Peter Schaefer

Peter Schaefer (born July 12, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently a Free Agent. He most recently played for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He has played in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators, the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks. He is best known as a two-way forward.
== Playing career ==
Schaefer played major junior in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Brandon Wheat Kings. He recorded 59 points in his rookie season with Brandon and was subsequently drafted by the Vancouver Canucks 66th overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. The following season, in 1995–96, he improved to 108 points, ninth overall in the league, then added 23 points in the playoffs, leading Brandon to a President's Cup championship and 1996 Memorial Cup appearance. 
Schaefer continued to improve in the WHL the following season, putting up a junior career-high 123 points, fourth overall in league scoring. On March 14, 1997, he tied a WHL record for most shorthanded goals in a game with 3 in an 8-1 win against the Medicine Hat Tigers. Schaefer earned the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as league MVP as well as the WHL Plus-Minus Award with a league-high +57 rating in his final WHL season.
Graduating from major junior, Schaefer spent several seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Canucks' minor league affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. He cracked the Canucks' lineup in 1998–99, scoring 8 points in 25 games. He improved to 31, then 36 points in the following two seasons before playing overseas for TPS of the SM-liiga in 2001–02.
Before the start of the 2002–03 season, Schaefer was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for defenceman Sami Salo. In 2005–06, he recorded a career-high 20 goals, 30 assists and 50 points with the Senators. The following season, he helped the Senators to the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, but lost to the Anaheim Ducks in five games.
In the off-season, he was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Shean Donovan on July 17, 2007. Bryan Murray, the team's general manager, revealed that Schaefer had requested a trade on a couple of occasions during the season and that Schaefer was under-performing.
In his first season with the Bruins, in 2007–08, his points total dipped to 26 points, his lowest output since 2002–03. He began the season on the top line with Marc Savard, but was quickly demoted to the fourth line and was a healthy scratch on several occasions after returning from leg and foot injuries. The following season, he failed to make the team's roster out of training camp. He was placed on waivers and once he cleared, was assigned to the Providence Bruins, Boston's AHL affiliate. After the 2008–09 season, the final year remaining on Schaefer's contract was bought out by the Bruins on June 30, 2009.
He did not play in the 2009-10 NHL season, training extensively to make an NHL comeback, while living in West Vancouver. After being invited to the Canucks' 2010 training camp on a tryout basis, he was signed to a one-year, two-way, contract worth $600,000 on October, 7, 2011. After 16 games, however, he was put on waivers by Vancouver in November 2010. Unwilling to play in the minors, the club put him on waivers a second time in order to release him. Schaefer's agent said both sides were amicable in the departure, agreeing to simply terminate the contract. Becoming an unrestricted free agent, he signed overseas with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in January 2011.
== Family ==
Schaefer's younger brother, Nolan Schaefer, is a goaltender who signed with the Boston Bruins on July 5, 2010, a year after being bought out by the same club.
== Awards and achievements ==
* Named to the CHL First All-Star Team in 1996.
* Named to the WHL East First All-Star Team in 1996.
* Won the President's Cup (WHL champions) with the Brandon Wheat Kings in 1996.
* Named to the CHL First All-Star Team in 1997.
* Named to the WHL East First All-Star Team in 1997.
*Four Broncos Memorial Trophy WHL Player of the Year (1997)
* Awarded the WHL Plus-Minus Award in 1997.
== Records ==
* WHL record for most shorthanded goals in one game - 3 (on March 14, 1997, against the Medicine Hat Tigers; tied with Kalvin Knibbs, Glen Goodall, Brett McLean, and Matt Calvert)
== 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
1993–94 	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL 	 	68 	27 	32 	59 	34 	 	18 	5 	3 	8 	18
1995–96 	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL 	 	69 	47 	61 	108 	53 	 	19 	10 	13 	23 	5
1996–97 	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL 	 	61 	49 	74 	123 	85 	 	6 	1 	4 	5 	4
1996–97 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	5 	0 	3 	3 	0 	 	3 	1 	3 	4 	14
1997–98 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	73 	19 	44 	63 	41 	 	5 	2 	1 	3 	2
1998–99 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	41 	10 	19 	29 	66 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	25 	4 	4 	8 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	71 	16 	15 	31 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	82 	16 	20 	36 	22 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001–02 	TPS 	SM-l 	 	33 	16 	15 	31 	93 	 	8 	1 	2 	3 	2
2002–03 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	75 	6 	17 	23 	32 	 	16 	2 	3 	5 	6
2003–04 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	81 	15 	24 	39 	26 	 	7 	0 	2 	2 	4
2004–05 	HC Bolzano 	ITA 	 	15 	11 	14 	25 	10 	 	10 	1 	7 	8 	12
2005–06 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	82 	20 	30 	50 	40 	 	4 	1 	4 	5 	3
2006–07 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	78 	12 	34 	46 	32 	 	20 	1 	5 	6 	10
2007–08 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	63 	9 	17 	26 	18 	 	7 	1 	3 	4 	0
2008–09 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 	 	47 	7 	19 	26 	10 	 	16 	3 	4 	7 	2
2010–11 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	16 	1 	1 	2 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	ERC Ingolstadt 	DEL 	 	15 	4 	11 	15 	22 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	572 	99 	162 	261 	200 	 	63 	6 	18 	24 	34
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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