Warren Peters

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| position = Centre

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 201

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|10}}

| birth_place = Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

| career_start = 2005

| career_end = 2015

| played_for = Calgary Flames
Dallas Stars
Minnesota Wild
SønderjyskE

| image = Warren Peters.JPG

| image_size = 230px

| draft = Undrafted

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Warren Peters (born July 10, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. An undrafted player, he played for the Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild.

Playing career

A native of Saskatoon, Peters played five years of junior hockey with his hometown Saskatoon Blades before turning professional in 2003, playing one year in the American Hockey League (AHL) before spending two with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL. He signed with the Calgary Flames in 2005 and spent four years with their minor league organization, first for the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, then with the Quad City Flames.{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=21851 |title=Warren Peters player profile |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |accessdate=2010-07-03}} He made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut with the Flames in {{NHL Year|2008}} and scored his first goal on March 3, 2009, against the Ottawa Senators.{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290303014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102054311/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290303014 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |title=Night of firsts for Moss, Peters in Flames' win vs. Senators |publisher=ESPN |date=2009-03-03 |accessdate=2010-07-03}} Peters appeared in 16 games with the Flames.

In the 2009 off-season, he left the Flames organization, signing a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars. He appeared in 11 NHL games with the Stars in {{NHL Year|2009}} but spent most of the season with their AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars.

Following the 2009-10 season, Peters again moved on, signing a two-year deal with the Minnesota Wild.{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/97684569.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUBP7hUiacyKUzyaP37D_MDua_eyD5PcOiUr |title=Minnesota Wild sign pair of prospects, center Warren peters and defenseman Drew Bagnall |work=Minneapolis Star-Tribune |date=2010-07-02 |accessdate=2010-07-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709053411/http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/97684569.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUBP7hUiacyKUzyaP37D_MDua_eyD5PcOiUr |archivedate=July 9, 2010 }} On July 1, 2012, Peters signed a one-year, two way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins worth $600,000 at the NHL level.{{cite web|title=Penguins Sign Forward Warren Peters - Pittsburgh Penguins - News|url=http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=636872|publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins|date=July 1, 2012}} In the 2013–14 season, Peters returned to the Minnesota Wild organization by signing with AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, for their inaugural season.{{Cite web| url = http://www.iowawild.com/fancentral/releases/index.html?article_id=55 | title = Iowa announce training camp roster | publisher = Iowa Wild | date = 2013-10-01 | accessdate = 2013-10-02}}

Peters finished his career in Denmark's Metal Ligaen. According to TSN, Peters was criticized for placing a dangerous hit on Lasse Bang, who suffered a concussion as a result of the hit. Peters was given a six-game suspension as a result of the hit.{{Cite web| url = http://www2.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.aspx?Former%2BNHLer%2Bdelivers%2Bdangerous%2Bhit%2Bfrom%2BDanish%2Bleague%2Bresulting%2Bin%2Bsix-match%2Bban&id=524906 | title = Former NHLer delivers dangerous hit from Danish league resulting in six-match ban | publisher = TSN | date = 2013-04-06 | accessdate = 2013-04-06}}

Personal life

Since retirement, Peters is a realtor and resides in Omaha, Nebraska, with his wife Amber and their two sons, Connor and Corbin. He is now also a coach for Fremont flyers located in Fremont, Nebraska.{{cite web|url=https://www.omahaseliterealestategroup.com/agents/85121-Warren-Peters/|title=Warren Peters|website=omahaseliterealestategroup.com|date=May 20, 2018}}