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Canadian ice hockey player Ice hockey player
Peter Shier
Born (1955-08-12) August 12, 1955 (age 69)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Left
Played for Cornell
Oklahoma City Stars
Baltimore Clippers
Lukko
EC Salzburg
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
EC KAC
WHA draft 161st, 1975
Cincinnati Stingers
Playing career 1975–1984

Peter Shier (born August 12, 1955) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Cornell.

Career

A graduate of Beaconsfield High School, Shier played junior hockey for the Pierrefonds Pirates. He was twice an all-star for the junior B team and began attending Cornell University in 1974. After a year with the freshman team, one of the few remaining first-year teams in the country, Shier was drafted by the Cincinnati Stingers. When he debuted for the varsity team the following year, Shier became a point-per-game player and increased his point total each season. As a senior Shier led the nation in scoring by a defenseman and helped Cornell to a second place finish in ECAC Hockey. Unfortunately, the team was upset in the conference quarterfinals and missed a chance at a tournament appearance. Later that year, after the Edmonton Oilers had obtained his rights, Shier was offered a contract to finish out the playoffs. Despite the $25,000 on the table, Shier knew that he wouldn't finish his degree if he had accepted and turned down the offer.

After graduating with a degree in hotel management, Shier began playing professionally. He played two seasons for the Oklahoma City Stars and led the team in scoring from the blueline both years. Unfortunately, the Stars weren't a good team and missed the playoff during Shier's tenure. In 1980 he travelled across the Atlantic and played several years in Europe. After a season in Finland, Shier played for two Austrian and one Swiss team over three years, finishing in the top three scorers for his teams each year.

Shier decided to retire after the 1984 season and returned home to begin his business career. When he was playing pickup hockey with Terry O’Malley, the CEO of Vickers & Benson Advertising, the company had just secured a contract with Amstel Brewery and they needed someone who knew the restaurant business. At the start Shier, admittedly, didn't know a thing about the advertising business but accepted the job and began learning as much as he could from O’Malley. Over the years he worked for several agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi and Cossette, Inc. and as of 2019 he was president and owner of Naked Creative Consultancy.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1975–76 Cornell ECAC Hockey 25 8 17 25 46 — — — — —
1976–77 Cornell ECAC Hockey 29 16 16 32 30 — — — — —
1977–78 Cornell ECAC Hockey 27 24 26 50 36 — — — — —
1978–79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 68 18 28 46 66 — — — — —
1979–80 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 60 11 27 38 104 — — — — —
1979–80 Baltimore Clippers EHL 3 6 3 9 5 — — — — —
1980–81 Lukko Rauma SM-liiga 27 6 12 18 46 — — — — —
1981–82 HC Salzburg Austria 28 17 34 51 34 — — — — —
1982–83 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds NLB — 26 16 42 — — — — — —
1983–84 Klagenfurter AC Austria 34 11 34 45 42 — — — — —
NCAA totals 81 48 59 107 112 — — — — —
CHL totals 128 29 55 84 170 — — — — —
Austria totals 62 28 68 96 76 — — — — —

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1977–78
AHCA East All-American 1977–78

References

  1. ^ "1977-1978 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. "Pete Shier". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. "Best Advice from Peter Shier". The Message. April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  4. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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