Theo Peckham
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Theo Peckham
| image = Theo Peckham 2012.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Peckham in 2012 with the Edmonton Oilers.
| alt =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|11|10}}
| birth_place = Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 246
| position = Defence
| shoots = Left
| played_for = Edmonton Oilers
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
Rødovre Mighty Bulls
| draft = 75th overall
| draft_year = 2006
| draft_team = Edmonton Oilers
| career_start = 2007
| career_end = 2016
}}
Theo "Teddy" Peckham (born November 10, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently signed with the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks of the Ontario Elite Hockey League. He is the half-brother of Angela James, one of the first female hockey players to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Their father, Leo James, was an African American from Mississippi who came to Canada to escape racial segregation.
Playing career
Peckham was drafted 75th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. He made his NHL debut for the Oilers on March 7, 2008, against the Columbus Blue Jackets in what would be his only appearance of that NHL season.
Peckham was called up by the Oilers from the Springfield Falcons on February 13, 2009, and played 15 NHL games that season. He scored his first point against the Nashville Predators on March 2, 2010.{{citation|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=5776|title=Theo Peckham #24 - D|publisher=TSN|accessdate=2009-02-18}}
File:Theo Peckham.png in October 2010.]] His first NHL goal was scored the following season on November 11, 2010, against the Detroit Red Wings.
On July 4, 2011, Peckham was re-signed by the Oilers to a one-year contract.{{citation|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370893 |title=Oilers sign defenceman Peckham to one-year extension |publisher=TSN |accessdate=2011-07-04}}
On July 16, 2012, the Oilers re-signed Peckham to a one-year contract. During the NHL lockout, on November 5, 2012, Peckham signed with the San Francisco Bulls of the ECHL to keep in game shape.{{citation|url=http://sfbulls.com/news/bulls-add-edmonton-oilers-defenseman-theo-peckham/ |title=Bulls Add Edmonton Oilers Defenseman Theo Peckham |publisher=SFBulls |accessdate=2012-11-05}} He played in four games for 11 penalty minutes before leaving the team, never reaching NHL physical form.
On July 19, 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks signed Peckham as a free agent to a one-year contract.{{citation |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=678532 |title=Blackhawks agree with LeBlanc, Peckham, Kostka |publisher=National Hockey League| date = 2013-07-18 |accessdate=2013-07-19}} He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs for the duration of the 2013–14 season.
On October 11, 2014, Peckham signed a one-year contract with the new ECHL entrant, the Wichita Thunder. With the retirement of Andrew Martens, Peckham was selected as team captain to open the 2014–15 season.{{cite web| url = http://www.wichitathunder.com/news/Press_Releases/article2135.html | title = Thunder sign former NHL'er Theo Peckham | publisher = Wichita Thunder | date = 2014-10-11 | accessdate = 2014-10-11}} Peckham led the Thunder in 26 games for 8 points before opting for a release of his contract in order to pursue a career abroad. On December 31, 2014, Peckham agreed to a contract with HC ’05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga. He featured in only 5 games over the course of a month before opting to depart for his third team in the season, with Danish club, Rødovre Mighty Bulls of the Metal Ligaen on January 27, 2015.
During the following off-season, Peckham agreed to a one-year contract to move to England, in signing with the Nottingham Panthers. Peckham later reneged his deal with the Panthers to later return to North America and signing a one-year deal with former ECHL club, the Wichita Thunder on October 8, 2015.{{cite web| url = http://www.wichitathunder.com/news/press-release/peckham-returns-to-wichita-macias-waived.html | title = Peckham returns to Wichita, Macias waived | publisher = Wichita Thunder | date = 2015-10-08 | accessdate = 2015-10-08}} After spending the remainder of the 2015–16 season with the Thunder, Peckham as a free agent in the following off-season opted to continue in the ECHL, signing with the Rapid City Rush on September 26, 2016.{{cite web| url = http://rapidcityrush.com/news/?article_id=703 | title = Former NHL Defenseman joins Rush | website = Rapid City Rush | date = 2016-09-26 | accessdate = 2016-09-26}} Peckham was released from the Rapid City Rush on September 30, 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.echl.com/echl-transactions-sept-30-2016|title=ECHL Transactions – Sept. 30 {{!}} The ECHL – Premier 'AA' Hockey League|website=www.echl.com|access-date=2016-10-03}}
Peckham then signed a contract with the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks of the WOAA.{{cite web|title=Winterhawks add former NHLer Theo Peckham|url=http://saugeenshoreshub.ca/sports/2334-winterhawks-add-former-nhler-theo-peckham.html|website=saugeenshoreshub.ca|accessdate=February 9, 2018|date=October 21, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Winterhawks notch two weekend wins|url=http://www.shorelinebeacon.com/2016/10/24/winterhawks-notch-two-weekend-wins|website=shorelinebeacon.com|accessdate=February 9, 2018|date=October 24, 2016}} He played a season with them before signing with the Hamilton Steelhawks of the ACH the following year.{{cite web|title=Steelhawks ink former NHL player Theo Peckham|url=http://steelhawks.pointstreaksites.com/view/steelhawks/news-1147/news_494483|website=Steelhawks.com|accessdate=February 9, 2018|date=October 18, 2017}}
Shortly into the 2023-2024 season, Peckham signed to the Elora Rocks of the Western Ontario Super Hockey League {{cite web | url=https://elora.woshl.com/player-stats | title=Player Stats - Elora Rocks }}
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | North York Rangers | OPJHL | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2004–05 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 61 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 209 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2005–06 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 67 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 236 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
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| 2006–07 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 53 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 173 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 59 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2007–08 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 47 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2008–09 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 37 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2009–10 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 71 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 54 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | San Francisco Bulls | ECHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2012–13 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2013–14 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 45 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Wichita Thunder | ECHL | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2014–15 | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | DNK | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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| 2015–16 | Wichita Thunder | ECHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | WOAA | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 86 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |12 |
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| 2017–18 | Hamilton Steelhawks | ACH | 20 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| 2018–19 | Hamilton Steelhawks | ACH | 23 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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| 2019–20 | Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | WOAA | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |4 |
| 2021–22 | Shallow Lake Crushers | WOAA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2023–24 | Elora Rocks | OSHL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |0 |
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! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 192 ! 12 ! 33 ! 45 ! 516 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — | ||||||||||||
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 160 ! 4 ! 13 ! 17 ! 388 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |
References
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External links
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