Playing career

Peters was drafted 34th overall by the Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Besides the NHL, Peters has also played for the Rochester Americans in the AHL, as well as the OHL's Oshawa Generals and Kitchener Rangers.

While on the Rochester Americans, Andrew got into an on-ice fight with his brother Geoff Peters. Andrew has stated in interviews that he did not know it was his brother that he was fighting.

For a short time, both Andrew and Geoff played for the same team (Rochester Americans). During one game, Andrew and Geoff collaborated on a goal. Andrew received an assist while Geoff was credited with the goal. During his time in the AHL, Peters led the league for most penalty minutes at 388.

Peters admitted in 2005 that he used Androstenedione earlier in his career, though there were no rules against it at the time. He stopped using it after the Food and Drug Administration banned its sale in April 2004 and claimed to have not taken the supplement for three years.

Throughout his career Peters has been known more for his rough play than his scoring ability, having not scored a goal between the 03-04 season and Orr.

Ruutu then bit Peters's thumb through the glove, piercing the skin. Peters was called for unsportsmanlike conduct on the play, but Ruutu was suspended the next day for two games.

September 12, 2009, the New Jersey Devils invited Peters to try out with the team during training camp. September 25, the Devils signed Peters to a one-way two-year contract worth the NHL's league minimum of US$500,000.

The team placed him on waivers June 30, 2010 and July 2, bought out his contract. He received US$166,667 in compensation in each of the following two seasons from the Devils. Peters signed with the Florida Panthers August 20, 2010, to a two-way, one-year contract worth the NHL's league minimum of US$500,000 and $75,000 in the AHL.

The Panthers traded Peters October 6, 2010, to the Vancouver Canucks for Darcy Hordichuk. The Canucks then immediately loaned Peters and Nathan Paetsch, traded to the Canucks in a separate transaction, to the Rochester Americans. The Amerks suspended Paetsch, Peters and other players November 1 following a team curfew violation. Paetsch was loaned to the Syracuse Crunch, however the Manitoba Moose, the Canucks' AHL affiliate, would not accept Peters on its roster, leaving him without a team.

Peters and the Canucks agreed to a mutual release from his contract, February 8, 2011. While Vancouver asked that he report to the AHL's Manitoba Moose, Peters instead announced his retirement from professional hockey.

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