Peter McDuffe

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| position = Goaltender

| played_for = St. Louis Blues
New York Rangers
Kansas City Scouts
Detroit Red Wings
Indianapolis Racers

| catches = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 175

| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|2|16}}

| birth_place = Milton, Ontario, Canada

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| career_start = 1964

| career_end = 1978

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Peter Arnold McDuffe (born February 16, 1948) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who played for the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, Kansas City Scouts and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Indianapolis Racers in the World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1971 and 1978.

Early life

Born in Milton, Ontario, McDuffe's father, Arnold, was a test pilot and trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II stationed at Brandon, Manitoba. In 1920, McDuffe's paternal grandfather, Richard, had established the first John Deere farm implement dealership in Ontario. (Icing on the Plains: The Rough Ride of Kansas City's NHL Scouts, pp. 110–111)

McDuffe made the move from defence to goaltender in peewee around 1958. McDuffe began his junior career in St. Catharines with a Junior B team before being promoted to the A team with the St. Catharines Blackhawks of the OHA in 1964–65, where he played parts of four seasons. In his last season in St. Catharines, McDuffe won the best goaltending award with a 2.92 GAA.{{cite web|url=http://news.milton.halinet.on.ca/2498221/page/4?n=12&q=peter+mcduffe|title=Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 8 Jul 1970, p. 4| website = news.milton.halinet.on.ca}}

Career

In 1966–67, he was called up and started two games with the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League.

In 1968–69, he moved to the EHL and played for the Greensboro Generals, where he collected a 36-19-9 record, before being traded to New York Rangers affiliate Omaha in the Central Hockey League.

In the summer of 1970, McDuffe served as a coach at Hockey Haven, a hockey school in Haliburton, Ontario, with NHLers Jim Dorey, Brian Watson, Bill Goldsworthy, and Phil Myre.

McDuffe made the second all-star team with Omaha in 1969–70, and the first all-star team in 1970–71, leading them to championships both seasons.{{cite web|url=http://news.milton.halinet.on.ca/2498667/page/4?q=peter+mcduffe|title=Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 12 May 1971, p. 4| website = news.milton.halinet.on.ca}} He won the 1970–71 Central Hockey League Most Valuable Player award with the Omaha Knights.{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=3551|title=Peter McDuffe hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com| website = www.hockeydb.com}} He also won the 1971–72 Western Hockey League Leading Goaltender Award with the Denver Spurs.

McDuffe got his first taste of NHL action with the St. Louis Blues, although he was happy to return to the New York Rangers system the following season, stating about the coaching, "In St. Louis, they don't tell you which end of the stick to hold."{{cite web|url=http://news.milton.halinet.on.ca/2498786/page/4?n=7&q=peter+mcduffe|title=Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 13 Sep 1972, p. 4| website = news.milton.halinet.on.ca}}

Between 1971 and 1976, he played in 57 NHL regular season games with a goals-against average of 4.08.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/peter-mcduffe-8449426|title=Peter McDuffe Stats and News| website = NHL.com}}

Honours

He became one of the first inductees in his hometown of Milton, Ontario's Walk of Fame in 2007.{{cite web|title=Walk of Fame recognition program established to honour Miltonians|url=http://www.milton.ca/Publications/Media/media07/Final_NR_Walk_of_Fame_May07.pdf|publisher=Town of Milton|accessdate=22 July 2015|date=23 May 2007}}

In 2017, he was inducted into the Milton Sports Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidehalton.com/sports-story/7478251-inductees-named-for-2017-class-of-milton-sports-hall-of-fame/|title=Inductees named for 2017 class of Milton Sports Hall of Fame - InsideHalton.com|date=30 July 2017|publisher=}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
1964–65 \| St. Catharines Black Hawks \| OHA \| 2	0	1	0	80	9	0	9.62	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1965–66 \| St. Catharines Black Hawks \| OHA \| 21	—	—	—	1260	112	0	5.33	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1966–67 \| St. Catharines Black Hawks \| OHA \| 30	—	—	—	1840	90	2	2.93	— \| 6	—	—	360	26	0	4.33	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1966–67 \| Buffalo Bisons \| AHL \| 2	0	2	0	120	13	0	6.50	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1967–68 \| St. Catharines Black Hawks \| OHA \| 50	—	—	—	3036	192	0	3.79	— \| 5	—	—	300	34	0	6.80	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1968–69 \| Greensboro Generals \| EHL \| 65	—	—	—	3900	246	4	3.78	— \| 8	—	—	480	28	0	3.50	—
1969–70 \| Omaha Knights \| CHL \| 59	26	24	9	3500	174	2	2.98	— \| 12	8	4	720	31	1	2.58	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1970–71 \| Omaha Knights \| CHL \| 57	—	—	—	3420	57	3	2.77	— \| 11	8	3	692	26	2	2.36	—
1971–72 \| St. Louis Blues \| NHL \| 10	0	6	0	471	29	0	3.69	.889 \| 1	0	1	60	7	0	7.00	.816
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1971–72 \| Denver Spurs \| WHL \| 21	10	7	2	1126	65	1	3.46	— \| 4	4	0	240	6	1	1.50	—
1972–73 \| New York Rangers \| NHL \| 1	1	0	0	60	1	0	1.00	.962 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1973–74 \| New York Rangers \| NHL \| 6	3	2	1	340	18	0	3.18	904 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1973–74 \| Providence Reds \| AHL \| 36	17	12	6	2098	123	0	3.51	— \| 14	8	6	883	45	1	3.05	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1974–75 \| Kansas City Scouts \| NHL \| 36	7	25	4	2098	148	0	4.23	.883 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1975–76 \| Detroit Red Wings \| NHL \| 4	0	3	1	239	22	0	5.53	.858 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1975–76 \| New Haven Nighthawks \| AHL \| 21	8	9	3	1245	85	0	4.10	.880 \| 1	0	1	60	4	0	4.00	—
1976–77 \| Rhode Island Reds \| AHL \| 11	—	—	—	621	46	0	4.44	.881 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1976–77 \| New Haven Nighthawks \| AHL \| 11	—	—	—	323	32	0	5.94	.823 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78 \| Indianapolis Racers \| WHA \| 12	1	6	1	539	39	0	4.34	.875 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1979–80 \| Georgetown Gyros \| GBSHL \| 32	—	—	—	1920	141	0	4.41	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980–81 \| Georgetown Gyros \| OHA Sr \| 34	—	—	—	2060	111	0	3.23	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" align="center" \| WHA Totals ! 12 !! 1 !! 6 !! 1 !! 539 !! 39 !! 0 !! 4.34 !! .875 ! 5 !! 1 !! 3 !! 260 !! 19 !! 0 !! 4.38 !! —
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" align="center" \| NHL Totals ! 57 !! 11 !! 36 !! 6 !! 3209 !! 218 !! 0 !! 4.08 !! .885 ! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 60 !! 7 !! 0 !! 7.00 !! .816

References

External links

{{icehockeystats|legends=18613}}
[http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/mcduffe.html hockeygoalies.org - Peter Arnold McDuffe]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926222617/http://www.newyorkrangers.com/tradition/ATR/bio.asp?PlayerID=769 New York Rangers all-time roster - 31 Peter McDuffe]

{{succession box | before = Dan Johnson | title = CHL Most Valuable Player Award| years =1970–71
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Andre Dupont
Gerry Ouellette
Joe Zanussi} | after = Gregg Sheppard}}

Icing on the Plains: The Rough Ride of Kansas City's NHL Scouts, Troy Treasure, 2018, Balboa Press.

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