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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Peter Sidorkiewicz
Selected in fifth round
No. 91 overall by Washington Capitals
Born
June 29, 1963
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Goaltender
Height: 5-9 Weight: 165
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Dabrowa Bialostocka, Poland
Hometown:
Oshawa, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1979-80 |
Oshawa | Ont. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1980-81 |
Oshawa | Jr. B |
22 | n/a |
3.23 | 1 |
n/a | | |
Oshawa | OMJHL |
7 | 3-3-0 |
4.68 | 0 |
n/a |
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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 |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1987-1997 |
Hartford, Ott, N.J. | 246 |
79-128-27 | 3.60 |
8 | .871 |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1989-1991 |
Hartford | 15 |
5-10 | 3.62 | 0 |
.867 |
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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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