Peter McNab

Peter McNab (born on May 8, 1952 in Vancouver, British Columbia, died November 6, 2022 in Denver, Colorado) was a retired professional ice hockey player who appeared in 954 NHL regular season games between 1973 and 1987. McNab belongs to one of ice hockey's most prominent families. His father Max McNab was a journeyman center who won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 1950. Max's long career as a player and coach was honored by his hometown of Watson, Saskatchewan, where a recreational park is named after him. Peter's brother David was an NHL scout and is now Assistant G.M. of the Anaheim Ducks. 
==Biography==
===Amateur career===
Peter McNab spent his early childhood in British Columbia before moving to San Diego, CA at age 14, where his father was head coach of the minor-league San Diego Gulls. Peter initially excelled as a baseball player, he entered the University of Denver on a baseball scholarship and later made the hockey team, becoming an all-WCHA selection in 1973. In the early 1970s NCAA players rarely made it to the NHL, but McNab was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres while playing forward for the U.of Denver Pioneers in 1972.
===Professional career===
He led the Cincinnati Swords of the AHL in scoring in 1973–74, despite just playing in 49 of 76 games, and debuted with Buffalo that same season. While with Buffalo, he got his first NHL goal on December 15, 1973, against the Minnesota North Stars.
After a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1975, Peter McNab was traded to the Boston Bruins in 1976. He enjoyed the best years of his NHL career in Boston, scoring at least 35 goals and 75 points 6 seasons in a row and played in the 1977 NHL All Star game. He twice scored a playoff overtime winning goal. On December 23, 1979, during a game at Madison Square Garden in New York, McNab, teammate Mike Milbury, and several other Bruins climbed into the stands to confront fans. McNab engaged in a physical confrontation with one fan, and was soon joined by Milbury, who removed the fan's shoe and proceeded to strike the fan with the shoe several times. On April 9, 1981, Minnesota North Stars goaltender Don Beaupre stopped a McNab penalty shot. As a result, McNab holds the distinction of being the only Bruin ever awarded a penalty shot in a playoff game. Today, McNab is among the team's top 10 leaders in goals, points and playoff scoring. 
Peter McNab was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in 1984, and played 2 seasons with the New Jersey Devils, where his father Max was the team's general manager at the time. He also made his international debut for Team USA at the 1986 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Moscow. He retired from professional hockey at the end of the 1986–87 season.
==Broadcasting Career==
Upon his retirement he would serve as color commentator for SportsChannel America's coverage of the New Jersey Devils broadcasts from the 1987-88 season to until the 1994-95 season.
He served as a color commentator for Altitude Sports and Entertainment's coverage of the Colorado Avalanche from their first season after relocating from Quebec City to Denver in 1995 until his passing in 2022.
He would also serve as The Sports Network's studio analyst for the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. and color commentator for Turner Network Television for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, and color commentator for NHL on NBC for their coverage of the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy.
==Awards and accomplishments==
Award 	Year 	
All-WCHA First Team 	1972–73 	
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team† 	1973† 	
National Hockey League All-Star Game	1997 NHL All-Star Game	
*† (participation later vacated)
==Personal life==
McNab was part of a prominent ice hockey family. His father Max McNab was a center who won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 1950, and later became a coach and general manager. Peter's brother, David, spent 43 seasons as an NHL scout and executive before retiring from his position as the senior vice president of hockey operations for the Anaheim Ducks in May 2021.
In 2021, McNab was diagnosed with cancer. He continued his role as Avalanche color analyst throughout his chemotherapy. In February 2022, doctors informed McNab that his cancer was in remission. McNab died on November 6, 2022, at the age of 70.
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	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
1973–74 	Cincinnati Swords	AHL 	 	49 	34 	39 	73 	16 	 	5 	2 	6 	8 	0
1973–74 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	22 	3 	6 	9 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1974–75 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	53 	22 	21 	43 	8 	 	17 	2 	6 	8 	4
1975–76 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	79 	24 	32 	56 	16 	 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
1976–77 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	80 	38 	48 	86 	11 	 	14 	5 	3 	8 	2
1977–78 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	79 	41 	39 	80 	4 	 	15 	8 	11 	19 	2
1978–79 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	76 	35 	45 	80 	10 	 	11 	5 	3 	8 	0
1979–80 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	74 	40 	38 	78 	10 	 	10 	8 	6 	14 	2
1980–81 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	80 	37 	46 	83 	24 	 	3 	3 	0 	3 	0
1981–82 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	80 	36 	40 	76 	19 	 	11 	6 	8 	14 	6
1982–83 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	74 	22 	52 	74 	23 	 	15 	3 	5 	8 	4
1983–84 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	52 	14 	16 	30 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Vancouver Canucks	NHL 	 	13 	1 	6 	7 	10 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1984–85 	Vancouver Canucks	NHL 	 	75 	23 	25 	58 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	71 	19 	24 	43 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	New Jersey Devils	NHL 	 	46 	8 	12 	20 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	954 	363 	450 	813 	179 	 	107 	42 	40 	82 	20
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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*McNab bio at hockeydraftcentral.com
Category:Born in 1952
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Cincinnati Swords players
Category:Colorado Avalanche announcers
Category:Denver Pioneers players
Category:Ice hockey people from British Columbia
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:New Jersey Devils announcers
Category:Vancouver Canucks players
Category:Retired in 1987
Category:Dead in 2022