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1979 NHL DRAFT PICK
Steve Peters
Selected in fourth round
No. 64 overall by Colorado Rockies

Born January 23, 1960
Position: Center
Height: 5-11   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Oshawa (OMJHL)                            
Birthplace: Peterborough, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Peterborough, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1976-77 PeterboroughOMJHL 626 1016 48
1977-78 Niagara FallsOMJHL 6718 3856 49
1978-79 OshawaOMJHL 6436 5692 70

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was Niagara Falls' first pick, No. 2 overall, in 1977 OMJHL midget draft. Selected ahead of No. 3 pick Wayne Gretzky. ... Also played defense and left wing during his junior playing days.
NHL CAREER
Debut: February 19, 1980 (Philadelphia at Colorado)
Numbers:  12 (Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1990
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATPPIM
1980Colorado 20 11 0

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Had assist in his first NHL game.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Oshawa, Windsor (OMJHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Muskegon (IHL); Riessersee (West Germany); Chur (Switzerland); Lappeenranta, Helsinki IFK, Kouvola (Finland); Miami Valley (AAHL); Tampere Tappara (Finland)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Traded by Oshawa (OMJHL) with Glen Cutting, John Odam, Steve Bienkowski and Round 2 pick in 1980 OMJHL midget draft to Windsor in exchange for Roland Melanson in December 1979.. ... Joined Fort Worth for 1980 CHL playoffs. ... Was on Miami Valley (AAHL) team that folded after 1987-88 regular season.
Personal: Full name is Steve Alan Peters.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Montreal traded Monahan and Doug Piper to Detroit in exchange for Pete Mahovlich and Bart Crashley in June 1969.

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SNAPSHOT '79
Total Selected: 126
Forwards: 74
Defense: 41
Goaltenders: 11
Major Junior: 97
College Players: 15
Canadian: 109
Euro-Canadian: 1
USA Citizens: 10
U.S.-Born: 10
European: 6
Reached NHL: 103
Won Stanley Cup: 23
Hall of Fame: 3
All-Star Game: 23
Year-end All-Star: 10
Olympians: 15
Picks Traded: 17
 
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