| Played For: | Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning Minnesota North Stars Winnipeg Jets |
| League: | NHL |
| Position: | Defense |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 200 |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Draft: | 43rd overall |
| Draft Year: | 1983 |
| Draft Team: | Winnipeg Jets |
| Career Start: | 1987 |
| Career End: | 1996 |
Peter Anthony Taglianetti (born August 15, 1963) is an American former NHL defenseman and former college hockey coach at Washington & Jefferson College.[1] With the Pittsburgh Penguins, he won the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992.[2] Taglianetti is also a former Pittsburgh Penguins broadcaster.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–82 | Providence College | ECAC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Providence College | ECAC | 43 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Providence College | ECAC | 30 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Providence College | HE | 43 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985–86 | AHL | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1985–86 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 54 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 104 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 25 | ||
| 1986–87 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 70 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 182 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1988–89 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 66 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | AHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989–90 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 49 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 136 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1990–91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 39 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 93 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 49 | ||
| 1991–92 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 61 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 1993–94 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 60 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 142 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1994–95 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | AHL | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| NHL totals | 451 | 18 | 74 | 92 | 1106 | 53 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 103 | ||||
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1983–84 | [3] | |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 1983–84 | [4] | |
| All-Hockey East First Team | 1984–85 | [5] | |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 1984–85 | [6] | |
| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 1985 | [7] | |
| Stanley Cup Championship (Pittsburgh) | 1991, 1992 |
Taglianetti married Alison Casey and had four sons and a daughter with her. The couple divorced in 1999.[8] [9] Twin sons, Andrew and Jon, played for Pittsburgh Panthers football; Andrew from 2008 until 2012 and Jon for three games in 2009. Both boys also worked as stick boys for the Pittsburgh Penguins.[10] [11] [12]
Taglianetti was one of several professional athletes who participated in the Yokozuna Bodyslam Challenge on board the USS Intrepid on July 4, 1993.[13] Taglianetti attempted to lift the 568 lb. Yokozuna,[14] but could not get the wrestler to leave his feet.