Cory Trevor Pecker (born March 20, 1981) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who was selected by the Calgary Flames in the sixth round, 166th overall, of the 1999 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
Pecker was born in Montreal, Quebec, and comes from a Jewish background.
At age of 15, Pecker earned the distinction of being the youngest player on Team Canada's ice hockey roster at the 1997 Maccabiah Games held in Israel. Despite his youth, he played an important role on the team, which ultimately triumphed in the competition, securing the gold medal and marking a significant achievement in Pecker's early hockey career.
Pecker spent five seasons competing in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), suiting up for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and the Erie Otters. In 2002, he earned OHL Player of the Year honours, even though he missed six weeks of the season due to a broken arm.
Pecker began his professional career in the 2002–03 season with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL. During his career in North America, he signed contracts with various NHL teams, but failed to crack any NHL rosters. Pecker played exclusively in the AHL throughout his time in North America, suiting up for teams such as the Binghamton Senators, Manitoba Moose, and San Antonio Rampage, except for two short assignments in the ECHL with the San Diego Gulls and Phoenix RoadRunners.
In 2007, Pecker took his career overseas by signing with HC Lausanne in the Swiss League. Over the next five seasons, he also played for EHC Visp and EHC Olten. In 2012, he appeared in seven games with the Sheffield Steelers of the EIHL before retiring from professional hockey in 2013.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 68 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 65 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 31 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Erie Otters | OHL | 30 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 16 | ||
| 2001–02 | Erie Otters | OHL | 56 | 53 | 46 | 99 | 108 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 36 | ||
| 2002–03 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 77 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 54 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 49 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | San Diego Gulls | ECHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Phoenix Roadrunners | ECHL | 18 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 24 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 78 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lausanne HC | NLB | 45 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 120 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 33 | ||
| 2008–09 | Lausanne HC | NLB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | EHC Visp | NLB | 25 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 20 | ||
| 2009–10 | EHC Visp | NLB | 41 | 40 | 61 | 101 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | EV Zug | NLA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | EHC Visp | NLB | 32 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Lausanne HC | NLB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | EHC Olten | NLB | 19 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 311 | 60 | 82 | 142 | 287 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
