Jean-Marc Pelletier

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Jean-Marc Pelletier
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Born (1978-03-04) March 4, 1978 (age 46)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Phoenix Coyotes
Adler Mannheim
Hamburg Freezers
NHL draft 30th overall, 1997
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 19982010

Jean-Marc Pelletier (born March 4, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played seven National Hockey League (NHL) games over parts of three seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers and Phoenix Coyotes between 1999 and 2004. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2010, was mainly spent in the semi pro leagues.

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Biography

Pelletier was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up in Saint-Lambert, Quebec. [1] As a youth, he played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Richelieu Champlain minor ice hockey team. [2]

Pelletier was drafted out of Cornell University by the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft with the 30th overall pick.[ citation needed ] He played the 1997–98 season with the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and also played for Team USA at the 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[ citation needed ]

Pelletier joined the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms in 1998–99. He also appeared in one NHL game that season for the Flyers, a 0-5 loss against the Ottawa Senators.[ citation needed ] He made brief stops in the NHL in two other seasons, appearing in two games for the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2002–03 season and four more in the 2003–04 season.[ citation needed ]

At the end of November 2006, Pelletier signed a contract with Adler Mannheim of the DEL to replace Robert Müller, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. After the season, he signed a one-year-contract with the Hamburg Freezers.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTOTLMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1993–94Richelieu RiverainsQMAAA24148214409103.79
1994–95Richelieu RiverainsQMAAA21156012607103.36
1995–96 Cornell University ECAC 51201791505.03.857
1996–97 Cornell UniversityECAC115236782812.48.917
1997–98 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 3417113191411803.70.888161138955113.42.899
1998–99 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 4725164263612222.78.90910027000.001.000
1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 101060505.00.828
1999–00 Philadelphia PhantomsAHL241410014055832.48.914
1999–00 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 22144212785222.44.924311160813.00.899
2000–01 Cincinnati CyclonesIHL3918145226111923.16.9065143181502.83.915
2001–02 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL4021124228422.57.9215232981302.62.908
2002–03 Lowell Lock MonstersAHL1761008615113.55.898
2002–03 Springfield Falcons AHL24127413915522.37.9266333681612.61.924
2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL2020119603.03.875
2003–04 Springfield FalconsAHL4310245243310922.69.922
2004–05 Springfield FalconsAHL1321017143502.94.904
2004–05 Utah Grizzlies AHL23612112317703.75.891
2005–06 Rochester Americans AHL3921151219812003.28.893
2006–07 Rochester AmericansAHL44002441002.46.917
2006–07 Adler Mannheim DEL 21192011294902.60.915111016732412.14.928
2007–08 Hamburg Freezers DEL4117230239711312.83.90210163403.83.882
2008–09 Hamburg FreezersDEL5227250310913922.68.9239365632802.99.916
2009–10 Hamburg FreezersDEL291116015478523.30.909
NHL totals71403542303.90.857

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1998 United States WJC 4210180511.66.902
Junior totals4210180511.66.902

Awards and honors

AwardYear
QMJHL
All-Rookie Team 1998
AHL
All-Star Game 1999, 2000, 2002 [3]
DEL
Champion (Adler Mannheim) 2007
All-Star Game 2009

References

  1. "Hockey you don't know". Canoe.ca. 2013-01-15. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  3. "Canadian All-Stars 13, Planet USA All-Stars 11". American Hockey League . 2002-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-01.