# André Peloffy

André Charles Peloffy (born February 25, 1951) is a French former professional ice hockey forward. He was the first person born in France to play in the National Hockey League (NHL), and played 9 games with the Washington Capitals during the 1974–75 season. He also played 10 games in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers during the 1977–78 season, and then spent several years in the French league before retiring in 1996. Internationally Peloffy played in several World Championships, as well as the 1988 Winter Olympics.

## Playing career

Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft, Peloffy never played for the Rangers and was traded to the Washington Capitals prior to the 1974–75 NHL season and played nine games during the team's inaugural season. His principal success came in the American Hockey League with the Springfield Indians, Providence Reds and Richmond Robins. He won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the AHL's scoring champion with the Springfield Indians in 1976–77.
He would also play 10 games for the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association.
After his North American hockey career, he played professionally in Europe for ten seasons, and became France's all-time leading scorer in international play, scoring 55 points in 42 games for the national team. He retired after the 1989 season.

## 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 |
| 1968–69 | Laval Saints | MMJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | Laval Saints | QMJHL | 56 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970–71 | Rosemont National | QMJHL | 69 | 49 | 69 | 118 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72 | New Haven Blades | EHL | 42 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1971–72 | Providence Reds | AHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73 | Providence Reds | AHL | 62 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1973–74 | Providence Reds | AHL | 26 | 45 | 71 | 52 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
| 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 62 | 29 | 44 | 73 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1975–76 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 67 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 1976–77 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 79 | 42 | 57 | 99 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | New England Whalers | WHA | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977–78 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 33 | 55 | 88 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 1978–79 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 77 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | ASG Tours | FRA | 28 | 42 | 24 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | EC VSV | AUT | 34 | 45 | 42 | 87 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 1981–82 | EC VSV | AUT | 38 | 44 | 57 | 101 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | SC Saint-Gervais | FRA | 28 | 42 | 45 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | SC Saint-Gervais | FRA | 28 | 36 | 39 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | SC Saint-Gervais | FRA | 30 | 25 | 44 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | SC Saint-Gervais | FRA | 28 | 27 | 50 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | SC Saint-Gervais | FRA-2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Français Volants | FRA | 29 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Français Volants | FRA | 38 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Français Volants | FRA | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Français Volants | FRA-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Français Volants | FRA-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRA totals | FRA totals | FRA totals | 256 | 218 | 258 | 476 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WHA totals | WHA totals | WHA totals | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1981 | France | WC C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| 1982 | France | WC C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| 1983 | France | WC C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 |
| 1985 | France | WC C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | France | WC B | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | France | WC B | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1988 | France | OLY | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 36 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 20 |