Peter Jon LoPresti (born May 23, 1954) is an American former
ice hockey
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goaltender
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. He is the son of former
National Hockey League
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(NHL) goaltender
Sam LoPresti
Samuel Leo LoPresti (January 30, 1917 – December 11, 1984) was an American ice hockey goaltender. He played several senior and professional seasons between 1937 and 1951, including two seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago ...
.
LoPresti started his NHL career with the
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors for ...
in
1974
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after playing college hockey for the
University of Denver
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, and became the NHL's youngest regular goalie that season. He was also a member of Team USA in the
1976 Canada Cup
The 1976 Canada Cup was an international ice hockey tournament held September 2 to 15, 1976, in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Quebec City in Canada as well as in Philadelphia, in the United States. It was the first of five Canada Cup to ...
as well as the 1976 and 1978
Ice Hockey World Championship
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tournaments.
LoPresti lost his job as the North Stars starting goaltender in
1978–79 to
Gilles Meloche
Gilles Emile Meloche (born July 12, 1950) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, scout and former player. Meloche played as a goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Black Hawks, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Ba ...
and retired for the first time after failing to make the
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...
roster the following season. He would later briefly return to the Oilers for the
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
season before retiring for good.
External links
*
Pete LoPresti at Hockeydraftcentral.com
1954 births
Living people
American men's ice hockey goaltenders
American people of Italian descent
Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players
Edmonton Oilers players
Houston Aeros draft picks
Ice hockey players from Minnesota
Sportspeople from Eveleth, Minnesota
Minnesota North Stars draft picks
Minnesota North Stars players
New Haven Nighthawks players
Oklahoma City Stars players
Wichita Wind players
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