Peter Tufford

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Peter Tufford
Born 1946
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Center
Played for Cornell
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1966–1970

E. Peter Tufford is a Canadian retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Cornell. [1]

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Career

Tufford only managed to play a handful of games over two seasons for the St. Catharines Black Hawks. Despite the few appearances, he was recruited to Cornell University and played on an undefeated freshman team. He debuted for the varsity squad as a sophomore and hit the ground running, leading the team with 28 goals. Tufford helped Cornell win its first ECAC Championship that season and appear in the program's first NCAA Tournament. He assisted on the only goal in the semifinal and, despite being held scoreless, helped Cornell celebrate its first national championship two days later.

Tufford became an alternate captain as a junior and increased his scoring output. The Big Red were again a dominant force in college hockey and ran though the regular season and conference tournament with just a single loss. In the national tournament, however, Cornell's offense was again stifled by North Dakota and limited to just one goal. The team fell 1–3 and, though they recovered a bit in the consolation game, Cornell was disappointed by their 3rd-place finish. As a senior Tufford increased his point total to 60, finishing tied for 6th in the nation and was named as an All-American. He was the fourth player in his recruiting class to be so honored, following Brian Cornell, Ken Dryden and Bruce Pattison. Cornell received its third tournament bid in 1969, this time managing to return to the championship game. Tufford assisted on Cornell's second goal to tie the game but the team was outdueled by Denver in the third period and missed out on another title. [2]

After graduating Tufford played a year of senior hockey with the independent Syracuse Stars before retiring as a player. He briefly returned to the game as a coach for the Ithaca Stars in 1975. Tufford was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1963–64 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 10000—————
1964–65 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 20000—————
1966–67 Cornell ECAC Hockey 292819478—————
1967–68 Cornell ECAC Hockey 282033532—————
1968–69 Cornell ECAC Hockey 292040602—————
1969–70Syracuse StarsIndependent——————————
NCAA Totals86689216012—————

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1967–68 [4]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Second Team 1968 [5]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1968–69 [4]
AHCA East All-American 1968–69 [1]
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team 1969 [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1968-1969 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ↑ "1969: Great Expectations". Where Angels Fear to Tread. January 5, 1967. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "E. Peter Tufford". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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