15, 1969 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

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.

Awards and honors

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				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

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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database