For the moment, Petersen's playing days are just beginning, thanks to the two-year entry level contract he signed with the Kings on July 1, 2017.
"Everybody in the organization is first class, is super professional and you have guys that have had incredible hockey careers and now are part of the front office and I think when you have guys like that, character guys running the organization, it really helps," Petersen explains.
"When I met Billy [Ranford, goaltending coach] and Dusty [Imoo, goaltending development coach], I knew that if I put my game in their hands it would help get me to that level where I could be an everyday NHL player."
Petersen's own values have no doubt contributed just as much to his success as his coaches and mentors. Hard work, integrity and character are attributes he knows can propel a person a long distance.
"As a goalie, you're so reliant on your teammates to help you out that it pays to be a good teammate and a good guy in the locker room," shares Petersen.
"When you have guys that battle for you day in and day out, it helps you out," Petersen said. "So just trying to be one of the hardest working guys on the ice and a teammate and a friend off the ice goes a long way and can only help you."
One way Petersen has earned the trust of his teammates is as the locker room DJ for the Ontario Reign, the Kings AHL affiliate and newest tenant at the Toyota Sports Center practice facility.
He has a wide array of musical taste and understands the complexity of practice tunes versus game-day-appropriate music. Now that he is in the Kings locker room, the Reign have been forced to make do without him on the ice and behind the proverbial turntables.