Pascal Pelletier | |||
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Born |
Labrador City, NL, CAN |
June 16, 1983 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Jokerit Boston Bruins Chicago Blackhawks SCL Tigers Vancouver Canucks |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2004–present |
Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing Canada | ||
Spengler Cup | ||
2012 Davos |
Pascal Pelletier (born June 16, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is one of only three players from Labrador to play in the NHL, Dan LaCosta and Chad Penney being the other two. Pelletier was born in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, but grew up in Quebec City, Quebec.
Undrafted, Pelletier played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League before making his professional debut in the ECHL with the Louisiana IceGators. In the 2005–06 season, Pelletier was signed to an AHL contract with the Providence Bruins and after a solid season was signed to a NHL contract with parent club, the Boston Bruins, on August 7, 2006.
Pelletier made his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins during the 2007–08 season, he was first recalled from Providence on January 16, 2008. Pelletier played in a total of six games. On July 24, 2008, Pelletier was traded by the Bruins to the Chicago Blackhawks for Martin St. Pierre. He signed a one-year contract with the Blackhawks on August 8, 2008.
After a year playing for the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate the Rockford IceHogs, Pelletier signed a one-year deal with Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL for the 2009–10 season. On December 8, 2009 he was traded to the St. Louis Blues for Brendan Bell and Tomas Kana. He was immediately sent to their affiliate the Peoria Rivermen.