| Peter White | |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| Played For: | Edmonton Oilers Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1992 |
| Career End: | 2006 |
| Draft: | 92nd overall |
| Draft Year: | 1989 |
| Draft Team: | Edmonton Oilers |
Peter White (born March 15, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and Chicago Blackhawks.
As a youth, White played in the 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from the Montreal North Shore.[1]
White was drafted in the fifth round, and 92nd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played 220 career NHL games, scoring 23 goals and 37 assists for 60 points while recording 36 penalty minutes playing for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and Chicago Blackhawks.
White spent most of his career in the American Hockey League (AHL), playing in a total of 747 games while scoring 250 goals and 533 assists for 783 points and recording 286 penalty minutes. He led the AHL in total points in 1995, 1997 and 1998.
In September 2005, he signed with HIFK of the Finnish SM-liiga for the 2005–06 season.[2] In 49 games, he scored 4 goals and 10 assists for 14 points while recording 20 penalty minutes. In the post-season that year, he recorded 1 assist and 8 penalty minutes in 11 games.
White was once married to Jody Clarke, daughter of Bobby Clarke.[3] [4] At the time, Clarke was the general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers, where White spent eight seasons in both the AHL and NHL in two different stints with the organization.
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All-CCHA Rookie Team | 1988–89 | [5] | |
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1990 | [6] | |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy | 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98 | [7] | |
| AHL Hall of Fame inductee | 2013 | [8] |
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Lac Saint-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 42 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | Lac Saint-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 42 | 38 | 62 | 100 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | CJHL | 55 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Cen-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | CJHL | 56 | 90 | 136 | 226 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Cen-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 1988–89 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 46 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 45 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 37 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 41 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 64 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 1993–94 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 45 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 65 | 36 | 69 | 105 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 36 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 80 | 44 | 61 | 105 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 80 | 27 | 78 | 105 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 77 | 31 | 59 | 90 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 62 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 24 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 48 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 31 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 47 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 75 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 70 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HIFK | SM-l | 49 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| AHL totals | 747 | 250 | 533 | 783 | 286 | 92 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 53 | ||||
| NHL totals | 220 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||