Jean-Marc Pelletier

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Atlanta, Georgia, March 4, 1978.
HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 195 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 49 (Philadephia), 35 (Carolina, Lowell, Springfield, Utah, Rochester), 40 (Phoenix 2002-03), 30 (Phoenix 2003-04).
CATCHES: Left
COLLEGE: Cornell University.
JUNIOR TEAM: Rimouski QMJHL.
STYLE: Butterfly.
STRENGTHS: Has excellent size and covers a lot of net. Great attitude.
WEAKNESSES: Needs to work on his lateral mobility if he wants to succeed in the NHL.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Plays the paddle down style butterfly...takes advantage of his size and plays good position in net staying big, square and tight at all times...goes down on most shots spreading out well and taking away most of the net...has very good concentration and stays alert..has good quickness and acute reflexes...covers the angles well...needs to improve on recovering from scrambles." (NHL Central Scouting, 1997)

"Left Cornell after last season to take over heavy workload in major junior hockey." (Wayne Fish, The Hockey News Future Watch 1998)

"Pelletier began the year as co-No. 1 alongside Brian Boucher with Philadelphia of the American League, but moved ahead on the organizational depth chart when Boucher went down with two knee surgeries. Pelletier played well enough that Clarke brought him up for his first NHL start March 4 after John Vanbiesbrouck lost five straight games and Ron Hextall slumped. "You don't know if they're both going to be No. 1s, but they're both capable," Flyers' president-GM Bob] Clarke said. "He's confident, not cocky, very bright. (Goalie coach Reggie) Lemelin says when you talk to him, he knows what's going on right away."" (Wayne Fish, The Hockey News Future Watch 1999)

"Mature. Pelletier plays with great confidence and poise. A big goalie who covers a lot of net, Pelletier plays a butterfly style similar to Patrick Roy, but he needs to work on controlling his rebounds. Has wrestled the "goalie of the future" label away from Brian Boucher. With John Vanbiesbrouck aging quickly, a spot in the NHL for Pelletier might not be too far away." (The Sports Forecaster 1999-2000, p. 115)

"Pelletier gained some acclaim by being named MVP in the 1999 AHL All-Star Game. The Patrick Roy-style butterfly goalie is thought to have huge potential and was far more than a throw-in in the Rod Brind'Amour-Keith Primeau deal. The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder was named IHL player of the week in late February." (Cecil Harris, The Hockey News Future Watch 2000)

"The Hurricanes' goaltender of the future. Posted an outstanding 14-4 record with a 2.44 goales-against average with Cincinnati of the IHL after his acquisition from the Flyers. Highly regarded in Philly, Pelletier was nonetheless made expendable when Keith Primeau's name was put on the table during trade talks. The 1999-2000 campaign wasn't even over when GM Jim Rutherford proclaimed Pelletier as being ready to spell Irbe as of this season. Expect slow but steady development from the talented netminder." (The Sports Forecaster 2000-01, p. 120)

"Pelletier has been bothered by injuries and hasn't been able to make a strong impression since coming over from Philadelphia more than a year ago. This season it took him a while to shake the setback from a preseason ankle injury. Pelletier is still the potential goalie of the future, but it has taken him a little longer to develop than Carolina hoped. After the disappointment of not making the NHL club last fall, he has worked his way through a decent season with Cincinnati." (Bob Sutton, The Hockey News Future Watch 2001)

"You can never write off young goalies. Pelletier didn't progress much last season, but the promise is still there and he has the size and positioning to be an NHL goaltender." (The Sports Forecaster 2001-02, p. 122)

"Pelletier has disappointed since coming from the Philadelphia Flyers in the Rod Brind'Amour-Keith Primeau trade. He split time in the AHL with Tyler Moss last season. The acquisition of Kevin Weekes certainly gives some indication that the organization no longer feels comfortable with Pelletier as their goaltender of the future." (The Sports Forecaster 2002-03, p. 120)

TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Philadelphia Flyers in second round (first Flyers pick, 30th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 21, 1997.
Traded by Flyers (with F Rod Brind'Amour and a second-round selection in 2000 draft) to Carolina Hurricanes for C Keith Primeau and a fifth-round selection in 2000 draft), January 23, 2000.
Traded by Hurricanes (with a conditional draft pick) to Phoenix Coyotes for G Patrick DesRochers, December 31, 2002.
Loaned by Utah (AHL) to Springfield Falcons (AHL) in exchange for loan of G Jamie Storr, Feburary 10, 2005.
Signed as unrestricted free agent by Florida Panthers, August 19, 2005.

ACCOLADES:

Named to Quebec Major Junior Hockey League All-Rookie Team, 1997-98.

INJURIES:

RECORDS:

FIRSTS:

Jean-Marc won his first National Hockey League game on February 20, 2004, when his Coyotes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, at Glendale Arena. Pelletier and the Coyotes fell behind, 2-0, but Phoenix scored the last three goals of the contest, and the goaltender made twenty-six saves in the victory. He made one highlight-reel stop when he blocked a shot by Todd Marchant on a breakaway and then gloved the puck in the air.

PENALTY SHOTS:

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T  OL     GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
95-96 Cornell University ECAC      5    179   1   2   0         15   5.03                    0   0   0     0
96-97 Cornell University ECAC     11    678   5   2   3         28   2.48                    1   0   0     0
97-98 Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL      34   1913  17  11   3        118   3.70                    0   0   3     6
98-00 Phildelphia Phantoms AHL    47   2636  25  16   4        122   2.78    1344   .909     2   0   3     0    30.59  960.21
      Philadelphia Flyers NHL      1     60   0   1   0          5   5.00      29   .828     0   0   0     0    29.00  875.92
99-00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL   24   1405  14  10   0         58   2.48     677   .914     3   0   0     0    28.91  962.51
      Cincinnati Cyclones IHL     22   1278  16   4   2         52   2.44     680   .924     2   0   1     6    31.92  976.74
00-01 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL     39   2261  18  14   5        119   3.16    1263   .906     2   0   1     0    33.52  961.64
01-02 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL    40   2284  21  12   4         98   2.57    1246   .921     2   0   2     2
02-03 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL    17    861   6  10   0         51   3.55     498   .898     1   0   0     0
      Phoenix Coyotes NHL          2    119   0   2   0          6   3.03      48   .875     0   0   0     0
      Springfield Falcons AHL     24   1391  12   7   4         55   2.37     748   .926     2   0   0     2
03-04 Springfield Falcons AHL     43   2433  10  24   5        109   2.69    1402   .922     2   0   0     4
      Phoenix Coyotes NHL          4    175   1   1   0         12   4.11      84   .857     0   0   0     0
04-05 Utah Grizzlies AHL          23   1231   6  12   1         77   3.75     704   .891     0   0   0     0
      Springfield Falcons AHL     13    714   2  10   1         35   2.94     363   .904     0   0   0     2
05-06 Rochester Americans AHL     39   2198  21  15       1    120   3.28    1123   .893     0   0   0     4
THREE (3) NHL SEASONS              7    354   1   4   0         23   3.90     161  0.857     0   0   0     0

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
97-98 Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL      16    895  11   3   51   3.42                    1   0   1     2
98-99 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL    1     27   0   0    0   0.00                    0   0   0     0
99-00 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL      3    160   1   1    8   3.00                    1   0   0     0
00-01 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL      5    518   1   3   15   1.74                    0   0   0     0
01-02 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL     5    298   2   3   13   2.61     142   .908     0   0   0     0
02-03 Springfield Falcons AHL      6    368   3   3   16   2.61     210   .924     1   0   1     2

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Selected by Philadelphia Flyers in 1997 National Hockey League entry draft.
03/04/99: L (60m, 24/29) 0-5 defeat vs. Ottawa (Rhodes).
Traded by Flyers to Carolina Hurricanes; traded by Hurricanes to Phoenix Coyotes.
01/04/03: L (57m53s, 23/25) 0-2 defeat at Columbus (Denis).
01/11/03: L (60m37s, 19/23) 3-4 OT defeat at Nashville (Vokoun).
02/20/04: W (60m, 26/28) 3-2 victory vs. Columbus (Leclaire).
02/21/04: - (29m32s, 12/15) 2-8 defeat vs. Nashville (Vokoun) [Replaced Boucher].
02/27/04: - (26m21s, 6/9) 2-7 defeat vs. Edmonton (Salo) [Replaced Boucher].
02/29/04: L (59m01s, 28/32) 2-4 defeat at Calgary (Kiprusoff).

AHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Started 2003-04 season with Springfield Falcons
10/10/03: L (60m, 28/33) 2-5 defeat at Providence (Toivonen).
10/17/03: W (60m, 31/34) 4-3 victory vs. Manchester (Chouinard, Underhill).
10/24/03: L (58m53s, 23/27) 3-5 defeat at Worcester (Divis).
10/29/03: W (64m06s, 27/27) 1-0 OT victory vs. Norfolk (Andersson).
11/02/03: W (60m, 32/34) 3-2 victory vs. Providence (Toivonen).
11/07/03: L (60m, 31/34) 0-3 defeat vs. Norfolk (Andersson).
11/09/03: L (59m09s, 27/28) 0-1 defeat at Portland (Ouellet).
11/14/03: T (65m, 34/37) 3-3 OT tie vs. Worcester (Divis).
11/21/03: L (59m27s, 32/36) 2-4 defeat vs. Albany (Ahonen).
11/23/03: L (60m, 35/40) 2-5 defeat at Manchester (Hnilicka).
11/28/03: L (63m48s, 34/37) 2-3 OT defeat at Worcester (Divis).
11/30/03: L (59m05s, 36/38) 1-3 defeat vs. Lowell (DesRochers).
12/06/03: T (65m, 44/47) 3-3 OT tie at Portland (Ouellet).
12/12/03: T (65m, 30/33) 3-3 OT tie at Albany (Clemmensen).
12/13/03: W (60m, 27/28) 4-1 victory vs. Portland (Ouellet).
12/19/03: - (54m54, 18/19) 1-4 defeat at Portland (Stana) [Replaced LeNeveu].
12/21/03: L (57m29s, 24/25) 0-1 defeat vs. Portland (Stana).
12/26/03: L (59m21s, 25/27) 1-2 defeat vs. Hartford (LaBarbera).
12/27/03: L (59m32s, 47/51) 3-4 defeat at Lowell (DesRochers, Sabourin).
01/03/04: W (59m57s, 35/37) 3-2 victory at Binghamton (Thompson).
01/09/04: L (63m43s, 34/37) 2-3 OT defeat vs. Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
01/10/04: L (64m28s, 34/36) 2-2 OT tie vs. Providence (Toivonen).
01/14/04: L (59m06s, 24/27) 1-3 defeat at Worcester (Sanford).
01/16/04: - (1m49s, 0/0) 1-3 defeat vs. Worcester (Sanford) [Replaced LeNeveu].
01/17/04: L (59m13s, 31/35) 2-4 defeat vs. Lowell (Krahn).
01/18/04: - (1m17, 0/0) 1-5 defeat at Lowell (DesRochers, Krahn) [Replaced LeNeveu].
01/21/04: L (59m10s, 49/51) 0-2 defeat at Hershey (Budaj).
01/24/04: W (60m, 34/35) 2-1 victory at Norfolk (Leighton).
01/31/04: L (60m, 36/39) 1-3 defeat vs. Lowell (DesRochers).
02/06/04: W (60m, 31/31) 4-0 victory vs. Manchester (Chouinard).
03/05/04: W (60m, 36/38) 3-2 victory vs. Portland (Stana).
03/06/04: L (60m, 38/42) 2-4 defeat vs. Providence (Toivonen).
03/07/04: L (58m24s, 36/39) 2-4 defeat at Worcester (Valley).
03/10/04: L (60m, 37/40) 0-3 defeat at Manchester (Hauser).
03/13/04: L (58m52s, 22/25) 0-3 defeat vs. Portland (Yeats).
03/19/04: L (58m18s, 24/27) 2-3 defeat at Providence (Toivonen).
03/21/04: L (60m, 26/34) 3-8 defeat at Manchester (Chouinard).
03/25/04: - (13m45s, 6/8) 3-7 defeat at Lowell (DesRochers) [Replaced LeNeveu].
03/26/04: T (64m35s, 29/30) 1-1 OT tie vs. Portland (Stana).
04/02/04: L (60m, 45/48) 0-3 defeat at Providence (Thomas).
04/03/04: W (60m, 34/37) 5-3 victory vs. Manchester (Hauser, Chouinard).
04/09/04: L (60m, 36/39) 0-3 defeat at Providence (Thomas).
04/10/04: W (60m, 31/32) 2-1 victory vs. Manchester (Hauser).
Assigned to Utah Grizzlies, October 2004.
10/13/04: SOL (64m52s, 35/38) 3-4 SO defeat (4/6) vs. Cincinnati (Bryzgalov).
10/16/04: L (60m, 22/28) 1-6 defeat at San Antonio (DesRochers).
10/20/04: L (59m13s, 30/34) 3-5 defeat vs. Manchester (Garon).
10/30/04: L (60m, 31/37) 2-6 defeat at Milwaukee (Finley).
11/19/04: - (16m01s, 4/5) 3-7 defeat vs. Milwaukee (Kotyk) [Replaced LeNeveu].
11/20/04: L (60m, 43/49) 3-6 defeat vs. Milwaukee (Kotyk).
11/28/04: L (60m, 26/31) 2-5 defeat at Houston (Harding, Smith).
12/04/04: L (58m31s, 22/24) 1-2 defeat at Grand Rapids (MacIntyre).
12/08/04: W (64m59s, 44/47) 4-3 SO victory (3/4) vs. Rochester (Askey).
12/10/04: W (60m, 31/33) 3-2 victory at San Antonio (DesRochers).
12/12/04: - (20m, 12/15) 3-5 defeat at Chicago (Lehtonen) [Replaced by LeNeveu].
12/17/04: W (59m55s, 37/38) 3-1 victory vs. Grand Rapids (MacIntyre).
12/18/04: W (60m, 35/39) 5-4 victory vs. Milwaukee (Finley).
12/20/04: L (60m, 30/36) 1-6 defeat vs. Milwaukee (Kotyk).
12/31/04: L (59m15s, 25/27) 1-2 defeat at Hartford (LaBarbera).
01/01/05: L (60m, 27/32) 2-5 defeat at Hartford (Valiquette).
01/05/05: - (40m, 18/20) 1-5 defeat at Manchester (Garon) [Replaced Doyle].
01/07/05: L (20m, 11/16) 0-6 defeat at Cincinnati (Bryzgalov) [Replaced by LeNeveu].
01/26/05: - (39m58s, 17/18) 1-5 defeat vs. Chicago (Garnett) [Replaced LeNeveu].
01/28/05: W (64m53s, 30/33) 4-3 SO victory (6/7) vs. Manitoba (Auld).
01/29/05: W (65m, 36/38) 3-2 SO victory (5/6) vs. Manitoba (Flaherty).
02/04/05: L (58m47s, 35/36) 0-1 defeat at Edmonton (Morrison).
02/08/05: L (59m41s, 26/30) 2-5 defeat at Houston (Harding).
Loaned to Springfield Falcons, February 10, 2005.
02/11/05: L (60m, 38/42) 1-4 defeat vs. Worcester (Sanford).
02/12/05: SOL (64m30s, 33/34) 1-2 SO defeat (3/5) vs. Providence (Toivonen).
02/19/05: L (60m, 22/26) 0-4 defeat vs. Hartford (Valiquette).
02/23/05: L (20m, 12/16) 3-4 defeat vs. Norfolk (Munro) [Replaced by Eklund].
03/09/05: L (59m17s, 29/32) 1-3 defeat at Manchester (Hauser).
03/13/05: L (59m04s, 25/27) 1-2 defeat at Bridgeport (Dubielewicz).
03/19/05: L (59m41s, 19/20) 0-1 defeat vs. Albany (Ahonen).
03/25/05: L (60m, 25/30) 1-5 defeat at Philadelphia (Niittymaki).
03/30/05: W (27m03s, 8/9) 5-2 victory vs. Portland (Eddy) [Replaced Eklund].
04/01/05: L (61m14s, 23/24) 0-1 OT defeat vs. Hartford (LaBarbera).
04/03/05: W (59m47s, 37/40) 5-3 victory at Portland (Daigneault).
04/08/05: L (62m04s, 31/35) 3-4 OT defeat vs. Worcester (Sanford).
04/15/05: L (62m04s, 26/28) 1-2 OT defeat at Portland (Daubenspeck).
Assigned to Rochester Americans, September 2005.
10/07/05: W (60m, 26/31) 8-5 victory vs. Toronto (Racine, Aubin).
10/15/05: W (59m15s, 21/23) 4-2 victory at Hamilton (Michaud).
10/21/05: W (60m, 36/40) 8-4 victory vs. Cleveland (Patzold).
10/28/05: W (59m48s, 23/27) 6-4 victory at Toronto (Aubin, Racine).
11/05/05: W (65m, 33/37) 5-4 SO victory (3/5) at Binghamton (Thompson, Guard).
11/13/05: L (60m, 22/28) 3-6 defeat at Cleveland (Holden).
11/20/05: L (59m51s, 35/40) 1-5 defeat at Hershey (Cassivi).
11/23/05: W (60m, 20/24) 7-4 victory vs. Binghamton (Guard, Glass).
12/16/05: W (60m, 34/35) 4-1 victory vs. Grand Rapids (MacDonald).
12/18/05: L (59m16s, 16/20) 3-5 defeat vs. Binghamton (Guard).
12/23/05: W (60m, 31/33) 3-2 victory at Hamilton (Danis).
12/29/05: L (60m, 26/30) 1-4 defeat at Hamilton (Danis).
12/30/05: - (19m57s, 3/3) 3-6 defeat vs. Binghamton (Thompson) [Replaced Leighton].
01/02/06: L (58m35s, 16/17) 0-1 defeat at Manitoba (Centomo).
01/03/06: W (60m, 24/25) 3-1 victory at Manitoba (Flaherty).
01/06/06: W (60m, 30/32) 6-2 victory at Binghamton (Thompson).
01/13/06: L (58m55s, 26/28) 1-2 defeat vs. Albany (Doyle).
01/14/06: W (60m, 41/44) 5-3 victory at Hamilton (Danis, Deslauriers).
01/20/06: L (9m34s, 5/9) 1-5 defeat at Houston (Kotyk) [Replaced by Leighton].
01/27/06: W (60m, 26/28) 5-2 victory vs. Syracuse (Prusek, Penner).
01/28/06: W (59m48s, 28/29) 4-1 victory at Hamilton (Danis).
02/03/06: W (64m55s, 27/31) 5-4 SO victory (5/5) vs. San Antonio (LeNeveu).
02/11/06: - (20m, 12/13) 0-6 defeat at Syracuse (Ayers) [Replaced Leighton].
02/17/06: SOL (64m46s, 36/40) 4-5 SO defeat (4/5) vs. Binghamton (Guard).
02/18/06: L (57m57s, 18/22) 3-4 defeat at Toronto (Aubin).
02/24/06: L (59m35s, 16/18) 2-3 defeat vs. Omaha (Krahn).
02/26/06: L (59m44s, 26/31) 4-6 defeat vs. Hamilton (Michaud).
03/05/06: L (60m, 24/30) 1-6 defeat at Grand Rapids (Howard).
03/11/06: W (60m, 38/40) 6-2 victory vs. Manitoba (Ouellet).
03/12/06: W (60m, 19/21) 5-2 victory vs. Syracuse (Penner).
03/15/06: L (58m43s, 18/20) 1-2 defeat vs. Peoria (Beckford-Tseu).
03/26/06: L (59m29s, 22/25) 2-3 defeat at Grand Rapids (Howard).
03/31/06: W (59m50s, 21/25) 9-4 victory vs. Syracuse (Prusek, Penner).
04/01/06: W (65m, 36/38) 3-2 SO victory (5/6) at Syracuse (Prusek).
04/05/06: L (57m54s, 23/27) 3-5 defeat vs. Toronto (Racine).
04/08/06: L (58m59s, 42/48) 5-6 defeat at Binghamton (Guard).
04/09/06: W (41m14s, 35/38) 6-4 victory vs. Grand Rapids (Howard, Koopmans) [Replaced Leighton].
04/14/06: W (59m52s, 34/35) 3-1 victory vs. Syracuse (Ayers).
04/15/06: W (60m, 34/38) 5-4 victory at Syracuse (Penner).
10/29/06: W (64m55s, 25/26) 2-1 SO victory (3/4) vs. Syracuse (Conklin).
11/03/06: W (59m57s, 24/28) 5-4 victory at Springfield (Ramo, Boutin).
11/10/06: W (59m10s, 28/30) 4-2 victory vs. Binghamton (Glass).
11/12/06: W (60m, 33/36) 7-3 victory vs. Chicago (Brathwaite).

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