Ken Priestlay Explained

Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:190
Played For:Buffalo Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins
Ntl Team:Canada
Birth Date:August 24, 1967
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Draft:98th overall
Draft Year:1985
Draft Team:Buffalo Sabres
Career Start:1986
Career End:1999
2002–2003

Kenneth Priestlay (born August 24, 1967) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1986 and 1992. With the Penguins he won the Stanley Cup in 1992. Priestlay also spent several years playing in the British Hockey League and Ice Hockey Superleague before retiring in 1999, though he briefly played again in 2002–03.

Post-hockey

Priestly worked in Vancouver, BC as General Manager at Dunbar Lumber Supply, and contributes to sport radio on Sportsnet 650.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1982–83Esquimalt BuccaneersBCJHL
1983–84Victoria CougarsWHL55 10 18 28 31
1984–85Victoria CougarsWHL50 25 37 62 48
1985–86Victoria CougarsWHL72 73 72 145 45
1985–86Rochester AmericansAHL4 0 2 2 0
1986–87Victoria CougarsWHL33 43 39 82 37
1986–87Buffalo SabresNHL34 11 6 17 8
1986–87Rochester AmericansAHL8 3 2 5 4
1987–88Rochester AmericansAHL43 27 24 51 47
1987–88Buffalo SabresNHL33 5 12 17 356 0 0 0 11
1988–89Rochester AmericansAHL64 56 37 93 60
1988–89Buffalo SabresNHL15 2 0 2 23 0 0 0 2
1989–90Rochester AmericansAHL40 19 39 58 46
1989–90Buffalo SabresNHL35 7 7 14 145 0 0 0 8
1990–91Canadian National TeamIntl40 20 26 46 34
1990–91Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL2 0 1 1 0
1991–92Muskegon LumberjacksIHL13 4 11 15 613 5 11 16 10
1991–92Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL49 2 8 10 4
1992–93Cleveland LumberjacksIHL66 33 36 69 724 2 1 3 4
1993–94Kalamazoo WingsIHL25 9 5 14 345 2 1 3 2
1994–95Sheffield SteelersBHL28 55 32 87 18
1995–96Sheffield SteelersBHL36 58 40 98 28
1996–97Sheffield SteelersBISL34 25 12 37 24
1997–98Sheffield SteelersBISL43 19 33 52 36
1998–99Sheffield SteelersBISL41 19 24 43 12
2002–03Dundee StarsBNL33 31 40 71 28
NHL totals168 27 34 61 6314 0 0 0 21
Source: www.hockeydb.com

Awards and achievements

Bibliography

An autobiography was co-written with Bob Westerdale entitled "Lord Of The Rinks", published by Breedon Books Publishing in September 1997.