Peter Worrell
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg/16 st 6 lb) |
| ECHL Team F. teams |
Charlotte Checkers Florida Panthers Colorado Avalanche |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | November 1, 1977 , Pierrefonds, PQ, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 166th overall, 1995 Florida Panthers |
| Pro career | 1997 – present |
Peter Worrell (born August 18, 1977 in Pierrefonds, Quebec), is a professional ice hockey player.
Worrell was originally from Barbados, but he grew up in Quebec.
During his junior hockey career, Worrell played for the Hull Olympiques, being part of the 1997 Memorial Cup winning team and collecting close to 1200 penalty minutes in his three seasons with the team.
Worrell was selected by the Florida Panthers 166th overall in the 7th round at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. On July 18th, 2003 he was traded from the Florida Panthers along with a 2nd Round pick in the 2004 draft to Colorado Avalanche for Eric Messier and Vaclav Nedorost. He spent the 2005–06 season with the minor league Charlotte Checkers (ECHL).
Worrell has had run-ins with the law. Twice he has been convicted of drunken driving. In June 2002, he was arrested for DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and criminal mischief for kicking a police car's window. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 10 days in jail. In December 2004, he was pulled over by police in Pompano Beach, Florida because of expired tags. Worrell continued to identify himself to the officer as Andreas Lilja. Lilja, a White, Swedish former teammate of Worrell, differs significantly from the 6'7", Black Worrell in both skin pigmentation and height. Worrell was charged with driving with a suspended license and resisting arrest without violence, both misdemeanors. There are unconfirmed reports that his license was suspended due to a previous altercation outside a Miami strip club.
Peter Worrell is currently in South Florida helping coach the youth travel team, Florida Junior Panthers, and is returning for a second season coaching North Broward Preparatory School Varsity Ice Hockey Team, located in Coconut Creek, Florida.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 56 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 243 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 91 | ||
| 1995–96 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 63 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 464 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996–97 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 62 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 495 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997–98 | New Haven Beast | AHL | 50 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 309 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 62 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 258 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | New Haven Beast | AHL | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 185 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 169 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 71 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 248 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 79 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 354 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 63 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 193 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 49 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 179 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 37 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 139 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 391 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 1554 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
