Ken Priestlay

Kenneth Priestlay (born August 24, 1967) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, with a career spanning the NHL, the WHL, AHL and the IHL, and numerous British leagues. He won two Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh, played for Team Canada, and won all major trophies in Britain with the Sheffield Steelers.

Ken Priestlay
Born	August 24, 1967 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	98th overall, 1985 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1986–1999 2002–2003

Awards and achievements

• 1991, 1992 Stanley Cup rings with Pittsburgh
• Name engraved on the Stanley Cup 1992 Stanley Cup Championship (Pittsburgh)

Statistics

Season	Team	League		Regular Season						Play-Off
				GP	G	A	PTS	PM		GP	G	A	PTS	PM
83-84	Victoria Cougars	WHL		55	10	18	28	31
1984-85	Victoria Cougars	WHL		50	25	37	62	48
1985-86	Victoria Cougars	WHL		72	73	72	145	45
1985-86	Rochester Americans	AHL		4	0	2	2	0
1986-87	Victoria Cougars	WHL		33	43	39	82	37
1986-87	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		34	11	6	17	8
1986-87	Rochester Americans	AHL								8	3	2	5	4
1987-88	Rochester Americans	AHL		43	27	24	51	47
1987-88	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		33	5	12	17	35		6	0	0	0	11
1988-89	Rochester Americans	AHL		64	56	37	93	60
1988-89	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		15	2	0	2	2		3	0	0	0	2
1989-90	Rochester Americans	AHL		40	19	39	58	46
1989-90	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		35	7	7	14	14		5	0	0	0	8
1990-91	Team Canada	Intl		40	20	26	46	34
1990-91	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		2	0	1	1	0
1991-92	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		13	4	11	15	6		13	5	11	16	10
1991-92	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		49	2	8	10	4
1992-93	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		66	33	36	69	72		4	2	1	3	4
1993-94	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		25	9	5	14	34		5	2	1	3	2
1994-95	Sheffield Steelers	BNL		28	55	32	87	18
1995-96	Sheffield Steelers	BNL		36	58	40	98	28
1996-97	Sheffield Steelers	BNL		34	25	12	37	24
1997-98	Sheffield Steelers	BISL		43	19	33	52	36
1998-99	Sheffield Steelers	BISL		41	19	24	43	12
2002-03	Dundee Stars	FBNL		33	31	40	71	28
Total				168	27	34	61	63		14	0	0	0	21

Source: www.hockeydb.com

Bibliography

An autobiography was co-written with Bob Westerdale entitled "Lord Of The Rinks", published by Breedon Books Publishing in Sept 1997.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
• YouTube Ken Priestlay Scores for Sheffield Steelers in the Wembley Play Off Finals (1995)