Peter Sidorkiewicz

Today's trek to Poland takes us to the more recent times of the late 80's and early 90's, and to a goalie named Peter Sidorkiewicz.  Born in the small town of Dabrowa Bialostocka, Poland, he would move with his parents to Oshawa, ON, where he would play his junior hockey.  Drafted by the Washington Capitals in 1981, he would not suit up for the parent club, and he would eventually be traded to Hartford in 1985.  In fact, he would not see NHL action until the 1987-88 season.  He would become a regular the following season, and would be the undisputed starter the season after.  In 1992, he would be claimed by the Ottawa Senators in the Expansion Draft, but only play one season with the team.  Though he was an All-Star in his only season with Ottawa, he was also in most of the games when Ottawa had its worst season ever, with Sidorkiewicz being on the hook for 46 of the losses and a 4.43 GAA.  He would be traded to New Jersey in 1993, but would only see four games in the rest of his career (3 in 1993-94 and one more in 1997-98), as most of his time was spent in the minors.