Peter Folco

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Peter Folco
Born (1953-08-13) August 13, 1953 (age 67)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
Philadelphia Firebirds (NAHL)
Beauce Jaros (NAHL)
Toronto Toros (WHA)
Seattle Totems (WHL)
Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
NHL Draft 131st overall, 1973
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 19731977

Peter Folco (born August 13, 1953) was a professional ice hockey player who played for the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL and the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls of the WHA.

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Folco was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Verdun, Quebec. [1]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPPIM
1969–70 Verdun Maple Leafs QMJHL 4317824
1970–71 Verdun Maple LeafsQMJHL54820282250112
1971–72 Verdun Maple LeafsQMJHL407162359
1972–73 Quebec Remparts QMJHL558475526
1973–74 Seattle Totems WHL 693262957
1973–74 Vancouver Canucks NHL 20000
1974–75Seattle Totems CHL 5941923101
1975–76 Beauce Jaros NAHL 51851598460444
1975–76 Toronto Toros WHA 1918915
1976–77Beauce JarosNAHL195121728
1976–77 Philadelphia Firebirds NAHL41025252841122
1976–77 Birmingham Bulls WHA20000
NHL totals20000
WHA totals2118915

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-06.