# Ken Priestlay

Kenneth Priestlay (born August 24, 1967) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1986 and 1992. With the Penguins he won the Stanley Cup in 1992. Priestlay also spent several years playing in the British Hockey League and Ice Hockey Superleague before retiring in 1999, though he briefly played again in 2002–03.

## Post-hockey

Priestlay worked in Vancouver, BC as General Manager at Dunbar Lumber Supply, and contributes to sport radio on Sportsnet 650.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1982–83 | Esquimalt Buccaneers | BCJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 55 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 50 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 72 | 73 | 72 | 145 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 33 | 43 | 39 | 82 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Rochester Americans | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 1987–88 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 43 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 33 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1988–89 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 64 | 56 | 37 | 93 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989–90 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 40 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 35 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1990–91 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 40 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 13 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 |
| 1991–92 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 49 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 66 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 72 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1993–94 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 25 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1994–95 | Sheffield Steelers | BHL | 28 | 55 | 32 | 87 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Sheffield Steelers | BHL | 36 | 58 | 40 | 98 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Sheffield Steelers | BISL | 34 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Sheffield Steelers | BISL | 43 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Sheffield Steelers | BISL | 41 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Dundee Stars | BNL | 33 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 168 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Source: www.hockeydb.com

## Awards and achievements

* WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1986, 1987
* Stanley Cup — 1992