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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Peter Sidorkiewicz
Selected in fifth round
No. 91 overall by Washington Capitals

Born June 29, 1963
Position: Goaltender
Height: 5-9   Weight: 165
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Oshawa (OMJHL)                            
Birthplace: Dabrowa Bialostocka, Poland
Hometown: Oshawa, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPW-L-T GAASO SV%
1979-80 OshawaOnt. AAA ---- ---- --
1980-81 OshawaJr. B 22n/a 3.231 n/a
  OshawaOMJHL 73-3-0 4.680 n/a

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was Oshawa's eighth-round pick, No. 101 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority selection. ... Attended O'Neill Collegiate (high school) in Oshawa, Ontario. ... Born in Poland, but immigrated to Canada with his family as a young boy.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 16, 1987 (Hartford at Washington)
Numbers:  30 (Hartford); 31 (Ottawa); 1, 31 (New Jersey)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1998
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GP W-L-TGAA SOSV%
1987-1997 Hartford, Ott, N.J.246 79-128-273.60 8.871
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPW-L GAA SOSV%
1989-1991 Hartford15 5-103.620 .867

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Rookie Team:
1988-89 (Hartford)
All-Star Game: 1993 (Ottawa)
Hartford Keyes Award (Unsung Hero): 1988-89
Hartford Founders Trophy (Community Service): 1988-89
1992-93: Played on first Ottawa Senators expansion team.
Miscellaneous: Was first Polish-born player ever drafted by an NHL team. ... Led all NHL rookie goalies in goals-against average (3.03), save percentage (.890) and shutouts (4) in 1988-89. ... Tied for NHL rookie goalie lead with 22 wins in 1988-89. ... Made 22 saves for Hartford in 0-0 exhibition-game tie with Moscow Dynamo on Jan. 3, 1991. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with sprained right ankle, an injury suffered during Hartford's March 3, 1991, game vs. Toronto. He did not return to action until Hartford's March 23, 1991, game at Quebec. ... Left unprotected by Hartford for 1992 NHL Expansion Draft. He was claimed by Ottawa with the draft's No. 1 overall pick on June 18, 1992. ... Was starting goalie in first game and first victory in expansion Ottawa Senators history, on Oct. 8, 1992, vs. Montreal. He earned a 5-3 win in that game. ... Was Ottawa Senators expansion team's first All-Star Game representative in 1993. ... Set Ottawa single-season records (since broken) for games played by a goalie (64) and goals allowed (250) in 1992-93. ... Injured right shoulder in Ottawa's final game of 1992-93 season, on April 14, 1993, vs. Boson. The injury required surgery on April 15, 1993. ... Missed start of 1993-94 season recovering from surgery on right shoulder. Because Sidorkiewicz was out of lineup, the Devils called up rookie Martin Brodeur as his replacement. Brodeur never relinquished the job.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Oshawa (OHL); Binghamton (AHL); Fort Wayne (IHL); Albany (AHL)
World Championships: 1989 (Canada) (silver medal)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Binghamton Hockey Hall of Fame:
Inducted 2002
OHL Pinkney Trophy (Lowest Team GAA): 1982-83 (Oshawa) (co-winner with Jeff Hogg)
AHL All-Star Second Team: 1986-87 (Binghamton)
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team: 1983 (Oshawa)
OHL All-Star Third Team: 1983-84 (Oshawa)
AHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1985-86 (Binghamton) (3.19)
AHL Shutouts Leader: 1986-87 (Binghamton) (4 shutouts)
AHL Shootout Saves Leader: 1986-87 (47 saves on 62 shots)
AHL Playoffs GAA Leader: 1987 (Binghamton) (2.72)
IHL Shutouts Leader: 1993-94 (Fort Wayne) (2 shutouts)
IHL Playoffs Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1994 (Fort Wayne) (18)
IHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1994 (Fort Wayne) (1 shutout)
IHL Playoffs Minutes Leader: 1994 (Fort Wayne) (1,054 minutes)
Memorial Cup Wins Leader: 1983 (Oshawa) (3 wins)
OHL Shutouts Leader: 1981-82 (Oshawa) (2 shutouts)
OHL Playoffs Wins Leader: 1983 (Oshawa) (15 wins)
OHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1984 (Oshawa) (1 shutout, tie)
1984-85: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton).
1995-96: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Albany).
Coaching Career: Named Erie (OHL) goaltending coach in October 1998 and held  position through 1998-99 season. ... Named Erie (OHL) assistant coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained in position into 2003-04 season. ... Named assistant coach of the Ontario Under-17 Program of Excellence team (Team Ontario) on June 11, 2003.
Miscellaneous: Played for Oshawa (OHL) as an overage junior in 1983-84. ... Loaned by New Jersey organization to Fort Wayne (IHL) for balance of 1995 season on Feb. 2, 1995. ... Retired in 1998 with AHL record (since broken) for career victories (171). ... Was active in charitable causes during his years in Hartford, working with Big Sisters, March of Dimes and Whalers' anti-drug campaign.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Washington traded Sidorkiewicz and Dean Evason to Hartford in exchange for David A. Jensen on March 12, 1985.

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SNAPSHOT '81
Total Selected: 211
Forwards: 119
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 25
Major Junior: 122
Tier II/Jr. B: 10/4
College Players: 21
High School: 18
Canadian: 139
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 37
U.S.-Born: 36
European: 32
Reached NHL: 114
Stanley Cup: 17
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 14
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 30
Picks Traded: 38
 
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