Chris Peluso, who was born on August 21, 1986 is a defenseman who currently plays hockey for Bemidji State University. He was originally drafted in the 2004 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the seventh round, 194th overall.http://www.bsubeavers.com/mhockey/roster/6/1288/

Peluso is the nephew of former NHL player Mike Peluso, who logged 458 NHL games with five different teams in the 1990s. He scored 38 goals, added 52 assists and racked up 1951 penalty minutes in his career. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=4224http://www.bsubeavers.com/mhockey/roster/6/1288/

Peluso was traded by the Penguins to the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 3, 2010 just before the trade deadline. In exchange, the Penguins are to receive a sixth round draft choice in the 2010 NHL Draft. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=312277

2009/10 Season:

This is Peluso's senior campaign with Bemidji State. Through February 27, 2010 he had appeared in 24 contests, tallying no goals and seven assists while being a +4. He also has seven penalties for fourteen minutes.

His best string was when he posted back to back games with an assist against Robert Morris on February 12 and February 13. http://www.bsubeavers.com/media/2009-10/mhockey/stats/plyr_9.htm

Peluso dressed for 36 of 37 contests for Bemidji State in the 2008/2009 season. In that season, he recorded 13 assists. That total placed him third on the team, and third overall on the blue line in points.

He contributed eight assists on the power play, and set a career best when he tallied points in three consecutive games from December 6 to December 29. He also was All Academic CHA in both the 2007/2008 and the 2008/2009 seasons.http://www.bsubeavers.com/mhockey/roster/6/1288/