Peter McLachlan
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Sport:
Ice Hockey |
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Year
Graduated: 1957 |
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Year
Inducted: 2001 |
There were other defensemen who drew the headlines and attention
during the mid-sixties. Most notably, Richie Green was an
All-American in 1964, followed by Tom Ross in 1965 and 1966,
and then Brian Gilmour in 1967.
While he might not have made the All-America team, Peter
McLachlan didn't have to take a back seat to anyone during
his three-year varsity career playing along the blue line
for Coach Jack Kelley.
Peter made his presence felt from the outset as he was the
top-scoring defenseman and captain of the first undefeated
freshman hockey team in school history. That 1963-64 pup team
finished 15-0-1, and McLachlan finished with 4 goals and 23
assists.
The following year, Peter and his classmates moved up to
the varsity and helped form the nucleus of a group that turned
the 9-13-2 record of the 1963-64 varsity into the 25-6-0 record
of the 1964-65 team. At season's end, Peter was named Second
Team All-East and Second Team All-New England.
The Terriers continued to enjoy success during the 1965-66
and 1966-67 seasons as they had a combined record of 52-13-1.
They advanced to the NCAA's each year and finished second
in 1967, and they won two Beanpots.
Peter shared in the success as he was named First Team All-East
and All-New England each year. In addition, his senior year,
he was team co-captain along with Jim Quinn. Voted into Scarlet
Key, Peter, who finished his career with 97 points, was named
to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 1966, was listed in Who's
Who in American Colleges, and was inducted into the School
of Management Hall of Fame for academic and student leadership.
What's more, when he wasn't playing hockey, you might have
found him on the golf course as he lettered for the Terrier
golf teams his junior and senior years. The team won the Greater
Boston team title and represented the area at the New England's.
