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).
==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 	 	72 	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 	 	67 	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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	495 	206 	304 	510 	561 	 	42 	15 	19 	34 	34
FRA totals	FRA totals 	FRA totals	 	232 	218 	259 	477 	 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===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 	OG 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	0
Tier II Senior totals 	Tier II Senior totals 	Tier II Senior totals 	 	14	5 	2 	7 	4
Tier III Senior totals	Tier III Senior totals	Tier III Senior totals	 	22	23	23	46 	16
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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*Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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