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 teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 98th overall, 1985
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 19861999
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.

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Post-hockey

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83 Esquimalt Buccaneers BCJHL
1983–84 Victoria Cougars WHL 5510182831
1984–85 Victoria CougarsWHL5025376248
1985–86 Victoria CougarsWHL72737214545
1985–86 Rochester Americans AHL 40220
1986–87 Victoria CougarsWHL3343398237
1986–87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 34116178
1986–87 Rochester AmericansAHL83254
1987–88 Rochester AmericansAHL4327245147
1987–88 Buffalo SabresNHL335121735600011
1988–89 Rochester AmericansAHL6456379360
1988–89 Buffalo SabresNHL15202230002
1989–90 Rochester AmericansAHL4019395846
1989–90 Buffalo SabresNHL3577141450008
1990–91 Canadian National Team Intl4020264634
1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL20110
1991–92 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 13411156135111610
1991–92 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL4928104
1992–93 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL663336697242134
1993–94 Kalamazoo Wings IHL2595143452132
1994–95 Sheffield Steelers BHL 2855328718
1995–96 Sheffield SteelersBHL3658409828
1996–97 Sheffield Steelers BISL 3425123724
1997–98 Sheffield SteelersBISL4319335236
1998–99 Sheffield SteelersBISL4119244312
2002–03 Dundee Stars BNL3331407128
NHL totals168273461631400021

Source: www.hockeydb.com

Awards and achievements

Bibliography

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