Peter Ferraro

Peter Joseph Ferraro (born January 24, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He and his twin brother Chris became the second set of identical twins to play on the same NHL team, (the New York Rangers) in the 1995–1996 NHL hockey season. The first was Ron and Rich Sutter.

Peter Ferraro
Ferraro in 2001
Born	January 24, 1973 Port Jefferson, New York, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Washington Capitals Södertälje SK DEG Metro Stars
National team	United States
NHL Draft	24th overall, 1992 New York Rangers
Playing career	1994–2009

Playing career

Ferraro was born in Port Jefferson, New York. As a youth, he and his brother Chris played in the 1985, 1986 and 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams.[1]

He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers.[2]

During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Despite playing professional hockey for a combined thirty years, neither Ferraro managed to play over 100 NHL games. Peter has a career NHL total of 92 games played while his brother Chris played 74 NHL games.

Both brothers played for the DEG Metro Stars of the DEL in the 2005–06 season. Ferraro has signed a contract with the New York Islanders and attended the team's 2006–07 training camp. As he had previously indicated,[3] he accepted a position with the team's minor league club, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, as he failed to make the NHL team. On March 27, 2009, the Las Vegas Wranglers announced that Ferraro had been suspended for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs due to Ferraro spearing another player after an on-ice brawl.[4] During that same brawl, his brother Chris had suffered a broken leg, which also ended his season and career. On April 1, 2009 he was released from the Las Vegas Wranglers.[5]

The brothers were inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Hockey Category with the Class of 2012.

Personal

Ferraro currently runs Ferraro Brothers Elite Hockey with his brother Chris at Newbridge Ice Arena in Bellmore, NY. He was a finalist for the 2012 Portland Pirates Hall Of Fame.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	Tabor Academy	HS-MA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Tabor Academy	HS-MA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL		29	21	31	52	83		8	7	5	12	10
1991–92	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL		21	25	25	50	92		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL		21	23	28	51	76		4	8	5	13	16
1992–93	University of Maine	HE		36	18	32	50	106		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	United States National Team	Intl		60	30	34	64	87		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	University of Maine	HE		4	3	6	9	16		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Atlanta Knights	IHL		61	15	24	39	118		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		12	2	6	8	67		11	4	3	7	51
1995–96	New York Rangers	NHL		5	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		68	48	53	101	157		4	1	6	7	22
1996–97	New York Rangers	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0
1996–97	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		75	38	39	77	171		4	3	1	4	18
1997–98	New York Rangers	NHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		36	17	23	40	54		15	8	6	14	59
1997–98	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		29	3	4	7	12		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Boston Bruins	NHL		46	6	8	14	44		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Providence Bruins	AHL		16	15	10	25	14		19	9	12	21	38
1999–00	Boston Bruins	NHL		5	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Providence Bruins	AHL		48	21	25	46	98		13	5	7	12	14
2000–01	Providence Bruins	AHL		78	26	45	71	109		17	4	5	9	34
2001–02	Washington Capitals	NHL		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Portland Pirates	AHL		67	21	37	58	119		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Portland Pirates	AHL		59	22	41	63	123		3	0	2	2	16
2003–04	Springfield Falcons	AHL		64	19	31	50	100		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Södertälje SK	SEL		12	2	1	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		48	9	17	26	75		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		41	13	14	27	98		13	2	4	6	48
2006–07	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		37	10	10	20	37		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Peoria Rivermen	AHL		12	3	3	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Las Vegas Wranglers	ECHL		68	36	37	73	90		20	8	13	21	12
2008–09	Las Vegas Wranglers	ECHL		52	16	14	30	73		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				620	251	340	591	1130		86	34	42	76	252
NHL totals				92	9	15	24	58		2	0	0	0	0

International

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	1992 Germany

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992	United States	WJC			7	3	5	8	12
1993	United States	WJC	4th		7	7	4	11	8
1994	United States	OG	8th		8	6	0	6	6
2003	United States	WC	13th		6	1	4	5	10
Junior totals					14	10	9	19	20
Senior totals					14	7	4	11	16

Awards and honours

Award	Year
USHL
Forward of the Year	1992
Player of the Year	1992
AHL
First All-Star Team	1996
All-Star Game	1997, 2001, 2003	[7]
Calder Cup (Providence Bruins)	1999
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy	1999
International
WJC All-Star Team	1992	[8]

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
2. "Peter Ferraro". Hockey-Reference.Com. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2006-09-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. Steve Silver (March 27, 2009). "Peter Ferraro suspended for season". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
5. "ECHL TRANSACTIONS". oursportscentral.com. ECHL. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
6. PortlandPirates.com: 2012 Pirates Hall Of Fame Nominees Archived 2012-05-11 at the Wayback Machine February 4, 2012
7. "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
8. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.523, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database