Peter Mahovlich

Peter Mahovlich
Pete Mahovlich coaching the Montreal Canadiens Alumni at the Legends Classic in Toronto in 2008
Born	October 10, 1946 (1946-10-10) Timmins, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins AHL Pittsburgh Hornets Montreal Voyageurs Adirondack Red Wings CHL Fort Worth Wings IHL Toledo Goaldiggers
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	2nd overall, 1963 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1965–1982

Peter Joseph "Little M" Mahovlich (born October 10, 1946), known in his playing years as "Little M", is a retired Canadian professional hockey forward and head coach.

Playing career

Pete Mahovlich was drafted second Overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. He played for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings twice, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, the Ontario Hockey Association's Hamilton Red Wings, the AHL's Pittsburgh Hornets, Montreal Voyageurs, Adirondack Red Wings, the Central Hockey League's Fort Worth Wings and the IHL's Toledo Goaldiggers.

He was an important contributor to the Canadiens' cup-winning teams of 1971, 1973, 1976 and 1977, before eventually being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He enjoyed a breakout season in 1970–71, scoring 35 goals in the regular season and another 10 in the playoffs as the Canadiens won the championship. His best year came in 1974–75, when he racked up 117 points as part of a deep forward corps that included the likes of Guy Lafleur, Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer, Steve Shutt and Bob Gainey. He hit the 100-point mark again the following year, finishing with 105.

Pete was immensely popular as a Pittsburgh Penguin, and cheers of "Pete, Pete" were common when he made one of his end-to-end dashes up ice. Pete was characterized as easy going, joyful, and a party-goer in Ken Dryden's book The Game.

In his 16-year NHL career, he totalled 288 goals and 485 assists for 773 points in 884 games. Internationally, he was a member of the 1972 Summit Series, in which he scored a memorable shorthanded goal in Game 2 of the series. He also played on the 1976 Canada Cup team.

Post-playing career

After, his retirement, he was head coach of the Toledo Goaldiggers, IHL Colorado Rangers (co-coach), Denver Rangers, CHL Fort Worth Fire and the AHL Cape Breton Oilers. Peter is also the brother of Canadian Senator and former hockey star Frank Mahovlich. The two were teammates on the Red Wings from 1967 to 1969 and on the Canadiens from 1971 to 1974.

Mahovlich was a scout for the Edmonton Oilers from 1995 to 1997 before joining the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Peter is currently a pro scout for the Florida Panthers.

Career statistics

				Regular season							Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1963–64	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA-Jr.		54	20	27	47	67	-		0	0	0	0	0
1964–65	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA-Jr.		55	20	35	55	88	-		0	0	0	0	0
1965–66	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA-Jr.		46	14	22	36	121	-		4	0	0	0	2
1965–66	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		3	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
1966–67	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		34	1	3	4	16	0		0	0	0	0	0
1966–67	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		18	4	7	11	37	-		9	0	0	0	2
1967–68	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		15	6	4	10	13	-6		0	0	0	0	0
1967–68	Fort Worth Wings	CPHL		42	20	14	34	103	-		0	0	0	0	0
1968–69	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		30	2	2	4	21	-15		0	0	0	0	0
1968–69	Fort Worth Wings	CHL		34	19	17	36	54	-		0	0	0	0	0
1969–70	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		36	9	8	17	51	9		0	0	0	0	0
1969–70	Montreal Voyageurs	AHL		31	21	19	40	77	-		0	0	0	0	0
1970–71*	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		78	35	26	61	181	25		20	10	6	16	43
1971–72	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		75	35	32	67	103	16		6	0	2	2	12
1972–73	Team Canada	1972 Summit Series		7	1	1	2	4	-		0	0	0	0	0
1972–73*	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		61	21	38	59	4	21		17	4	9	13	22
1973–74	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		78	36	37	73	49	42		6	2	1	3	4
1974–75	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		80	35	82	117	122	41		11	6	10	16	10
1975–76*	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		80	34	71	105	76	71		13	4	8	12	24
1976–77*	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		76	15	47	62	45	36		13	4	5	9	19
1977–78	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		17	3	5	8	4	6		0	0	0	0	0
1977–78	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		57	25	36	61	37	4		0	0	0	0	0
1978–79	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		60	14	39	53	39	-11		2	0	1	1	0
1979–80	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		80	16	50	66	69	3		0	0	0	0	0
1980–81	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		24	1	4	5	26	-8		0	0	0	0	0
1980–81	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		37	18	18	36	49	-		18	1	18	19	23
1981–82	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		80	22	45	67	71	-		4	2	1	3	2
16 seasons	NHL total			884	288	485	773	916	0		88	30	42	72	134

• * Name was engraved on the Stanley Cup.

See also

• List of family relations in the NHL

External links

• Peter Mahovlich's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Armchair GM
• Peter Mahovlich's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by None

Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick 1963

Succeeded by Claude Gauthier