George Pesut

George Matthew Pesut 
*Born: June 17, 1953 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
*Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
*Position: Defense
Selected by St. Louis Blues 2nd round (#24) in 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
Selected by Cleveland Crusaders 2nd round (#24) in 1973 WHA Amateur Draft
is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in 92 NHL games for the California Golden Seals over two seasons. He also played in 17 WHA games with the Calgary Cowboys during the 1976–77 season.
He played major junior with the Saskatoon Blades, Victoria Cougars, and the Flin Flon Bombers. The St. Louis Blues drafted him 24th overall in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft but he was traded to he Philadelphia Flyers and then the California Golden Seals before playing a game in the NHL.
After playing for the Golden Seals and the Cowboys, Pesut left for Europe in 1978 and played there (except for the 1980-81 season) until he retired in 1993.
==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
1971-72 	Victoria Cougars 	WCHL 	 	38 	3 	13 	16 	83 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1971-72 	Flin Flon Bombers 	WCHL 	 	25 	3 	8 	11 	73 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1971-72 	Saskatoon Blades 	WCHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1972-73 	Saskatoon Blades 	WCHL 	 	68 	12 	25 	37 	98 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1973-74 	Denver Spurs 	WHL 	 	7 	0 	2 	2 	19 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1973-74 	Richmond Robins 	AHL 	 	38 	3 	5 	8 	49 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1974-75 	Richmond Robins 	AHL 	 	8 	0 	1 	1 	7 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1974-75 	California Golden Seals	NHL 	 	47 	0 	13 	13 	73 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1975-76 	California Golden Seals	NHL 	 	45 	3 	9 	12 	57 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1975-76 	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL 	 	7 	2 	0 	2 	10 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976-77 	Calgary Cowboys 	WHA 	 	17 	2 	0 	2 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976-77 	Tidewater Sharks 	SHL 	 	14 	4 	6 	10 	19 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976-77 	Erie Blades 	NAHL 	 	25 	5 	7 	12 	62 	 	9 	2 	1 	3 	6
1978-79 	HC Davos 	NLB 	 	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	 	 	 	 	 	
1979-80 	HC Davos 	NLA 	 	28 	28 	20 	48 	100 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980-81 	Wichita Wind 	CHL 	 	53 	6 	21 	27 	33 	 	16 	3 	4 	7 	39
1981-82 	EHC Hamburg 	2.GBun 	 	32 	18 	36 	54 	84 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982-83 	EC Hannover 	Oberliga 	 	22 	22 	23 	45 	60 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982-83 	BSC Preussen 	Oberliga 	 	12 	10 	11 	21 	38 	 	 	 	 	 	
1983-84 	BSC Preussen 	2.GBun 	 	32 	14 	19 	33 	30 	 	10 	2 	5 	7 	12
1984-85 	BSC Preussen 	2.GBun 	 	42 	15 	37 	52 	72 	 	17 	5 	12 	17 	14
1985-86 	HC Chamonix 	France 	 	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	 	 	 	 	 	
1986-87 	BSC Preussen 	2.GBun 	 	35 	3 	29 	32 	28 	 	18 	0 	3 	3 	13
1987-88 	ECD Iserlohn 	1.GBun 	 	14 	4 	2 	6 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	
1987-88 	SV Bayreuth 	2.GBun 	 	12 	3 	8 	11 	24 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988-89 	EHC Nurnberg 1980 	2.GBun 	 	33 	5 	30 	35 	46 	 	 	 	 	 	
1989-90 	EHC Nurnberg 1980 	2.GBun 	 	28 	6 	29 	35 	24 	 	6 	2 	5 	7 	11
1990-91 	ECD Sauerland 	2.GBun 	 	33 	16 	39 	55 	36 	 	 	 	 	 	
1991-92 	EC Kassel 	2.GBun 	 	38 	9 	24 	33 	34 	 	 	 	 	 	
1992-93 	EC Kassel 	2.GBun 	 	40 	5 	18 	23 	40 	 	 	 	 	 	
WHA Totals	WHA Totals 	WHA Totals	 	17 	2 	0 	2 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	92 	3 	22 	25 	130 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Career Moves==
*Traded to Philadelphia by St. Louis for Bob Stumpf, November, 1973. 
*Traded to California by Philadelphia for the rights to Ron Chipperfield, December 11, 1974. 
*WHA rights traded to Calgary (WHA) by Cleveland (WHA) for future considerations, June, 1976.
==Awards & Achievements==
*Western Canada Hockey League First All-Star Team (1973)
*Western Canada Hockey League Defenseman of the Year (1973)
==External Links==
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Category:Born in 1953
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Category:Denver Spurs (WHL) players
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