Background
His father Jimmy "Shakey" Peters also played in the National Hockey League.
His father Jimmy "Shakey" Peters also played in the National Hockey League.
Peters started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings in the 1964-1965 season. He would also play for the Los Angeles Kings between 1968 and 1975, during which time he also played for several American Hockey League, Central Hockey League, and Western Hockey League teams. He would retire after the playing the 1975-1976 season in the CHL with the Fort Worth Texans.
After his playing career, Peters served as head coach at Northern Arizona University, and as an assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.