Richard Petiot

Richard Allan Petiot (born August 20, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

Richard Petiot
2010–11 Oklahoma City Barons
Born	(1982-08-20) August 20, 1982 (age 43) Daysland, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Los Angeles Kings Tampa Bay Lightning Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft	116th overall, 2001 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	2005–2013

Playing career

The Los Angeles Kings drafted Petiot in 2001 from the Camrose Kodiaks of the AJHL. He then played four years of collegiate hockey with Colorado College. Petiot signed a two-year contract with the Kings after his senior year with the Tigers on August 11, 2005.^[1]

Petiot made his professional debut in the 2005–06 season, playing mostly with Kings affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs. Petiot spent the next two injury-plagued seasons with the Monarchs before signing as a free agent for the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 15, 2008.^[2]

In the 2008–09 season, the Leafs assigned Petiot to their affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, then traded him to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Olaf Kolzig, Andy Rogers, Jamie Heward and a fourth round selection on March 4, 2009.^[3]

On July 9, 2009, he was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks.^[4]

On July 2, 2010, he was signed as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers to a one-year contract.^[5] During the 2010–11 season, Petiot was called up from the Oklahoma City Barons to replace an injured Theo Peckham on March 1, 2011.

On July 2, 2011, Petiot was signed by former team, Tampa Bay, to a one-year, two-way contract.^[6] Petiot was limited to only 6 games during the 2011–12 season with affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, due to injury.

With the NHL lockout affecting his status as a free agent, Petiot waited until the conclusion of the dispute before signing to a professional try-out contract with the St. John's IceCaps of the AHL on January 9, 2013.^[7]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Camrose Kodiaks	AJHL		55	8	16	24	81		8	2	1	3	8
2001–02	Colorado College	WCHA		39	4	6	10	35		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Colorado College	WCHA		38	1	6	7	86		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Colorado College	WCHA		39	3	5	8	61		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Colorado College	WCHA		25	3	5	8	38		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		63	4	10	14	52		7	1	0	1	6
2006–07	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		13	1	1	2	25		2	0	0	0	2
2007–08	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		40	2	5	7	56		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Toronto Marlies	AHL		45	3	11	14	59		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Norfolk Admirals	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		11	0	3	3	21		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		80	8	29	37	88		4	0	0	0	4
2010–11	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL		66	0	15	15	52		6	0	0	0	4
2011–12	Norfolk Admrials	AHL		6	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	St. John's IceCaps	AHL		24	1	2	3	22		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				338	19	73	92	361		19	1	0	1	16
NHL totals				15	0	3	3	25		—	—	—	—	—