Pete LoPresti
Pete LoPresti | |||
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Born |
Virginia, Minnesota, U.S. | May 23, 1954||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for |
Minnesota North Stars Edmonton Oilers | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL Draft |
42nd overall, 1974 Minnesota North Stars | ||
WHA Draft |
45th overall, 1974 Houston Aeros | ||
Playing career | 1974–1981 |
Peter Jon LoPresti (born May 23, 1954) is an American former ice hockey goaltender. He is the son of former National Hockey League (NHL) goaltender Sam Lopresti.
LoPresti started his NHL career with the Minnesota North Stars in 1974 after playing college hockey for the University of Denver, and became the NHL's youngest regular goalie that season. He was also a member of Team USA in the 1976 Canada Cup as well as the 1976 and 1978 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments.
LoPresti lost his job as the North Stars starting goaltender in 1978–79 to Gilles Meloche and retired for the first time after failing to make the Edmonton Oilers roster the following season. He would later briefly return to the Oilers for the 1981 season before retiring for good.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Pete LoPresti at Hockeydraftcentral.com
- 1954 births
- Living people
- American men's ice hockey goaltenders
- American people of Italian descent
- Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Houston Aeros draft picks
- Ice hockey players from Minnesota
- Sportspeople from Eveleth, Minnesota
- Minnesota North Stars draft picks
- Minnesota North Stars players
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- Oklahoma City Stars players
- Wichita Wind players
- American ice hockey goaltender stubs