André Peloffy

André Peloffy
Born (1951-02-25) February 25, 1951 (age 73)
Sète, France
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
New England Whalers
Tours
EC VSV
SC Saint-Gervais
Français Volants
National team  France
NHL draft 111th overall, 1971
New York Rangers
Playing career 1971–1990

André Charles Peloffy (born February 25, 1951) is a French former professional ice hockey forward. He was the first person born in France to play in the National Hockey League (NHL), and played 9 games with the Washington Capitals during the 1974–75 season.[1] He also played 10 games in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers during the 1977–78 season, and then spent several years in the French league before retiring in 1996. Internationally Peloffy played in several World Championships, as well as the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft, Peloffy never played for the Rangers and was traded to the Washington Capitals prior to the 1974–75 NHL season and played nine games during the team's inaugural season. His principal success came in the American Hockey League with the Springfield Indians, Providence Reds and Richmond Robins. He won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the AHL's scoring champion with the Springfield Indians in 1976–77.

He would also play 10 games for the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association.

After his North American hockey career, he played professionally in Europe for ten seasons, and became France's all-time leading scorer in international play, scoring 55 points in 42 games for the national team. He retired after the 1989 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1968–69 Laval Saints MMJHL — — — — — — — — — —
1969–70 Laval Saints QMJHL 56 37 43 80 67 — — — — —
1970–71 Rosemont National QMJHL 69 49 69 118 67 — — — — —
1971–72 New Haven Blades EHL 42 32 44 76 31 7 2 5 7 0
1971–72 Providence Reds AHL 2 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
1972–73 Providence Reds AHL 62 16 23 39 24 3 2 1 3 2
1973–74 Providence Reds AHL 26 45 71 52 14 7 5 12 12
1974–75 Washington Capitals NHL 9 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1974–75 Richmond Robins AHL 62 29 44 73 84 7 0 4 4 2
1975–76 Richmond Robins AHL 67 29 30 59 78 8 2 1 3 8
1976–77 Springfield Indians AHL 79 42 57 99 106 — — — — —
1977–78 New England Whalers WHA 10 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
1977–78 Springfield Indians AHL 33 55 88 73 4 2 3 5 8
1978–79 Springfield Indians AHL 77 28 48 76 138 — — — — —
1979–80 ASG Tours FRA 28 42 24 66 — — — — — —
1980–81 EC VSV AUT 34 45 42 87 79 — — — — —
1980–81 Springfield Indians AHL 7 2 0 2 6 6 2 5 7 2
1981–82 EC VSV AUT 38 44 57 101 94 — — — — —
1982–83 SC Saint-Gervais FRA 28 42 45 87 — — — — — —
1983–84 SC Saint-Gervais FRA 28 36 39 75 — — — — — —
1984–85 SC Saint-Gervais FRA 30 25 44 69 — — — — — —
1985–86 SC Saint-Gervais FRA 28 27 50 77 — — — — — —
1986–87 SC Saint-Gervais FRA-2 28 — — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Français Volants FRA 29 30 34 64 20 — — — — —
1988–89 Français Volants FRA 38 14 19 33 20 — — — — —
1989–90 Français Volants FRA 23 2 4 6 18 — — — — —
1991–92 Français Volants FRA-3 — — — — — — — — — —
1995–96 Français Volants FRA-2 — — — — — — — — — —
FRA totals 256 218 258 476 — — — — — —
WHA totals 10 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 9 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1981 France WC C 7 7 8 15 6
1982 France WC C 7 7 4 11 6
1983 France WC C 7 7 11 18 4
1985 France WC C 1 2 0 2 0
1986 France WC B 7 3 0 3 0
1987 France WC B 7 2 2 4 4
1988 France OLY 6 0 2 2 0
Senior totals 36 28 25 53 20

References

  1. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (5 May 2017). "Monumental Moments". IIHF.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.