2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER STATS
CAREER
JUSTIN PETERS 60
Goaltender • Catches Left Acquired: 2004 NHL Entry Draft
6'1" • 205 lbs. 2010-11 Team: Carolina (NHL)
8/30/86 • Blyth, Ont. Drafted: Carolina 2004 (2-38-2)
NHL FIRSTS: NHL HIgHS: NHL SHOOTOUTS AND PENALTY SHOTS:
game: 2/6/10; 3-1 W at NYi Saves: 37 (3/11/10; 4-3 W at PiT) Shootout Stats: 0-1 (2 goals on 2 attempts)
Win: 2/6/10; 3-1 W at NYi Shots Faced: 40 (3/11/10; 4-3 W at PiT) Career Penalty Shots: 1 (0 goals on 1 attempt)
Shutout: None Win Streak: 3 (2/6/10-3/2/10)
is in his third NHL season with the Hurricanes… Signed a two-year, two-way contract with
Carolina on July 5, 2010… Had a record of 62-69-6 with a 2.84 goals-against average in 148
career aHL games entering 2011-12… also played in 32 games in the eCHL with Florida,
going 18-10-3 with a 2.67 goals-against average… 2002-03: Completed his rookie season
of junior hockey with Toronto St. Michael’s of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), going 6-10-
1 with a 3.08 goals-against average… Won a bronze medal with Team Ontario during the
2003 under-17 Canada Games, posting a 3-0 record… 2003-04: Was second among OHL
goaltenders in wins, posting a St. Michael’s Majors modern-era franchise record with 30
victories… Was selected for the 2004 CHL Top Prospects Game… Had four shutouts during
the 2004 OHL playoffs, and scored a goal in Game 7 of the Majors’ first-round playoff victory
against Sudbury, the only goal of his amateur or professional career… 2004-05: Was 23-
23-5 with a 2.78 goals-against average in 58 games for Toronto St. Michael’s… 2005-06:
Split his final season of junior hockey between Toronto St. Michael’s and Plymouth… Was
29-21-4 with a 3.14 goals-against average for the season, including 19-15-1 with a 2.75
goals-against average after the trade to Plymouth… Completed his four-year junior hockey
career posting a record of 88-70-16 in 189 career OHL games, with a 2.88 goals-against
average and eight shutouts… 2006-07: Completed his first professional season, spending
most of the year with albany (aHL)… Was 10-8-0 with a 3.26 goals-against average and
.886 save percentage in 34 games with the River Rats… also appeared in one eCHL game
with the Florida everblades… Made his professional debut with albany at Rochester on
10/6/06, and posted his first professional shutout for the River Rats 12/8/06… 2007-08:
Split the year between albany (aHL) and Florida (eCHL)… Was 18-10-2 in the eCHL with
a 2.57 goals-against average and 7-3-0 in the aHL with a 2.70 goals-against average…
Began the season in Florida and was the eCHL’s Goaltender of the Month for October,
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP MIN gA SO gAA W-L-OT gP MIN gA SO gAA W-L
2002-03 St. Michael’s OHL 23 1052 54 0 3.08 6-10-1 7 126 4 0 1.90 1-0
2003-04 (a) St. Michael’s OHL 53 3149 139 4 2.65 30-16-6 18 1109 37 4 2.00 10-8
2004-05 St. Michael’s OHL 58 3150 146 3 2.78 23-23-5 10 524 25 0 2.86 4-4
2005-06 (b) St. Michael’s OHL 20 1174 75 0 3.83 10-6-3 – – – – – –
Plymouth OHL 35 2073 95 1 2.75 19-15-1 13 789 42 0 3.19 6-6
2006-07 albany aHL 34 1765 96 1 3.26 10-18-0 – – – – – –
Florida eCHL 1 65 6 0 5.54 0-0-1 – – – – – –
2007-08 albany aHL 11 645 29 0 2.70 7-3-0 – – – – – –
Florida eCHL 31 1846 79 1 2.57 18-10-2 – – – – – –
2008-09 albany aHL 56 3178 153 4 2.89 19-30-4 – – – – – –
2009-10 albany aHL 47 2763 117 1 2.54 26-18-2 8 509 29 0 3.42 4-4
Carolina NHL 9 488 23 0 2.83 6-3-0 – – – – – –
2010-11 Carolina NHL 12 648 43 0 3.98 3-5-1 – – – – – –
Hurricanes/NHL Totals (2 seasons) 21 1,136 66 0 3.49 9-8-1 – – – – – –
(a) June 26, 2004—Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2004 NHL entry draft. Second Hurricanes choice, 38th overall, second round.
(b) May 31, 2006—Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
2010-11 SEASON
Completed his second NHL season with the Hurricanes… established a career high in NHL
games played (12), going 3-5-1 with a 3.98 goals-against average… Served as backup and
did not play in 70 games, including 36 of the final 37 games of the season… Saw his first
action since 1/17, stopping 24 shots in a 5-2 loss at CHi (3/4)… Replaced Cam Ward at the
11:28 mark of the first, stopped 28 of 33 shots and took two minor penalties at BOS (1/17)…
earned his second consecutive victory, stopping 25 of 28 shots in a 4-3 overtime win vs. aTL
(1/9)… Stopped 32 of 35 shots to earn his second win of the season at FLa (1/7)… entered
the game at FLa (12/15) at the 1:42 mark and stopped 21 of 22 shots to earn his first victory
of the season… Made his first home start of the season, stopping 35 of 38 shots in a 3-2
loss vs. WSH (11/24)… Stopped 32 of 36 shots in regulation and overtime before falling in
a shootout at PiT (11/19)… Made his season debut at La (10/20), stopping 23 of 27 shots
in a 4-3 loss.
finishing the month unbeaten with a 0.97 goals-against average… Was named to the
american Conference squad for the 2008 eCHL all-Star Game… Stopped an eCHL careerhigh
49 shots in a 5-4 shootout win at Mississippi (12/28)… 2008-09: Spent the entire
season with albany (aHL), posting aHL-career bests in games played (56), shutouts (4)
and save percentage (.908)… Was recalled to Carolina (NHL) for the first time on 12/2 and
served as the Hurricanes’ backup for four games… Made an aHL-career-high 55 saves vs.
Providence (11/8)… Won four consecutive aHL games from 2/7-2/13… dropped the gloves
with alexandre Picard at Syracuse (2/28)… Made 47 saves and stopped four-of-six in the
shootout for a 1-0 win at Providence (3/20)… Played in his 100th aHL game at Wilkes-
Barre/Scranton (4/10)… Recorded his 19th win of the season and had 15 penalty minutes
for a center-ice scrap with Senators goalie Jeff Glass vs. Binghamton (4/11)… 2009-10:
Completed his first NHL season, earning a record of 6-3-0 with a 2.83 goals-against average
and .905 save percentage… Was 26-18-2 with a 2.54 goals-against average and .917 save
percentage in 47 aHL games with albany… Made 37 saves and was named first star in a
4-3 overtime victory vs. PiT (3/11)… Suffered his first NHL loss, giving up three goals on
29 shots faced at FLa (3/6)… Made 32 saves on 33 shots at TOR (3/2) to earn his third
consecutive NHL victory… Recorded his career-best 20th aHL win of the season with
a victory vs. adirondack (2/20)… Made his NHL debut, stopping 34 of 35 shots to earn
the victory and first-star honors at NYi (2/6)… Played in the 2010 aHL all-Star Classic in
Portland, stopping nine of 11 shots for the Canadian aHL all-Stars during the second period
of a 10-9 shootout victory for Canada… Played all eight of albany’s Calder Cup Playoff
games, going 4-4 with a 3.42 goals-against average… Won his professional playoff debut
vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (4/14)… earned victories in four consecutive games as the River
Rats swept Wilkes-Barre Scranton before being swept by Hershey.
2011-12 Media Guide / 71