Jimmy Peters

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Jimmy Peters (October 2, 1922October 11, 2006) was a professional ice hockey player who won two Stanley Cups as a member of the Detroit Red Wings in 1950 and 1954 and another with the Montreal Canadiens in 1946.

He was born in Verdun, Quebec in 1922 and played with the Montreal Junior Canadiens of the QJHL in 1940-41. He then served with the Canadian Army during World War II. From 1945 to 1954, Peters played with the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League. After he retired from hockey in 1956, Peters was a salesman in the Detroit area. He died in Marquette, Michigan in 2006. His son, Jimmy Peters, Jr., also played hockey for the Detroit Red Wings.

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