visor ▁for ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁former ▁Cal g ary ▁St amp eder ▁Greg ▁Pet erson . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁After ▁a ▁ster ling ▁junior ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Port land ▁Winter ▁Haw ks , ▁Pet erson ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁ 1 2 th ▁overall , ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁N HL ▁Am ateur ▁D raft ▁by ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Red ▁W ings . ▁He ▁made ▁Detroit ' s ▁N HL ▁squad ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁training ▁camp , ▁but ▁unfortunately ▁saw ▁his ▁season ▁end ▁after ▁only ▁ 5 ▁games ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁broken ▁leg . ▁Rec over ing ▁from ▁his ▁injury , ▁he ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 8 0 ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁min ors , ▁although ▁he ▁saw ▁ 1 8 ▁games ▁in ▁a ▁Detroit ▁uniform ▁and ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁N HL ▁goal . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 8 1 , ▁he ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁an ▁N HL ▁regular , ▁register ing ▁ 6 ▁goals ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁points ▁in ▁ 5 3 ▁games . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 – 8 2 ▁season , ▁Pet erson ▁was ▁de alt ▁to ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Sab res ▁in ▁a ▁mon ster ▁six - player ▁trade ▁centered ▁around ▁Mike ▁Fol ign o ▁and ▁D anny ▁G are . ▁In ▁Buff alo , ▁he ▁would ▁hit ▁his ▁st ride ▁as ▁an ▁N HL ▁player ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁component ▁of ▁one ▁of