Pete MacArthur

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Pete MacArthur
Born (1985-06-20) June 20, 1985 (age 38)
Clifton Park, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for
NHL Draft
 Undrafted
Playing career 2008–2022

Peter MacArthur (born June 20, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL.

Playing career

On July 9, 2009, he was signed as a free agent to a one-year contract by the

Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL, before returning to lead the Wranglers to the Kelly Cup
finals.

On July 13, 2012, MacArthur signed his first

2012–13 season, MacArthur established himself on the Panthers top scoring line. He finished second on the club with 34 points in 52 games to be rewarded with a one-year contract extension on March 23, 2013.[3]

On August 6, 2014, MacArthur secured a try-out contract with the

Austrian Hockey League.[4] After establishing a role with the Capitals for the season, MacArthur signed a one-year contract to remain in Austria with the Graz 99ers on June 17, 2015.[5]

In the

2015–16 season, MacArthur played in 26 games with the 99ers but was unable to adapt in Graz before he opted to return to North America, signing with the Adirondack Thunder on December 19, 2015.[6]
He quickly returned to his scoring ways and was later named team Captain in finishing with 36 points in 46 games.

After two seasons with the Thunder, MacArthur left as a free agent in order to sign with fellow

2017–18
season, MacArthur appeared in 22 games with the Americans, posting 13 points before his year was cut short due to injury.

As a free agent MacArthur signed a one-year contract to return to his previous team, the Adirondack Thunder, on July 9, 2018.

2018–19 season, MacArthur initially ended his 11-year professional career.[9]

On November 20, 2019, MacArthur returned to the professional circuit, agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the season with Italian club, HC Pustertal Wölfe of the Alps Hockey League.[10] He made 17 appearances with the club, posting 15 points in the Alps Hockey League, and 3 points through 6 Italian league games.

On July 8, 2020, MacArthur opted to return to North America and extend his career in the ECHL, agreeing to a contract with the

2020–21 season as a free agent, before opting to re-join the Adirondack Thunder in their return to ECHL on July 9, 2021.[12]

On June 22, 2022, MacArthur ended his professional playing career with the Adirondack Thunder and was immediately announced as the team's new head coach.[13]

Personal life

MacArthur is married to Cristina Blackwell, former host of Great Day SA on KENS5, and former weather reporter for Despierta America, Univision Network.[14]

Career statistics

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 52 18 24 42 33 12 2 10 12 32
2004–05 Boston University HE 40 13 14 27 32 — — — — —
2005–06
 Boston University HE 40 14 25 39 38 — — — — —
2006–07
 Boston University HE 39 16 20 36 26 — — — — —
2007–08
 Boston University HE 40 21 24 45 24 — — — — —
2007–08
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
 AHL 9 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
2008–09
 Fresno Falcons ECHL 3 2 2 4 2 — — — — —
2008–09
 Rockford IceHogs AHL 64 14 11 25 27 4 0 0 0 0
2009–10
 Rockford IceHogs AHL 71 8 34 42 33 3 0 1 1 0
2010–11
 San Antonio Rampage AHL 21 3 1 4 15 — — — — —
2011–12
 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 38 16 32 48 24 15 6 5 11 18
2011–12
 Peoria Rivermen AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011–12
Lake Erie Monsters
 AHL 24 4 10 14 10 — — — — —
2012–13
 Augsburger Panther DEL 52 10 24 34 38 2 0 0 0 2
2013–14 Augsburger Panther DEL 35 1 13 14 28 — — — — —
2014–15 Vienna Capitals
EBEL
 52 10 16 26 36 13 6 4 10 10
2015–16 Graz 99ers EBEL 26 2 5 7 26 — — — — —
2015–16 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 46 8 28 36 25 12 3 7 10 6
2016–17 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 63 24 39 63 24 6 1 1 2 0
2017–18
 Allen Americans ECHL 22 5 8 13 12 — — — — —
2018–19 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 55 13 32 45 36 5 0 4 4 2
2019–20 HC Pustertal Wölfe AlpsHL 17 3 12 15 10 — — — — —
2021–22 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 38 8 23 31 14 — — — — —
2022 Team Mullen 3ICE 21 8 17 25 — — — — — —
AHL totals 190 29 57 86 91 7 0 1 1 0
ECHL totals 265 76 164 240 137 38 10 26 27 26

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2004–05 [15]
All-Hockey East Second Team 2005–06
All-Hockey East Second Team 2006–07
All-Hockey East First Team 2007–08 [15]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2007-08 [15]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4
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  2. ^ "Panthers complete Peter MacArthur signing". Augsburger Panther (in German). 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  3. ^ "Augsburger Panther announce signings". Augsburger Panther (in German). 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
  4. ^ "MacArthur comes to try-out in Vienna". Vienna Capitals (in German). 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  5. ^ "Graz 99ers sign Pete MacArthur from Vienna". Graz 99ers. 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  6. ^ "Thunder sign Clinton native, Pete MacArthur". Adirondack Thunder. 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  7. ^ "Americans add key piece to the puzzle with signing of Pete MacArthur". Allen Americans. 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  8. ^ "MacArthur returns to Adirondack after a season away". ECHL. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  9. ^ "Manchester eliminates Thunder in 5 games". poststar.com. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  10. ^ "New forward to HCP". HC Pustertal Wölfe. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  11. Orlando Solar Bears
    . July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Adirondack signs three veteran forwards". Pro Hockey News. 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  13. ^ "MacArthur announced as Adirondack's head coach". Adirondack Thunder. June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "Meet the KENS 5 Team: Cristina Blackwell". kens5.com. December 26, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  15. ^ a b c "Peter MacArthur profile". The Hockey News. 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2011-05-06.

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