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Peter Dineen

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Peter Dineen
Born (1960-11-19) November 19, 1960 (age 63)[1]
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Detroit Red Wings
NHL draft 189th overall, 1980
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1980–1991

Peter Kevin Dineen (born November 19, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings between 1986 and 1989. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1980 to 1991, was spent in the American Hockey League. He is the second oldest of the Dineen brothers (Kevin and Gord), and son of Bill Dineen who all also played in the NHL. He has been a professional hockey scout for the Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins, and the Columbus Blue Jackets.[2] In 2018, he was hired as an assistant coach for the Adirondack Thunder in the ECHL.[2]

Playing career

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Dineen was drafted in the ninth round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers after playing two seasons in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League with the Kingston Canadians. He would go on to a brief NHL career, playing in 13 games for the Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings. He earned two assists in those 13 games.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 Kamloops Chiefs BCHL 56 13 31 44 160
1977–78 Seattle Breakers WCHL 2 0 0 0 0
1978–79 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 60 7 14 21 70 11 2 6 8 29
1979–80 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 32 4 10 14 54 3 0 0 0 13
1980–81 Maine Mariners AHL 41 6 7 13 100 16 1 2 3 82
1981–82 Maine Mariners AHL 71 6 14 20 156 3 0 0 0 2
1982–83 Maine Mariners AHL 2 0 0 0 0
1982–83 Moncton Alpines AHL 59 0 10 10 76
1983–84 Moncton Alpines AHL 63 0 10 10 120
1983–84 Hershey Bears AHL 12 0 1 1 32
1984–85 Hershey Bears AHL 79 4 19 23 144
1985–86 Binghamton Whalers AHL 11 0 11 11 35
1985–86 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 55 5 13 18 136 9 1 0 1 9
1986–87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11 0 2 2 8
1986–87 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 59 2 17 19 140 7 0 1 1 27
1987–88 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 76 8 26 34 137 11 0 2 2 20
1988–89 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 32 2 12 14 61 17 2 5 7 22
1989–90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 0 5
1989–90 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 27 3 6 9 28 6 0 1 1 10
1990–91 San Diego Gulls IHL 24 0 1 1 17
AHL totals 587 36 136 172 1165 69 4 11 15 172
NHL totals 13 0 2 2 13

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Dineen". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Thunder Names Pete Dineen Associate Coach". OurSportsCentral.com. 10 August 2018.
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