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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Peter Zezel 1992 Vujcic photo.jpg
| caption = Zezel in 1992
| image_size = 190px
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| played_for = [[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br />[[Washington Capitals]]<br />[[St. Louis Blues]]<br />[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]<br />[[Dallas Stars]]<br />[[New Jersey Devils]]<br />[[Vancouver Canucks]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 200
| birth_date = {{birth date|1965|4|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|5|26|1965|4|22|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| draft = 41st overall
| draft_year = 1983
| draft_team = [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| career_start = [[1984–85 NHL season|1984]]
| career_end = [[1998–99 NHL season|1999]]
}}
'''Peter Zezel''' (April 22, 1965 – May 26, 2009) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[Centre (ice hockey)|centre]] who spent 15 seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] from 1984 to 1999.
==Early life==
Zezel was born and raised in [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]]. Zezel was an alumnus of [[Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute]]. His father Peter Zezel Sr. immigrated from [[Srb]] (near [[Gračac]]), [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|Croatia]] in 1947.<ref name="B92 ref">{{cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/sport/vesti.php?yyyy=2009&mm=05&dd=28&nav_id=362854 |author=B92 |author-link=B92 |title=Preminuo Petar Žeželj |access-date=20 May 2022 |date=28 May 2009 |language=sr}}</ref> When Zezel Sr. arrived in Canada, he [[Anglicisation of names|anglicized]] his family name from [[Žeželj]].<ref name="B92 ref"/>
==Playing career==
Zezel was selected 41st overall, in the second round of the [[1983 NHL Entry Draft]], by the [[Philadelphia Flyers]]. While he joined the NHL as a skilled offensive player and put up high scoring numbers in his first eight seasons, he spent the second half of his career primarily as a defensive specialist noted for his strong faceoff skills.
Zezel joined the Flyers' lineup in the [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]] at the age of 19 and made an instant impact, finishing fifth in rookie scoring with 61 points and setting a team record 46 assists by a rookie. He was part of a young Flyer team (with eight regulars under the age of 22, and only [[Mark Howe]] over the age of 27) which surprised the hockey world by reaching the [[Stanley Cup Finals]], where they were defeated by the [[Edmonton Oilers]]. The Flyers' head coach at the time was [[Mike Keenan]], who became one of Zezel's biggest influences, and who would re-acquire Zezel several times later in their careers. When Zezel was in Philadelphia, his family hosted young [[Wendel Clark]]. Clark would stay in Zezel's room during the regular season with Zezel's family.
After a 54-point sophomore campaign, Zezel had his best year in [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]], registering career highs of 33 goals and 72 points (despite missing nine games to injury) while continuing to impress with his mature all-around game. That spring, he would again help the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals, registering 13 points before the team was again bested by the Oilers.
The Flyers dealt Zezel to the [[St. Louis Blues]] midway through the [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]] in exchange for [[Mike Bullard (ice hockey)|Mike Bullard]]. Zezel played some of the best hockey of his career for the Blues, finishing the season with a career high 49 assists and 70 points. In the playoffs that year, he led the Blues with six goals and 12 points in just 10 games. In [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]], he had another fine season, posting 25 goals and 72 points.
In 1990, St. Louis dealt him to the [[Washington Capitals]] for [[Geoff Courtnall]]. His stay in Washington was brief, as he appeared in only 20 games before being dealt to his hometown [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] in a deal for [[Al Iafrate]]. He finished the [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]] season with 40 points in 52 games due to injury. In [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]], he recorded 49 points in 64 games in another year hampered by injury.
The hiring of [[Pat Burns]] as the Maple Leafs' head coach in 1992 represented a turning point in Zezel's career. While he had previously always been given a great deal of offensive responsibility, the defensive-minded Burns employed Zezel almost exclusively as a checking line center, and his numbers plummeted. Additionally, he continued to be plagued by injuries, missing half the [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]] season with an ongoing back problems that had bothered him for several years. On Oct 16 1993 Zezel had a freak accident during warm up vs a game against the Red Wings. The team was warming up on the ice. Zezel ruptured a disc in his lower back while taking a practice shot. He was bed ridden for three days. His house mate Wendel Clark reported Zezel was in extreme pain. His back was so swollen, that doctors could not take X-rays for days. However, when healthy he was still an effective player, and helped Toronto reach the [[Western Conference (NHL)|Western Conference]] Finals in both [[1993 Stanley Cup playoffs|1993]] and [[1994 Stanley Cup playoffs|1994]], including a Game 1 overtime winner in 1994.
In the summer of 1994, Zezel was awarded to the [[Dallas Stars]] as compensation for the Leafs' signing of free agent [[Mike Craig (ice hockey born 1971)|Mike Craig]]. His one season in Dallas was a disappointment, as he was limited to just 30 games and 11 points by a knee injury. For [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]], he was signed by the St. Louis Blues and his old coach Keenan.
Dealt to the [[New Jersey Devils]] in 1997, his career hit a low point in the [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]] campaign when he was sent to the minors for the first time in his career. He performed well in the [[American Hockey League|AHL]] with 50 points in 35 games for the [[Albany River Rats]]. Keenan, who was now coaching in [[Vancouver Canucks|Vancouver]], had Zezel acquired by the Canucks in February 1998. There, Zezel was given a chance to contribute offensively alongside star winger [[Alexander Mogilny]], and he responded with 17 points in 25 games, including a goal on his first shift as a Canuck.
Zezel's career ended abruptly at the trade deadline late in the [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]] season. Zezel's niece Jilliann was terminally ill with [[cancer]] in Toronto and he requested a trade from the Canucks (who were far out of the playoff race) to an [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]] team so he could be closer to his family.<ref name="City rest">{{cite news|author = CityNews Staff | title=Peter Zezel Laid To Rest|url = https://toronto.citynews.ca/2009/05/29/peter-zezel-laid-to-rest| access-date = 30 April 2024 | work = [[CityNews]] | location = Toronto  | publisher = [[Rogers Communications]] |date = 29 May 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131203034704/http://www.citynews.ca/2009/05/29/peter-zezel-laid-to-rest| archive-date = 3 December 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> Instead, Vancouver General Manager [[Brian Burke (ice hockey)|Brian Burke]] dealt him to the [[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]], the farthest stop from Toronto in the league. Zezel retired from the NHL and returned home, with Burke and Canucks' management receiving criticism from a media and public sympathetic to Zezel's situation and for the callous way they thought he was treated.<ref name="Simmons hit">
{{cite news | last1 = Simmons| first1 = Steve | title = The hardest hit of all | url = http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyAnaheimArchive/apr2_simmons.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20131202212059/http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyAnaheimArchive/apr2_simmons.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2 December 2013| newspaper = [[Toronto Sun]] | publisher = [[Sun Media]]|access-date=2 December 2013| date = 2 April 1999}}</ref> Burke had the Canucks buy out the remainder of Zezel's contract ($110,000<ref name="Simmons hit" />) and made a charitable donation in the same amount,<ref name="LAT void">{{cite news | last1 = Teaford | first1 = Elliott | title = Zezel's Refusal to Report Voids Deal | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-25-sp-20958-story.html | access-date = 30 April 2024 | work = [[Los Angeles Times]]| date = 25 March 1999 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220823003209/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-25-sp-20958-story.html | archive-date = 23 August 2022 | url-status = live}}</ref> to an organization the Canucks supported for terminally ill children.<ref name="Simmons hit" />
Zezel finished his career playing 873 games, scoring 219 goals and 389 assists, with a total of 608 points.
==Soccer career==
{{Infobox football biography
| name      = Peter Zezel
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =       |youthclubs1 = [[Alliance United FC#Wexford SC|Wexford SC]]
| years1 =  1982      | clubs1 =  [[Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984)|Toronto Blizzard]]           | caps1 = 0   | goals1 =  0
| years2 =  1984      | clubs2 =  [[Toronto Italia]]                                          | caps2 =     | goals2 =
| years3 =  1991      | clubs3 =  [[North York Rockets]]                                      | caps3 = 2   | goals3 =  0
| nationalyears1 =   1982
| nationalteam1 =   [[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team|Canada U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}
Zezel was an impressive [[soccer]] player in his youth. Although eventually choosing to concentrate on hockey, during off seasons early in his career, he continued to play competitively. Zezel was drafted by the [[Toronto Blizzard (NASL)|Toronto Blizzard]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://torontomls.blogspot.com/2007/02/sunday-morning-roundup-trivia-answers.html |title=Toronto Mls Fc: Sunday Morning Roundup + Trivia Answers |publisher=Torontomls.blogspot.com |date=2007-02-18 |access-date=2012-07-21}}</ref> and appeared as [[Striker (association football)|striker]] in three [[exhibition games]] for them in 1982.<ref name="Star dies">{{cite news|last=Hunter|first=Paul|title=Former Leaf favourite Peter Zezel dies|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/2009/05/26/former_leaf_favourite_peter_zezel_dies.html|access-date=2 December 2013|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=26 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1983/83041.html | title=1983 NHL Entry Draft -- Peter Zezel}}</ref>  He never appeared in an official NASL game.<ref name = "soccer to Flyers">{{Cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Peter|title=Soccer star aims for a hockey spot with Philadelphia|date= 13 June 1984|work=Toronto Star|page=F10 | url = https://www.newspapers.com/image/945566232/| access-date = 30 April 2024 | url-access = subscription | via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1984, he played in the [[Canadian National Soccer League|National Soccer League]] with [[Toronto Italia]].<ref name = "soccer to Flyers"/> During the summer of 1991 he played for the [[North York Rockets]] of the [[Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)|Canadian Soccer League]].<ref name="Brian Budd Award">{{cite web |url=http://www.ontariosoccer.ca/OSABlog/?p=3211 |author = OSA |title = The Late Peter Zezel to Receive First-Ever Brian Budd Award |access-date = 14 February 2012 | date = 5 May 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110828094844/http://www.ontariosoccer.ca/OSABlog/?p=3211 | archive-date = 28 August 2011 }}</ref>
In May 2010, the [[Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame|Soccer Hall of Fame & Museum]] Board of Governors selected Zezel as the first recipient of the [[Brian Budd|Brian Budd Award]].<ref name="Brian Budd Award"/> Peter's father (Peter Sr.) was an accomplished soccer player for the [[Serbian White Eagles FC]].<ref name="Brian Budd Award"/> Peter played his youth soccer for [[Alliance United FC#Wexford SC|Wexford SC]].<ref name="Brian Budd Award"/>
The skills he honed during his years on the pitch helped him on the ice. His soccer background made him a very strong player along the boards, and one of the best face-off men in the NHL.<ref name="Brian Budd Award"/> He was called up to the Canadian U16 camp in 1981, and the next year when he was 17, Zezel was a member of the [[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team|Canadian national under-20 team]] at the [[1982 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament]] appearing in two matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.niagarathisweek.com/news-story/4628452-street-naming-ceremony-remembers-great-scarborough-son-peter-zezel/|title=Street naming ceremony remembers great 'Scarborough son' Peter Zezel|first=Mike|last=Adler|work=Scarborough Mirror|date=11 July 2014|access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=3437&teamId=#tab1|title=Peter Zezel Canada Soccer profile|work=[[Canadian Soccer Association]]|date=28 January 2020 }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Hollywood used Zezel’s hockey skills in a small role in the 1986 film ''[[Youngblood (1986 film)|Youngblood]]''.<ref name="thn">{{cite news | last1 = Barry | first1 = Sal | title = The Making of 'Youngblood: An Oral History | url = http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/the-making-of-youngblood-an-oral-history | access-date = 30 April 2024 | work = [[The Hockey News]] | publisher = Roustan Media | location = Toronto | date = 7 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230318135351/https://thehockeynews.com/news/the-making-of-youngblood-an-oral-history | archive-date = 18 March 2023 | url-status = live}}</ref> In retirement, he coached minor hockey teams in the Toronto area, and also operated a sports camp in [[Markham, Ontario]] that focused on improving the hockey and soccer skills of young players while having fun.<ref name = "Zezel Death - The Star">
{{cite news
| last1         = Hunter
| first1        = Paul
| title         = Zezel gave Toronto more than puck skills
| work          = Toronto Star
| pages         = S1,S6
| date          = 27 May 2009
| url           = https://www.newspapers.com/image/949969058/
| access-date   = 30 April 2024
| url-access    = subscription
| via           = [[Newspapers.com]]
}}</ref><ref name="Street naming" />
Zezel never married and had no children of his own.
==Death and legacy==
In October 2001, Zezel almost died of the rare blood disorder that eventually claimed his life: [[hemolytic anemia]]. At the time he made a full recovery, but in 2009 his condition worsened and he was "close to death".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/2009/05/25/9568941-sun.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714001340/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/2009/05/25/9568941-sun.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |title=CANOE - SLAM! Sports - NHL - Zezel loses battle with blood disorder |publisher=Slam.canoe.ca |date=2009-05-26 |access-date=2012-07-21}}</ref> Zezel underwent [[chemotherapy]] and had his [[spleen]] removed as part of his treatment.
Shortly after his [[splenectomy]], Zezel began complaining of serious headaches. Roughly twelve hours later, he once again underwent surgery, during which time surgeons had found hemorrhaging in his brain. He slowly lapsed into a coma, and was placed on life-support once his organs began to fail. As Zezel wanted to donate his organs, his family made the decision to remove him from life support so that the organs might be preserved. Zezel died on May 26, 2009, with the service taking place at the [[All Serbian Saints Serbian Orthodox Church (Mississauga)|All Serbian Saints Serbian Orthodox Church]] in [[Mississauga]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/peter-zezel-remembered-as-special-human-being/article_887112c4-14da-5824-aba6-23fe2d710b69.html | work=The Star | first=Mike | last=Funston | title=Peter Zezel remembered as 'special human being' | date=May 29, 2009}}</ref>
Zezel was laid to rest in Pine Hills Cemetery in Scarborough.
In July 2014, a street in a new development in Scarborough was named Zezel Way to honour Zezel.<ref name="Street naming">{{cite news|last1=Hornby|first1=Lance|title=Scarborough street named after Peter Zezel|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/07/11/scarborough-street-named-after-peter-zezel|access-date=14 July 2014|publisher=Toronto Sun|date=11 July 2014}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 1981–82
| Don Mills Flyers AAA
| [[Greater Toronto Hockey League|Midget]]
| 40
| 43
| 51
| 94
| 36
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1982–83 OHL season|1982–83]]
| [[Toronto Marlboros]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 66
| 35
| 39
| 74
| 28
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 0
|-
| [[1983–84 OHL season|1983–84]]
| Toronto Marlboros
| OHL
| 68
| 47
| 86
| 133
| 31
| 9
| 7
| 5
| 12
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]]
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 65
| 15
| 46
| 61
| 26
| 19
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 28
|-
| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| Philadelphia Flyers
| NHL
| 79
| 17
| 37
| 54
| 76
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]]
| Philadelphia Flyers
| NHL
| 71
| 33
| 39
| 72
| 71
| 25
| 3
| 10
| 13
| 10
|-
| [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]
| Philadelphia Flyers
| NHL
| 69
| 22
| 35
| 57
| 42
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 7
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
| Philadelphia Flyers
| NHL
| 26
| 4
| 13
| 17
| 15
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1988–89
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| NHL
| 52
| 17
| 36
| 53
| 27
| 10
| 6
| 6
| 12
| 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 73
| 25
| 47
| 72
| 30
| 12
| 1
| 7
| 8
| 4
|-
| [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]]
| [[Washington Capitals]]
| NHL
| 20
| 7
| 5
| 12
| 10
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1990–91
| [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| NHL
| 32
| 14
| 14
| 28
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 64
| 16
| 33
| 49
| 26
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 70
| 12
| 23
| 35
| 24
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 6
|-
| [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 41
| 8
| 8
| 16
| 19
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1994–95 IHL season|1994–95]]
| [[Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000)|Kalamazoo Wings]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| [[Dallas Stars]]
| NHL
| 30
| 6
| 5
| 11
| 19
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 57
| 8
| 13
| 21
| 12
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 2
|-
| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 35
| 4
| 9
| 13
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| NHL
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
|-
| [[1997–98 AHL season|1997–98]]
| [[Albany River Rats]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 35
| 13
| 37
| 50
| 18
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| New Jersey Devils
| NHL
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1997–98
| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
| NHL
| 25
| 5
| 12
| 17
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| Vancouver Canucks
| NHL
| 41
| 6
| 8
| 14
| 16
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2002–03
| [[Cambridge Hornets]]
| OHASr
| 8
| 5
| 4
| 9
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2003–04
| Cambridge Hornets
| OHASr
| 18
| 7
| 17
| 24
| 16
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2004–05
| Cambridge Hornets
| MLH
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 873
! 219
! 389
! 608
! 435
! 131
! 25
! 39
! 64
! 83
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Peter Zezel}}
* {{Ice hockey stats}}
* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1983/83041.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]
* {{IMDb name|955271}}
* [https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=3437 Peter Zezel] at the [[Canadian Soccer Association]]
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