Peter Worrell
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 251 lb (114 kg) |
| ECHL Team F. Teams |
Charlotte Checkers Florida Panthers Colorado Avalanche |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | November 1, 1977, Pierrefonds, PQ, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 166th overall, 1995 Florida Panthers |
| Pro Career | 1997 – present |
Peter Worrell (born November 1, 1977 in Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player.
Worrell was selected by the Florida Panthers 166th overall in the 7th round at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. On July 18th, 2003 he was traded from the Florida Panthers along with a 2nd Round pick in the 2004 draft to Colorado Avalanche for Eric Messier and Vaclav Nedorost. Currently, he plays for the minor league Charlotte Checkers (ECHL).
Worrell has had run-ins with the law. Twice he has been convicted of drunken driving. In June 2002, he was arrested for DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and criminal mischief for kicking a police car's window. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 10 days in jail. In December 2004, he was pulled over by police in Pompano Beach, Florida because of expired tags. Worrell continued to identify himself to the officer as Andreas Lilja, a former teammate. He was charged with driving with a suspended license and resisting arrest without violence, both misdemeanors.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994-95 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 56 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 243 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 91 | ||
| 1995-96 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 63 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 464 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 62 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 495 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | New Haven Beast | AHL | 50 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 309 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1997-98 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 62 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 258 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | New Haven Beast | AHL | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 185 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 169 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2000-01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 71 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 248 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 79 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 354 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 63 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 193 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 49 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 179 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 37 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 139 | |||||||
| NHL Totals | 391 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 1554 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
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