Mike Peluso

Mike Peluso was born on November 8, 1965 in Hibbing, Minnesota. He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 10th round, 190th overall of the 1984 NHL entry draft. He went on to play hockey with the University of Alaska-Anchorage of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In 1989 Peluso signed with the Chicago Blackhawks as a free agent and began his pro-hockey career that same year with the Indianapolis Ice of the International Hockey League (IHL). He played parts of three seasons with the Blackhawks before being claimed in the 1992 expansion draft by the Ottawa Senators. He was effective as the Sens' enforcer for one season before being sent to the New Jersey Devils to complete an earlier transaction.

Mike Peluso spent four seasons with the New Jersey Devils as their designated fighter/enforcer. In 1996 he was traded to the St. Louis Blues along with Ricard Persson for Ken Sutton and a draft pick. He was then transferred to the New York Rangers as compensation for the signing of Larry Pleau. In 1997-98, Peluso was getting close to the end of his hockey career when he was picked up off waivers by the Calgary Flames. He managed to appear in 23 games getting no points, but racking up 113 penalty minutes. This was Mike Peluso's final stop in his career as an enforcer in pro-hockey.

Mike Peluso's Career Statistics

Year      Team            League  GP   G   A  Pts   Pim
1989-90 Indianapolis Ice    IHL   75   7   10  17   279 
1989-90 Chicago Blackhawks  NHL    2   0    0   0    15
1990-91 Indianapolis Ice    IHL    6   2    1   3    21 
1990-91 Chicago Blackhawks  NHL   53   6    1   7   320
1991-92 Indianapolis Ice    IHL    4   0    1   1    15
1991-92 Chicago Blackhawks  NHL   63   6    3   9    408
1992-93 Ottawa Senators     NHL   81  15   10  25    318
1993-94 New Jersey Devils   NHL   69   4   16  20    238
1994-95 New Jersey Devils   NHL   46   2    9  11    167
1995-96 New Jersey Devils   NHL   57   3    8  11    146
1996-97 New Jersey Devils   NHL   20   0    2   2     68
1996-97 St. Louis Blues     NHL   44   2    3   5    158
1997-98 Calgary Flames      NHL   23   0    0   0    113
NHL Totals                       458  38   52  90   1951
 
Mike Peluso's Hockey Goon Stat - 2.86

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