Michael Peca

Canadian professional hockey player Michael Peca plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.

Peca was drafted 40th overall in the 1992 NHL draft by the Vancouver Canucks. Peca joined the Ottawa 67's in the Ontario Hockey League following the draft and made his NHL debut with the Canucks in 1993. He was traded to the Buffalo Sabres on July 8, 1995, and helped them reach the Stanley Cup Finals in 1999. He was traded to the New York Islanders on June 24, 2001. Peca played three seasons with the Islanders before taking a year off during the 2004-05 NHL Lockout. On August 3, 2005, Peca was traded to the Edmonton Oilers where he helped the team reach the Stanley Cup Finals in 2006. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 2006-07 regular season before signing as a free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets on August 21, 2007.

• 1994: World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, gold medal
• 1997: NHL Awards| Frank J. Selke Trophy
• 2001: World Ice Hockey Championships, captain of Team Canada
• 2002: Winter Olympics, gold medal
• 2002: Frank J. Selke Trophy

• 1990-92: Sudbury Wolves, OHL
• 1992: Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks
• 1992-94: Ottawa 67's, OHL
• 1993-95: Vancouver Canucks
• 1995-01: Buffalo Sabres
• 2001-04: New York Islanders
• 2005-06: Edmonton Oilers
• 2006-07: Toronto Maple Leafs
• 2007-present: Columbus Blue Jackets

• March 26, 1974: Born

• 1992: Drafted in the 2nd Round by the Vancouver Canucks

• 1993: Debuts with the Canucks

• 1995: Traded to the Buffalo Sabres

• 1999: Helped guide the Buffalo Sabres to the Stanley Cup Finals

• 2001: Captained Team Canada at the World Championship

• 2001: Traded to the New York Islanders

• 2002: Helped lead Team Canada to a gold medal in the Winter Olympics

• 2005: Traded to the Edmonton Oilers

• 2006: Peca helps the Oilers reach the Stanley Cup Finals

• 2006: Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs

• 2007: Peca signs a one year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets

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