Peter Tufford
| Peter Tufford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1946 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Played for | Cornell | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1966–1970 | ||
E. Peter Tufford is a Canadian retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Cornell.[1]
Career
Tufford only managed to play a handful of games over two seasons for the
NCAA Tournament
. He assisted on the only goal in the semifinal and, despite being held scoreless, helped Cornell celebrate its first national championship two days later.
Tufford became an
1969, this time managing to return to the championship game. Tufford assisted on Cornell's second goal to tie the game but the team was outdueled by Denver in the third period and missed out on another title.[2]
After graduating Tufford played a year of senior hockey with the independent Syracuse Stars before retiring as a player. He briefly returned to the game as a coach for the Ithaca Stars in 1975. Tufford was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1963–64
|
St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65
|
St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | 29 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | 28 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | 29 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Syracuse Stars | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA Totals | 86 | 68 | 92 | 160 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1967–68 | [4] |
All-Tournament Second Team
|
1968
|
[5] |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1968–69 | [4] |
| AHCA East All-American | 1968–69 | [1] |
All-Tournament Second Team
|
1969
|
[6] |
References
- ^ a b "1968-1969 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ "1969: Great Expectations". Where Angels Fear to Tread. January 5, 1967. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "E. Peter Tufford". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database