Toby Petersen

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team=Dallas Stars
league = NHL
position = Right Winger
shoots = Left
former_teams = Pittsburgh Penguins
Edmonton Oilers
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 197
nickname =
nationality = USA
birth_date = Birth date and age|1978|10|27|mf=y
birth_place = Minneapolis, MIN
draft = 244th overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins
career_start = 2001

Toby Petersen (born October 27, 1978 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Dallas Stars. He attended Colorado College, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 244th overall in the 9th round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

On Game 3 of the Western Conference Final in the 2005–06 playoffs, Toby Petersen scored his first ever NHL playoff goal against the Anaheim Ducks. It happened as Ducks goalie Ilya Bryzgalov was playing the puck behind the net, when Petersen stole the puck from Byrzgalov and wrapped it into a practically empty net.

Petersen has stated that he is a type-one diabetic.Fact|date=March 2007 The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins nominated him as their 2003–2004 AHL Man of the Year candidate for his work with Diabetes charities.

Petersen remains a huge Minnesota sports fan, especially the Twins. He met Mike Modano at a youth hockey camp when Modano was a rookie for the North Stars; prior to a game against the Dallas Stars, he was impressed that Modano remembered meeting him many years back.

Won the 2008 AHL all-stars fastest skater with a 14.001 skate.

Career statistics

--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1996-97 Colorado College NCAA 40 17 21 38 18 -- -- -- -- --1997-98 Colorado College NCAA 40 16 17 33 34 -- -- -- -- --1998-99 Colorado College NCAA 21 12 12 24 2 -- -- -- -- --1999-00 Colorado College NCAA 37 14 19 33 8 -- -- -- -- --2000-01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 12 2 6 8 4 -- -- -- -- --2000-01 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL 73 26 41 67 22 21 7 6 13 42001-02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 8 10 18 4 -- -- -- -- --2002-03 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL 80 31 35 66 24 6 1 3 4 42003-04 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL 62 15 29 44 4 21 2 10 12 12004-05 Edmonton Roadrunners AHL 78 14 15 29 21 -- -- -- -- --2005-06 Edmonton Oilers NHL -- -- -- -- -- 2 1 0 1 02005-06 Iowa Stars AHL 79 26 47 73 48 7 2 4 6 22006-07 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64 6 9 15 4 -- -- -- -- --2006-07 Iowa Stars AHL 7 2 6 8 0 -- -- -- -- --2007-08 Dallas Stars NHL 8 0 3 3 4 16 0 0 0 22007-08 Iowa Stars AHL 63 21 30 51 24 -- -- -- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL Totals 163 16 28 44 16 18 1 0 1 2

ee also

*List of NHL seasons
*List of NHL players
*List of AHL seasons

External links

*hockeydb|30633