Dean Peterson (ice hockey)
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Dean Peterson is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Adelaide Adrenaline in the Australian Ice Hockey League
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of the Australian Ice Hockey League
in 2006. He returned to playing in 2008 for the Avalanche until the team folded mid-way through the season. Peterson along with the rest of the team were transferred to the new Adelaide A's (now Adelaide Adrenaline) team which was formed to replace the Avalanche. He is currently in his third season for the Adrenaline and is currently playing in the 2010 AIHL season
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Peterson has also been a member of the South Australian state team in the Brown grade (23 & under) during 2008, for which he played four games, scoring two goals and recording five assists.
Australian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors....
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Playing career
Dean Peterson first played ice hockey for Adelaide AvalancheAdelaide Avalanche
The Adelaide Adrenaline are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Thebarton, South Australia that play in the Australian Ice Hockey League .-History:...
of the Australian Ice Hockey League
Australian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors....
in 2006. He returned to playing in 2008 for the Avalanche until the team folded mid-way through the season. Peterson along with the rest of the team were transferred to the new Adelaide A's (now Adelaide Adrenaline) team which was formed to replace the Avalanche. He is currently in his third season for the Adrenaline and is currently playing in the 2010 AIHL season
2010 AIHL season
The 2010 AIHL season is the 11th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League . It ran from 24 April 2010 until 22 August 2010, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 28 and 29 August.-League business:...
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Peterson has also been a member of the South Australian state team in the Brown grade (23 & under) during 2008, for which he played four games, scoring two goals and recording five assists.
Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006 | Adelaide Avalanche Adelaide Avalanche The Adelaide Adrenaline are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Thebarton, South Australia that play in the Australian Ice Hockey League .-History:... |
AIHL Australian Ice Hockey League The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors.... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008 | Adelaide A's | AIHL | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2009 | Adelaide Adrenaline | AIHL | 21 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Adelaide Adrenaline | AIHL | 26 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| AIHL Totals | 66 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International play
Played for Australia in:- 2007 World Junior Championships – Division II Group A2007 World Junior Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 2007 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Mora and Leksand, Sweden between December 26, 2006 and January 5, 2007. The venues were FM Mattsson Arena in Mora, and Ejendals Arena in Leksand...
- 2010 IIHF World Championship – Division II Group A2010 IIHF World Championship Division IIThe 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 10–17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was...
International statistics
| Year | Team | Competition | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2007 | Australia U/20 Australia men's national junior ice hockey team The Australian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team of Australia. The team represents Australia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division III.-History:... |
2007 World Junior Championships Division II 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 2007 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Mora and Leksand, Sweden between December 26, 2006 and January 5, 2007. The venues were FM Mattsson Arena in Mora, and Ejendals Arena in Leksand... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | Australia | 2010 World Championship Division II 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 10–17, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was... |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |