Jimmy Peters Jr.

James Stephen Peters Jr. (born June 20, 1944) is a Canadian retired ice hockey left wing who played 309 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings between 1964 and 1974. After his playing career he worked as a coach in the university level for several years. His father, Jimmy Peters Sr., also played in the NHL.

Jimmy Peters Jr.
Born	(1944-06-20) June 20, 1944 (age 81) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1964–1976

Biography

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Peters started his NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings in the 1964–65 season. He would also play for the Los Angeles Kings between 1968 and 1975, during which time he also played for several American Hockey League, Central Hockey League, and Western Hockey League teams. He would retire after the playing the 1975–76 season in the CHL with the Fort Worth Texans.

After his playing career, Peters served as head coach at Northern Arizona University,^[1] and as an assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1961–62	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		42	4	9	13	4		10	2	2	4	7
1961–62	Hamilton Red Wings	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		13	2	6	8	0
1962–63	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		50	9	24	33	12		5	3	3	6	4
1963–64	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		55	31	45	76	6		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Cincinnati Wings	CHL		5	3	0	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		51	36	65	101	12		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Memphis Wings	CHL		8	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Memphis Wings	CHL		64	15	28	43	2		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		6	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		16	2	5	7	0		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Memphis Wings	CHL		51	6	19	25	10		7	1	2	3	2
1966–67	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Fort Worth Wings	CHL		20	10	18	28	13		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		45	5	6	11	8		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		76	10	15	25	28		11	0	2	2	2
1969–70	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		74	15	9	24	10		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Springfield Kings	AHL		26	5	14	19	9		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Denver Spurs	WHL		42	8	22	30	6		5	2	2	4	2
1971–72	Seattle Totems	WHL		63	16	36	52	8		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		77	4	5	9	0		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		25	2	0	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Portland Buckaroos	WHL		42	7	15	22	15		10	4	3	7	0
1974–75	Springfield Indians	AHL		69	24	37	61	10		15	6	0	6	4
1974–75	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Fort Worth Texans	CHL		76	16	30	46	17		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				307	37	36	73	46		11	0	2	2	4

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Independent (1981–1984)
1981–82	Northern Arizona	6–18–0
1982–83	Northern Arizona	17–11–1
1983–84	Northern Arizona	21–6–0
Northern Arizona:		44–35–1
Total:		44–35–1
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion