Peter Driscoll (born October 27, 1954) is a Canadian former professional

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left wing who played in the

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and

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between 1974 and 1981. He was born in

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. Selected by the

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

in the 1974 NHL amateur draft and the

Vancouver Blazers The Vancouver Blazers were a professional ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1975. The Blazers played at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, sharing the facility with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hocke ...

in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft, Driscoll signed with the Blazers, moving to Calgary with them when they relocated. After the

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folded, he signed as a free agent with the

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (french: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the W ...

and was later traded to the

Indianapolis Racers The Indianapolis Racers were a major league hockey team in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1974 to 1978. They competed in four full seasons before folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square Arena. They are o ...

. A year later, Driscoll was part of the deal that sent

Wayne Gretzky Wayne Douglas Gretzky ( ; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "the Great One ...

to the

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on November 2, 1978 with

Eddie Mio Edward Dario Mio (born January 31, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Indianapolis Racers and Edmonton Oilers between 1977 and 1979, and in the National Hockey Le ...

.The Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association, p.219, McLelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, Moving to the NHL with the Oilers, he did not see much action and split time between Edmonton and their CHL affiliates,

Houston Apollos The Houston Apollos were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Houston, Texas. They played in the Central Hockey League from 1965 to 1969, and then from 1979 to 1981. From 1965 to 1969, they were a farm team of the NHL's Montreal Canadie ...

and

Wichita Wind The Wichita Wind were a minor league ice hockey team based in Wichita, Kansas from 1980 to 1983. They were the feeder team of the Edmonton Oilers (1980–81 and 1981–82 seasons) and the New Jersey Devils (1982–83). The Wind played in the Centr ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1954 births Living people Calgary Cowboys players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey left wingers Edmonton Oilers players Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players Houston Apollos players Ice hockey people from Ontario Sportspeople from Kingston, Ontario Indianapolis Racers players Kingston Canadians players Quebec Nordiques (WHA) players Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players Vancouver Blazers draft picks Vancouver Blazers players Wichita Wind players {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1950s-stub