Peter Taglianetti

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Peter Taglianetti
Born (1963-08-15) August 15, 1963 (age 61)
Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Tampa Bay Lightning
Minnesota North Stars
Winnipeg Jets
NHL draft 43rd overall, 1983
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 19871996

Peter Anthony Taglianetti (born August 15, 1963) is an American former NHL defenseman and former college hockey coach at Washington & Jefferson College. [1] With the Pittsburgh Penguins, he won the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992. [2] Taglianetti is also a former Pittsburgh Penguins broadcaster.

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1981–82 Providence College ECAC 20002
1982–83 Providence CollegeECAC434172168
1983–84 Providence CollegeECAC304252968
1984–85 Providence College HE 4382129114
1984–85 Winnipeg Jets NHL 1000010000
1985–86 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 2418975
1985–86 Winnipeg JetsNHL180004830002
1986–87 Sherbrooke CanadiensAHL54514191041025725
1986–87 Winnipeg JetsNHL300012
1987–88 Winnipeg JetsNHL7061723182511212
1988–89 Winnipeg JetsNHL6611415226
1989–90 Moncton Hawks AHL30222
1989–90 Winnipeg JetsNHL4936913650006
1990–91 Minnesota North Stars NHL1601114
1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL393811931903349
1991–92 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL4413457
1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL61189150
1992–93Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL11145341112316
1993–94 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL6021214142502216
1994–95 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 30117400019
1994–95 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL130111240002
1995–96 Providence Bruins AHL3406644
NHL totals4511874921106532810103

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1983–84 [3]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1983–84 [4]
All-Hockey East First Team 1984–85 [5]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1984–85 [4]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1985 [6]
Stanley Cup Championship (Pittsburgh) 1991, 1992

Personal

Taglianetti married Alison Casey and had four sons and a daughter with her. The couple divorced in 1999. [7] [8] Twin sons, Andrew and Jon, played for Pittsburgh Panthers football; Andrew from 2008 until 2012 and Jon for three games in 2009. Both boys also worked as stick boys for the Pittsburgh Penguins. [9] [10] [11]

In 2013 Taglianetti married Vonda Wright, an orthopaedic sports surgeon who has served as the head football doctor for the NCAA Division I University of Pittsburgh Panther football team. Together they share a blended family of six. [12]

Taglianetti was one of several professional athletes who participated in the Yokozuna Bodyslam Challenge on board the USS Intrepid on July 4, 1993. [13] Taglianetti attempted to lift the 568 lb. Yokozuna, [14] but could not get the wrestler to leave his feet.

References

  1. "Coaching Staff". Washington & Jefferson College. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010.
  2. "Peter Taglianetti Stats and News".
  3. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  5. "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  6. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  7. "Ex-wife of Penguins player dies in Pa. Jail". April 30, 2018.
  8. "ALISON TAGLIANETTI Obituary (2018) - Pittsburgh, PA - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Legacy.com .
  9. "Former Penguin proud of football-playing son". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 22, 2008.
  10. "Andrew Taglianetti - Football".
  11. "Jon Taglianetti - Football".
  12. "How They Met: Peter Taglianetti, 57 and Dr. Vonda Wright, 54". www.ageist.com. February 17, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  13. ProWrestlingHistory.com: Miscellaneous Events
  14. Sullivan, Kevin. The WWE Championship: A Look Back at the Rich History of the WWE Championship. Simon and Schuster, 2010, p. 116