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  • Name: Justin Peters
  • Position: G
  • Catches: Left
  • Height: 6-1
  • Weight: 213 lbs
  • Birthdate: 1986-08-30
  • Eligible for Draft: 2004
  • Drafted:
  • Hometown: Blyth, Ontario
  • Acquired: 2nd round - 38th overall, 2004 Entry Draft, by Carolina
  • Playing In: Pro

Justin Peters

Prospect Grade: 7.0 C  (About Prospect Grades)

History

Justin Peters was drafted by the Toronto St. Michael's Majors in the second round of the 2002 OHL Priority Draft, 59th overall. 

2002-03: As a rookie,  Peters was the backup to Andy Chiodo for the Majors. In the regular season he appeared in 23 games, and in the playoffs, when Chiodo went down to injury, he started a pivotal game in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Ottawa 67's and faced 43 shots in earning the victory, which gave the Majors a 3-2 series lead. He also appeared with the Team Ontario Under-17 team at the 2003 Canada Games and had three wins and no losses, helping Ontario to a bronze medal.

2003-04: He had a superb season with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors , his first as a starter. Peters finished the regular season with a 2.65 GAA and .910 save percentage with the second highest win total in the league at 30 (and 6 ties) in 53 appearances. In the playoffs, he picked up his play and had the second best GAA with a 2.00 mark, and he was tied for the third best save percentage at .922. He also had 4 playoff shutouts, just one behind playoff leader Shantz.

In January Peters was invited to the CHL Top Prospect game as one of the four top goalies in the CHL, and in the week ending April 11th he was the player of the week for his strong playoff efforts. By season end Peters had broken five of the modern-era goaltending records for the Majors including most minutes played, most wins, most points in a season and best career GAA and point total

2004-05: Peters was a large part of the reason the Majors squeaked the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They faced off against the first seeded Mississauga IceDogs and Peters and the Majors won in five games, with Peters posting a goals against average of 2.00 and save percentage of .951 in the series.

2005-06: Regardless of his achievements, the Majors traded Peters to the Plymouth Whalers on Dec. 9. Peters had a 10-6-2-1 record, 3.83 goals against average, and just a .893 save percentage, but with Plymouth he did much better statistically, most notably with his goals against average of 2.75 and save percentage of .921, allowing him to finish with respectable overall numbers.


2006-07: Peters played fairly well as a pro rookie. He spent most of the season with the AHL’s Albany River Rats where he’s appeared in 34 games and has 10 wins, 18 losses, a 3.26 goals against average, and an .886 save percentage, along with one shutout. On Mar. 12, Craig Kowalski was called up to the Hurricanes in place of the injured Ward, and Peters was sent down to the ECHL Florida Everblades, but two days later the River Rats recalled the native of Blyth, Ontario.

Read this Nov 2006 HF Article on Peters

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Talent Analysis

Peters is a big butterfly goalie who possesses excellent agility and instincts in the net. He's a good skater and is strong playing the puck on shoot-ins. A real competitor, he plays consistently well and always gives his team a chance to win, occasionally even stealing games outright for them. His positioning is very strong and so he plays even bigger than his already decent size.

Future


Stats

 SEASON   TEAM                                                   GP  W L  T   OTL SOL  SO GAA  SV%
2003-04 Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) 53 30 14 6 2 -- 4 2.65 .910
2004 Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) 18 10 6 - 2 - 4 2.00 .922
2004-05 Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) 58 23 20 5 3 -- 3 2.78 .911
2005 Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) 10 4 1 - 3 - 0 2.86 .934
2005-06 Toronto/Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 55 29 21 - 2 2 1 3.14 .910
2006 Plymouth Whalers (OHL) 13 6 6 - 1 0 0 3.20 .901
2006-07 Albany River Rats (AHL) 34 10 18 - 0 0 1 3.26 .886

 

Profile Last Updated: March, 23rd 2008

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