title: Peter Ciavaglia
text: # Peter Ciavaglia
  
  Peter Anthony Ciavaglia (born July 15, 1969) is an American retired professional ice hockey center. After graduating from Nichols School in Buffalo in 1987, Peter was selected in that year's NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. Deciding to take the college route, he played four seasons at Harvard University, where he was part of the 1989 national championship team, and eventually played in five games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres between 1991 and 1993. He spent most of his professional career, which lasted from 1991 to 2000, in the International Hockey League with the Detroit Vipers.
  
  ## Awards and honors
  
  | Award | Year |
  | - | - |
  | All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 1987–88 |
  | ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team | 1988 |
  | All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1988–89 |
  | All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1990–91 |
  | AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 1990–91 |
  
  ## Career statistics
  
  ### Regular season and playoffs
  
  | | | | 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 |
  | 1985–86 | Nichols School | CISAA | 60 | 84 | 113 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1986–87 | Nichols School | CISAA | 58 | 53 | 84 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1987–88 | Harvard University | ECAC | 30 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1988–89 | Harvard University | ECAC | 34 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1989–90 | Harvard University | ECAC | 28 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1990–91 | Harvard University | ECAC | 28 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1991–92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 77 | 37 | 61 | 98 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
  | 1992–93 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1992–93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 64 | 35 | 67 | 102 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 12 |
  | 1993–94 | United States National Team | Intl | 18 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1993–94 | Leksands IF | SEL | 39 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
  | 1994–95 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 73 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
  | 1995–96 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 75 | 22 | 56 | 78 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 |
  | 1996–97 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 72 | 21 | 51 | 72 | 54 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 32 |
  | 1997–98 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 35 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 |
  | 1998–99 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 59 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
  | 1999–00 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 41 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 355 | 108 | 249 | 357 | 232 | 72 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 72 |
  | NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
  
  ### International
  
  | Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1989 | United States | WJC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
  | 1994 | United States | OLY | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
  | 1994 | United States | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
  