Peter Dineen Explained

Birth Place:Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Birth Date:19 November 1960[1]
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:181
Draft:189th overall
Draft Year:1980
Draft Team:Philadelphia Flyers
Career Start:1980
Career End:1991
Played For:Los Angeles Kings
Detroit Red Wings

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

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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1977–78Kamloops ChiefsBCHL56 13 31 44 160
1977–78Seattle BreakersWCHL2 0 0 0 0
1978–79Kingston CanadiansOMJHL60 7 14 21 7011 2 6 8 29
1979–80Kingston CanadiansOMJHL32 4 10 14 543 0 0 0 13
1980–81Maine MarinersAHL41 6 7 13 10016 1 2 3 82
1981–82Maine MarinersAHL71 6 14 20 1563 0 0 0 2
1982–83Maine MarinersAHL2 0 0 0 0
1982–83Moncton AlpinesAHL59 0 10 10 76
1983–84Moncton AlpinesAHL63 0 10 10 120
1983–84Hershey BearsAHL12 0 1 1 32
1984–85Hershey BearsAHL79 4 19 23 144
1985–86Binghamton WhalersAHL11 0 11 11 35
1985–86Moncton Golden FlamesAHL55 5 13 18 1369 1 0 1 9
1986–87Los Angeles KingsNHL11 0 2 2 8
1986–87New Haven NighthawksAHL59 2 17 19 1407 0 1 1 27
1987–88Adirondack Red WingsAHL76 8 26 34 13711 0 2 2 20
1988–89Adirondack Red WingsAHL32 2 12 14 6117 2 5 7 22
1989–90Detroit Red WingsNHL2 0 0 0 5
1989–90Adirondack Red WingsAHL27 3 6 9 286 0 1 1 10
1990–91San Diego GullsIHL24 0 1 1 17
AHL totals587 36 136 172 116569 4 11 15 172
NHL totals13 0 2 2 13

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Dineen . Hockey-Reference.com . January 14, 2023.
  2. Web site: Thunder Names Pete Dineen Associate Coach . OurSportsCentral.com . 10 August 2018.