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Ken Priestlay

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Ken Priestlay
Born (1967-08-24) August 24, 1967 (age 57)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins
National team  Canada
NHL draft 98th overall, 1985
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1986–1999
2002–2003

Kenneth Priestlay (born August 24, 1967) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1986 and 1992. With the Penguins he won the Stanley Cup in 1992. Priestlay also spent several years playing in the British Hockey League and Ice Hockey Superleague before retiring in 1999, though he briefly played again in 2002–03.

Post-hockey

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Priestly worked in Vancouver, BC as General Manager at Dunbar Lumber Supply, and contributes to sport radio on Sportsnet 650.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1982–83 Esquimalt Buccaneers BCJHL
1983–84 Victoria Cougars WHL 55 10 18 28 31
1984–85 Victoria Cougars WHL 50 25 37 62 48
1985–86 Victoria Cougars WHL 72 73 72 145 45
1985–86 Rochester Americans AHL 4 0 2 2 0
1986–87 Victoria Cougars WHL 33 43 39 82 37
1986–87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 34 11 6 17 8
1986–87 Rochester Americans AHL 8 3 2 5 4
1987–88 Rochester Americans AHL 43 27 24 51 47
1987–88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 33 5 12 17 35 6 0 0 0 11
1988–89 Rochester Americans AHL 64 56 37 93 60
1988–89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 15 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 2
1989–90 Rochester Americans AHL 40 19 39 58 46
1989–90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 35 7 7 14 14 5 0 0 0 8
1990–91 Canadian National Team Intl 40 20 26 46 34
1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2 0 1 1 0
1991–92 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 13 4 11 15 6 13 5 11 16 10
1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 49 2 8 10 4
1992–93 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 66 33 36 69 72 4 2 1 3 4
1993–94 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 25 9 5 14 34 5 2 1 3 2
1994–95 Sheffield Steelers BHL 28 55 32 87 18
1995–96 Sheffield Steelers BHL 36 58 40 98 28
1996–97 Sheffield Steelers BISL 34 25 12 37 24
1997–98 Sheffield Steelers BISL 43 19 33 52 36
1998–99 Sheffield Steelers BISL 41 19 24 43 12
2002–03 Dundee Stars BNL 33 31 40 71 28
NHL totals 168 27 34 61 63 14 0 0 0 21

Source: www.hockeydb.com

Awards and achievements

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Bibliography

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An autobiography was co-written with Bob Westerdale entitled "Lord Of The Rinks", published by Breedon Books Publishing in September 1997.

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