Fate, Lily Pads, and Bonjovi With Mike Peluso (Ep. 10)
Have you ever thought about how one accident could change the course of your life?
Well this episode’s guest, Mike Peluso, knows all about that kind of fate…
In this episode, David welcomes UAA veteran, Mike Peluso, to the podcast to share with listeners how one wrong flight landed him in the Sea Wolf uniform. He takes us back to the 80s with a story from his team’s trip to Japan and more.
David and Mike discuss:
- Peluso’s late start in hockey, beginning his career in his senior year of high school
- An iconic Sea Wolf rookie “hazing” ritual
- How classic locker room shenanigans can’t be beat
- And more
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About Peluso:
Mike Peluso, known as a slick defenseman when drafted in 1985 by the New Jersey Devils, played for the University of Alaska Anchorage until 1989. He signed as a free agent for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1989 and started his National Hockey League career in 1990.
He spent three years in Chicago before going to the new Ottawa Senators as the 21st pick in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft. During his only season in Ottawa, he set the club record for most penalty minutes in a single season (318) but was allowed to play a more offensive role, scoring 15 goals along with 15 assists. Peluso became one of only three players in NHL history, and the most recent, to have accumulated 400 PIM or more in a single season.
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