Peter Hirsch (born March 6, 1979) is a

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former professional

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Playing career

After playing three seasons for

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in the Swedish Hockey League, Hirsch spent a season with the

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in the

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. During the 2007-08 season he represented AaB Ishockey in the Danish Elite League, where he on previous occasions had played for

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and

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. In 2009 Hirsch joined the British club

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, where he helped the team win the

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title before returning to North America and the Bakersfield Condors the following season. He also played for

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of the Southern Professional Hockey League during the 2010-11 season. On April 12, 2011, it was confirmed that Hirsch would return to Coventry Blaze, in the hope that he could help the team claim back the EIHL title. Hirsch has served as Team Denmark's number-one goaltender in the

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Career statistics

Regular season & playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hirsch, Peter 1979 births Living people AaB Ishockey players Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players Coventry Blaze players Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Danish ice hockey goaltenders IF Troja/Ljungby players IK Oskarshamn players Leksands IF players Malmö Redhawks players Modo Hockey players Sportspeople from Copenhagen Timrå IK players Pensacola Ice Flyers players Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States