Toby Petersen
Tobias Emanuel Petersen (born October 27, 1978) is a retired American professional ice hockey right winger who formerly played for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He attended Colorado College, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 244th overall in the 9th round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
| Toby Petersen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 27, 1978 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Edmonton Oilers Dallas Stars | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
244th overall, 1998 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2014 | ||
Playing career
During Game 3 of the Western Conference Final in the 2005–06 playoffs, Petersen scored his first ever NHL playoff goal against Ilya Bryzgalov of the Anaheim Ducks by stealing the puck and wrapping it into an empty net while Bryzgalov attempted to make a play behind his goal line.
In 2008 Petersen had a memorable experience at the AHL All-Star Game. The experience began the day before the game when Petersen won the 2008 AHL Skills Competition's fastest skater event with a 14.001 second lap.[2] The experience continued during the game as Petersen recorded 3 points including scoring on the first ever penalty shot in an AHL All-Star Game.[3]
In the 2013–14 season, his seventh within the Stars organization, Petersen helped the Texas Stars to claim their first Calder Cup and immediately announced his retirement from professional hockey.[4]
Personal life
Toby and wife Alexa have 2 sons: Bjorn (born August 2006)[5] and Elliott (born October 2008).[6]
Petersen has stated that he is a type-one diabetic.[7] As a result, he must use his insulin pump during games. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins nominated him as their 2003–2004 AHL Man of the Year candidate for his work with Diabetes charities. He later received the award in 2013.[8]
Career statistics
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Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Bloomington Jefferson High School | HS-MN | 25 | 29 | 30 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1996–97 | Colorado College | WCHA | 40 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Colorado College | WCHA | 40 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Colorado College | WCHA | 21 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Colorado College | WCHA | 37 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 73 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 80 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 62 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2004–05 | Edmonton Road Runners | AHL | 78 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 79 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 64 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 64 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 57 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 78 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 60 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Texas Stars | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 74 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars | AHL | 33 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 550 | 148 | 226 | 374 | 157 | 71 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 24 | ||||
| NHL totals | 398 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 50 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | United States | WJC |  |
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | United States | WJC | 5th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | United States | WC | 5th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-WCHA Rookie Team | 1997 | |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 1997 | [9] |
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2001, 2008 | [10] |
| All-Rookie Team | 2001 | |
| Calder Cup (Texas Stars) | 2014 | |
References
- "Toby Petersen". Hockey Reference. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- "PlanetUSA takes Skills Competition, 15-9". The AHL.com. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- "Purcell leads Canadians to All-Star Game victory". The AHL.com. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- Texas Stars (2014-06-19). "Petersen announces retirement upon celebrations". Twitter. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- "Petersen won't let diabetes slow him". Canada.com. 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- "Stars vs. Devils". Dallas Stars. 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- Townsend, Brad (2009-02-22). "Diabetes doesn't slow Dallas Stars' Toby Petersen". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- "TOBY PETERSEN NAMED 2012-13 IOA/AMERICAN SPECIALTY AHL MAN OF THE YEAR". texasstars.com. April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database