Peter Sidorkiewicz

Peter Sidorkiewicz
Born	June 29, 1963 (1963-06-29) Dąbrowa Białostocka, POL
Height	5 ft 09 in (1.75 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Played for	Hartford Whalers New Jersey Devils Ottawa Senators
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	91st overall, 1981 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1987–1998

Peter Paul Sidorkiewicz (born June 29, 1963 in Dąbrowa Białostocka, Poland) is a former Canadian professional goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers, the Ottawa Senators and the New Jersey Devils.

Sidorkiewicz played his junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals following his arrival to Canada with his family. Drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, Sidorkiewicz never got the opportunity to play for the Caps; they traded him to Hartford in 1985 with Dean Evason for David Jensen on March 12.

After spending a lot of time with the Binghamton Whalers, he made his NHL debut in 1987–88, playing a single game. The next season, the difficult start of the season by Mike Liut gave him a chance to play more often. He played in about half of the games that season and had the chance to take part in his first playoffs games. He was later named to the 1989 NHL All-Rookie Team.

Peter Sidorkiewicz was given the starting job with the Whalers the following season when Liut was traded to Washington. He played two more seasons as the Whalers' starter before being claimed by the Senators in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft. He would stay for a single season with the newborn team, participating to his first and only NHL All-Star Game, before being dealt to the Devils on June 20, 1993 for Craig Billington, Troy Mallette and a fourth round draft pick. He would play only four games with the Devils over 5 seasons, spending most of his time in the AHL and IHL before retiring in 1998.

Following retirement he was assistant coach with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League; he took the head coach role in June 2006.

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
ERI	2006–07	68	15	50	3	33	5th in Midwest	Missed Playoffs
ERI	2007–08	15	3	12	0	(40)	5th in Midwest	Resigned

Awards and achievements

• Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team (1983)
• AHL Second All-Star Team (1987)
• NHL All-Rookie Team (1989)
• NHL All-Star Game (1993)

External links

• NHL Career Stats
• Peter Sidorkiewicz's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Peter Sidorkiewicz's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database