Peter Joseph Ferraro (born January 24, 1973) is an American former professional

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who played in the

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(NHL). He and his twin brother

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became the second set of identical twins to play on the same NHL team, (the

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) in the 1995–1996 NHL hockey season. The first was Ron and Rich Sutter.

Playing career

Ferraro was born in

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. As a youth, he and his brother Chris played in the 1985, 1986 and 1987

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s with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers

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teams. He was the first of the twins to be drafted into the NHL, and was drafted in the first round (#24 overall) in the

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by the

. During his NHL career, he played for the New York Rangers, the

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and the

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. 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

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and attended the team's 2006–07 training camp. As he had previously indicated, he accepted a position with the team's minor league club, the

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, as he failed to make the NHL team. On March 27, 2009, the

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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. 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

. The brothers were inducted into the

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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. Earlier, he and his brothers built the Twin Rinks facility at Nassau County's Eisenhower Park. But cost overruns led to its bankruptcy in 2015, and the Islanders purchased it to serve as their practice facility.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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