2018 Olympic Winter Games (Men)

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Justin Peters
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Position
Goaltender
Date of Birth
08-30-1986
HT/WT
6'1 / 210
Catches
L
Hometown
Blyth, Ont.
Teams
2017 Sochi Hockey Open - Canada

Biography

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Played for Canada at the 2017 Karjala Cup in Switzerland and Finland, finishing fourth … Played for Canada at the 2017 Sochi Hockey Open in Russia, finishing third … Played for Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Championship in Belarus, finishing fifth 

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

2017-18: Signed with Dinamo Riga (KHL) as a free agent … Joined Kölner Haie (DEL) on Oct. 18 … 13th among DEL goaltenders in minutes played (1294) … 18th among DEL goaltenders in goals-against average (2.92) … 2016-17: Traded from Arizona to Dallas on Feb. 1 … Signed with Arizona as a free agent … 15th among AHL goaltenders in minutes played (2350:23) … 18th among AHL goaltenders in shots (1,123) … 2015-16: Spent the full season with Hershey (AHL) … 2014-15: Signed with Washington as a free agent … 2013-14: Played in a career-high 21 NHL games with Carolina … Other: Recorded his first NHL shutout with Carolina on Feb. 20, 2013 vs. Washington … Played in the AHL All-Star Game in 2010 and 2013 … Made his NHL debut and recorded his first NHL win for Carolina on Feb 6, 2010 vs. the New York Islanders … Amateur: Scored an empty-net goal for Toronto St. Michael’s in Game 7 of its series vs. Sudbury on March 31, 2004 … Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in 2004 … Won a bronze medal with Ontario at the 2003 Canada Winter Games in Bathurst, N.B.

PERSONAL

Favourite NHL player growing up: Patrick Roy … His brother, Alex, played five seasons in the OHL, serving as captain with Plymouth and Flint … His brother, Anthony, is a goaltender who played five seasons in the OHL (Oshawa, Kingston, Saginaw, Belleville, Mississauga St. Michael’s), and is a member of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)

Past Events

Event
GP
W
L
Mins
SH
SAV
GA
SO
GAA
SAV%
2017 Sochi Hockey Open
2
2
0
121
36
35
1
1
0.50
0.972