Jimmy Peters Sr.

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Jimmy Peters Sr.jpg

| caption = Jimmy Peters Sr. in 1960

| image_size = 230px

| alt =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|10|2|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Verdun, Quebec, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|10|11|1922|10|2}}

| death_place =

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 165

| position = Right wing

| shoots = Right

| played_for = Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Black Hawks

| career_start = 1945

| career_end = 1956

}}

James Meldrum "Shakey" Peters Sr. (October 2, 1922 – October 11, 2006) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League between 1945 and 1954. He won the Stanley Cup three times, with the Montreal Canadiens in 1946, and with the Detroit Red Wings in 1950 and 1954.

Playing career

Peters was born in Verdun, Quebec in 1922 and played with the Montreal Junior Canadiens of the QJHL in 1940–41. He then served with the Canadian Army during World War II. From 1945 to 1954, Peters played with the Montreal Canadiens -with whom he scored the overtime game-winning goal in game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals,-{{cite web | url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/194604020MTL.html | title=1945-46 Stanley Cup Final Game 2, Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens Box Score: April 2, 1946 }} Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League.

After he retired from hockey in 1956, Peters was a salesman in the Detroit area. He died in Marquette, Michigan in 2006. His son Jimmy Peters Jr. also played hockey for the Detroit Red Wings. His nephew Glen Currie played hockey for the Washington Capitals, as well as the Los Angeles Kings. During his three-year tenure with the Canadiens he wore the number 19. In his 166 games with the Canadiens he scored 35 goals and 50 assists for 85 points, and added another 4 goals and 3 assists in 20 playoff games. He was traded to Boston with John Quilty for Joe Carveth.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1939–40

| Verdun Maple Leafs

| QJHL

| 11

03310

| 4

0000
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1939–40

| Verdun Maple Leafs

| M-Cup

| —

| 7

1340
1940–41

| Montreal Junior Canadiens

| QJHL

| 11

78156

| 4

1454
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1940–41

| Montreal Senior Canadiens

| QSHL

| 1

0000

| —

1940–41

| Montreal Junior Royals

| M-Cup

| —

| 16

8111922
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1941–42

| Springfield Indians

| AHL

| 24

19104

| 4

112 | 0
1942–43

| Montreal Army

| MCHL

| 5

3584

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1942–43

| Montreal Army

| QSHL

| 27

16183415

| 3

0114
1943–44

| Montreal Army

| MCHL

| 2

0000

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1943–44

| Montreal Army

| OHA Sr

| 13

13152810

| —

1945–46

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 47

11193010

| 9

3146
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1945–46

| Montreal Royals

| QSHL

| 1

1010

| —

1946–47

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 60

11132427

| 11

12310
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1947–48

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 22

1346

| —

1947–48

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 37

12152738

| 5

1232
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1948–49

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 60

1615318

| 4

0110
1949–50

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 70

14163020

| 8

0220
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1950–51

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 68

17213814

| 6

0000
1951–52

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 70

15213616

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1952–53

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 69

22194116

| 7

0114
1953–54

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 46

641021

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1953–54

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 25

04410

| 10

0000
1954–55

| Windsor Bulldogs

| OHA Sr

| 46

25315662

| 12

107172
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1955–56

| Windsor Bulldogs

| OHA Sr

| 48

12374972

| —

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 574 !! 125 !! 150 !! 275 !! 186

! 60 !! 5 !! 9 !! 14 !! 22

References

{{Reflist}}

The Montreal Canadiens: A Hockey Dynasty by Claude Mouton