#27 Michael Peca

Center Born: March 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario Height: 5'11" Weight: 175 Shoots: Right How acquired: Acquired from Vancouver along with Mike Wilson and the Canucks' first round draft choice in 1995 (Jay McKee) in a July 8, 1995 trade for Alexander Mogilny and Buffalo's 1995 fifth round pick (Todd Norman). 1995-96: Scored the last goal in Memorial Auditorium (Buffalo beat Hartford 4-1 on April 14, 1996) in the regular season finale)... Scored the first shorthanded goal of his NHL career on December 23 at Ottawa... Made his Sabre debut in the season opener (October 7 at Ottawa), then scored his first goal with Buffalo in the second game (two days later in Boston)... Multiple point-games: 3... Games missed due to injury: 14. Career: Played his first NHL game December 6, 1993 at Montreal (for Vancouver)... Picked up a minor penalty in his only career regular season appearance against Buffalo... Selected by the Canucks in the second round (40th overall) at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal... Led the Ottawa 67's in scoring in both 1992-93 and 1993-94... Won a gold medal with Canada at the 1994 World Junior Championships... Won a Canada Games gold medal with the Ontario Under-17's. 1995-96 Milestone: Played his 100th career NHL game March 18 in Montreal. Personal: Enjoys jogging and golfing... Has won several awards in art... Considers Chicago's Ed Belfour the toughest NHL goalie to play against right now... Single... Has two brothers.