Pesut began his hockey career in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, in the city of Saskatoon. He played his minor hockey in the Saskatoon system and eventually began his junior career with the A level Saskatoon Macs of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Pesut entered the major junior hockey ranks in the 1971–72 season with the Victoria Cougars of the Western Canada Hockey League.
Professional career
George Pesut was drafted early in the second round at #24 of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by St. Louis Blues. At the same time, Pesut was also drafted by the fledgling World Hockey Association's Cleveland Crusaders, at exactly the same draft position. However, Pesut opted begin his professional career in the NHL and to accept a contract offer with the Blues.
After attending the St. Louis Blues training camp in 1973, he was sent down to begin and develop his pro career with the Blues' minor league affiliate, the Denver Spurs in the Western Hockey League. He played only 7 games before being traded in November 1973 to the Philadelphia Flyers for Bob Stumpf. In his first full NHL season in 1975 with the California Golden Seals, Pesut put up a respectable 13 points in 47 games.
Along with a career as a consultant in the mining industry, Pesut also assisted other current hockey pros or alumni with hockey schools in the British Columbia interior. In December 2024, Pesut published his memoir, "The Fourth Period-Between The Ice Sheets: Hockey on Two Continents", which chronicles his rise from junior hockey to his life in the professional ranks.
