Peter Anholt

A Naicam, Saskatchewan native, Peter Anholt has had a long hockey career in the Western Hockey League, from playing, to scouting, to coaching, and finally to his current position as the General Manager of the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Prior to joining the Hurricanes, Anholt served as a scout for the Seattle Thunderbirds and over a span of 17 seasons he coached Prince Albert Raiders, Seattle Thunderbirds, Red Deer Rebels, Kelowna Rockets and Lethbridge Hurricanes. During his coaching career, Peter also served as Head Coach of SC Riessersee of the DEL (German professional ice hockey league and the highest division in German ice hockey).

Anholt enjoyed success as a player prior to becoming a coach. He played three seasons as a defenseman with the Prince Albert Raiders of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, he won the Centennial Cup (now known as the Royal Bank Cup) as National Junior-A champions in 1979 and 1981 (serving as the Captain of the 1981 championship team), as well as spending three seasons with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), capturing the University Cup in 1983.