Jean-Marc Pelletier

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BORN: Atlanta, Georgia, United States, March 4, 1978.
HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 195. pounds.
CATCHES: Left.
COLLEGE: Cornell University
LAST AMATEUR TEAM: Rimouski Oceanic

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.

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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)

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REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS:

YEAR	TEAM	LEAGUE	AGE	GP	MIN	W	L	T	OL	W%	GA	GAA	SA	SVPCT	ShO	G	A	PiM	S/60	UNI#	SOUT	GFA	S+/30	Z-SC	GD	GAR	SNW%	SNW	SNL	VAR	BAV	AVG	AAV	SoS	OS%+
1995-96	Cornell University	ECAC	17	5	179	1	2	0		0.333	15	5.03
1996-97	Cornell University	ECAC	18	11	678	5	2	3		0.650	28	2.48			1
1997-98	Rimouski Oceanic	QMJHL	19	34	1914	17	11	3		0.597	118	3.70	1048	0.887	0	0	3	6	32.9	35			-0.02	-0.1	-0.8	14.9	0.497	15	16
1998-99	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	20	47	2636	25	16	4		0.600	122	2.78	1334	0.909	2	0	3	0	30.4				0.13	0.5	5.6	25.6	0.523	24	21
1998-99	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	20	1	60	0	1	0		0.000	5	5.00	29	0.828	0	0	0	0	29.0	49		0.00	-2.41	-1.5	-2.3	-1.9	0.222	0	1	0.00	100%	0%	0%	0.49	-0.3%
1999-00	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	21	24	1405	14	10	0		0.583	58	2.48	677	0.914	3	0	0	0	28.9				0.21	0.6	4.8	15.0	0.540	13	11
1999-00	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL	21	22	1278	14	4	2	0	0.750	52	2.44	680	0.924	2	0	1	6	31.9				0.40	1.2	9.1	19.3	0.580	12	8
2000-01	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL	22	39	2261	18	14	5	0	0.554	119	3.16	1263	0.906	2	0	1	0	33.5				-0.06	-0.2	-2.6	16.4	0.489	18	19
2000-01	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	22	0	0	0	0	0			0		0		0	0	0	0		35
2001-02	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL	23	40	2284	21	12	4		0.622	98	2.57	1246	0.921	2	0	2	2	32.7				0.28	1.2	11.5	30.2	0.555	21	16
2002-03	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL	24	17	861	6	10	0		0.375	51	3.55	498	0.898	1	0	0	0	34.7				-0.37	-1.0	-6.2	1.3	0.436	7	9
2002-03	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	24	0	0	0	0	0			0		0		0	0	0	0		30
2002-03	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	24	2	119	0	2	0		0.000	6	3.04	48	0.875	0	0	0	0	24.3	40		1.52	-1.02	-0.8	-1.6	-0.9	0.347	1	1	0.98	48%	52%	0%	-0.23	-4.3%
2002-03	Springfield Falcons	AHL	24	24	1391	12	7	4		0.609	55	2.37	748	0.926	2	0	0	2	32.3				0.50	1.6	12.6	23.8	0.601	14	9
2003-04	Springfield Falcons	AHL	25	43	2433	10	24	5		0.321	109	2.69	1402	0.922	2	0	0	4	34.6			1.83	0.15	0.7	7.1	28.1	0.531	21	18	0.84	21%	53%	26%
2003-04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	25	4	175	1	1	0		0.500	12	4.12	84	0.857	0	0	0	0	28.8	30		2.35	-1.61	-1.7	-4.5	-3.3	0.280	1	1	0.79	67%	33%	0%	-0.14	-4.7%
2004-05	Utah Grizzlies	AHL	26	23	1231	6	12		1	0.342	77	3.75	704	0.891	0	0	0	0	34.3		3-1 (18/23)	2.06	-0.78	-2.5	-18.3	-7.8	0.367	7	12	1.14	40%	35%	25%
2004-05	Springfield Falcons	AHL	26	13	714	2	10		1	0.192	35	2.94	363	0.904	0	0	0	2	30.5		0-1 (3/5)	1.45	-0.39	-0.9	-4.7	0.8	0.429	6	7	0.89	29%	49%	21%
2005-06	Rochester Americans	AHL	27	39	2198	21	15		1	0.581	120	3.28	1123	0.893	0	0	0	4	30.7	35	3-1 (17/21)	3.62	-0.34	-1.3	-12.6	4.2	0.445	16	21	0.98	38%	27%	35%
2006-07	Rochester Americans	AHL	28	4	244	4	0		0	1.000	10	2.46	120	0.917	0	0	0	0	29.5	35	1-0 (3/4)	3.75	0.34	0.4	1.3	3.1	0.563	2	2	0.79	23%	25%	52%
		NHL TOTALS		7	353	1	4	0		0.200	23	3.90	161	0.857	0	0	0	0	27.3						-8.5	-6.1	0.295	1	4

POSTSEASON STATISTICS:

NHL GAME LOGS:

DATE	DEC	MIN	SEC	SAVES	SHOTS	SCORE	OT	SOUT	OPP	LOC	GOALTENDERS	SUBSTITUTION
	Selected by Philadelphia Flyers in National Hockey League entry draft, June 21, 1997.
01/11/1999						8-0		/	Nashville	Home	Vokoun, Mason
01/13/1999						3-0		/	Washington	Road	Kolzig
03/04/1999	L	60		24	29	0-5		/	Ottawa	Home	Rhodes
	Traded by Flyers to Carolina Hurricanes, January 23, 2000.
10/31/2000						6-5	OT	/	Tampa Bay	Home	Weekes, Kochan, Weekes
01/18/2001						4-2		/	Boston	Home	Dafoe, Skudra
01/20/2001						3-6		/	Los Angeles	Home	Storr
01/22/2001						2-5		/	NY Rangers	Home	Richter
01/24/2001						3-2		/	NY Rangers	Road	Richter
01/27/2001						3-4		/	Philadelphia	Home	Cechmanek
01/29/2001						5-2		/	Tampa Bay	Home	Cloutier
01/31/2001						3-4		/	Toronto	Home	Joseph
02/01/2001						3-1		/	Atlanta	Road	Rhodes
11/30/2002						4-2		/	Columbus	Road	Denis
12/03/2002						2-1		/	Nashville	Road	Dunham
12/04/2002						2-4		/	Florida	Road	Luongo
12/06/2002						0-2		/	Florida	Home	Luongo
12/07/2002						2-5		/	Ottawa	Road	Lalime
12/11/2002						1-4		/	Edmonton	Road	Salo
12/12/2002						4-3		/	Calgary	Road	Turek
12/15/2002						1-2		/	Minnesota	Road	Roloson
	Traded by Hurricanes to Phoenix Coyotes, December 31, 2002.
01/03/2003						4-1		/	Detroit	Road	Joseph
01/04/2003	L	57	53	23	25	0-2		/	Columbus	Road	Denis
01/08/2003						0-0	OT	/	Chicago	Road	Leighton
01/10/2003						1-2		/	Minnesota	Road	Roloson
01/11/2003	L	60	37	19	23	3-4	OT	/	Nashville	Road	Vokoun
01/14/2003						1-4		/	St. Louis	Home	Johnson
02/15/2003						5-3		/	St. Louis	Road	Johnson, Brathwaite
02/18/2003						5-2		/	Columbus	Home	Denis
02/20/2003						2-1		/	Chicago	Road	Thibault
02/11/2004						3-5		/	Anaheim	Road	Giguere
02/13/2004						2-5		/	NY Islanders	Home	DiPietro
02/14/2004						3-2		/	Dallas	Home	Turco
02/16/2004						2-4		/	St. Louis	Road	Osgood
02/18/2004						2-5		/	Detroit	Road	Legace
02/20/2004	W	60		26	28	3-2		/	Columbus	Home	Leclaire
02/21/2004	-	29	32	12	15	2-8		/	Nashville	Home	Vokoun	Replaced Boucher
02/23/2004						1-1	OT	/	Anaheim	Home	Giguere
02/25/2004						3-4	OT	/	Pittsburgh	Home	Chiodo
02/27/2004	-	26	21	6	9	2-7		/	Edmonton	Home	Salo	Replaced Boucher
02/29/2004	L	59	1	28	32	2-4		/	Calgary	Road	Kiprusoff
03/02/2004						4-5	OT	/	Edmonton	Road	Salo

Game logs have been compiled using the best information that I can find; for a detailed list of known concerns, please click here. I am always looking for assistance in making these more accurate, and welcome your help. For the 1983-84 season and prior, one of my key sources was the Hockey Summary Project, a tremendous resource and one of the best data collections on the Internet. In return, I have attempted to make these data better where possible.

AHL GAME LOGS:

DATE	DEC	MIN	SEC	SAVES	SHOTS	SCORE	OT	SOUT	OPP	LOC	GOALTENDERS	SUBSTITUTION
	Started 2003-04 season with Springfield Falcons
10/10/2003	L	60		28	33	2-5		/	Providence	Road	Toivonen
10/17/2003	W	60		31	34	4-3		/	Manchester	Home	Chouinard, Underhill
10/24/2003	L	58	53	23	27	3-5		/	Worcester	Road	Divis
10/29/2003	W	64	6	27	27	1-0	OT	/	Norfolk	Home	Andersson
11/02/2003	W	60		32	34	3-2		/	Providence	Home	Toivonen
11/07/2003	L	60		31	34	0-3		/	Norfolk	Home	Andersson
11/09/2003	L	59	9	27	28	0-1		/	Portland	Road	Ouellet
11/14/2003	T	65		34	37	3-3	OT	/	Worcester	Home	Divis
11/21/2003	L	59	27	32	36	2-4		/	Albany	Home	Ahonen
11/23/2003	L	60		35	40	2-5		/	Manchester	Road	Hnilicka
11/28/2003	L	63	48	34	37	2-3	OT	/	Worcester	Road	Divis
11/30/2003	L	59	5	36	38	1-3		/	Lowell	Home	DesRochers
12/06/2003	T	65		44	47	3-3	OT	/	Portland	Road	Ouellet
12/12/2003	T	65		30	33	3-3	OT	/	Albany	Road	Clemmensen
12/13/2003	W	60		27	28	4-1		/	Portland	Home	Ouellet
12/19/2003	-	54	54	18	19	1-4		/	Portland	Road	Stana	Replaced LeNeveu
12/21/2003	L	57	29	24	25	0-1		/	Portland	Home	Stana
12/26/2003	L	59	21	25	27	1-2		/	Hartford	Home	LaBarbera
12/27/2003	L	59	32	47	51	3-4		/	Lowell	Road	DesRochers, Sabourin
01/03/2004	W	59	57	35	37	3-2		/	Binghamton	Road	Thompson
01/09/2004	L	63	43	34	37	2-3	OT	/	Philadelphia	Home	Niittymaki
01/10/2004	L	64	28	34	36	2-2	OT	/	Providence	Home	Toivonen
01/14/2004	L	59	6	24	27	1-3		/	Worcester	Road	Sanford
01/16/2004	-	1	49	0	0	1-3		/	Worcester	Home	Sanford	Replaced LeNeveu
01/17/2004	L	59	13	31	35	2-4		/	Lowell	Home	Krahn
01/18/2004	-	1	17	0	0	1-5		/	Lowell	Road	DesRochers, Krahn	Replaced LeNeveu
01/21/2004	L	59	10	49	51	0-2		/	Hershey	Road	Budaj
01/24/2004	W	60		34	35	2-1		/	Norfolk	Road	Leighton
01/31/2004	L	60		36	39	1-3		/	Lowell	Home	DesRochers
02/06/2004	W	60		31	31	4-0		/	Manchester	Home	Chouinard
03/05/2004	W	60		36	38	3-2		/	Portland	Home	Stana
03/06/2004	L	60		38	42	2-4		/	Providence	Home	Toivonen
03/07/2004	L	58	24	36	39	2-4		/	Worcester	Road	Valley
03/10/2004	L	60		37	40	0-3		/	Manchester	Road	Hauser
03/13/2004	L	58	52	22	25	0-3		/	Portland	Home	Yeats
03/19/2004	L	58	18	24	27	2-3		/	Providence	Road	Toivonen
03/21/2004	L	60		26	34	3-8		/	Manchester	Road	Chouinard
03/25/2004	-	13	45	6	8	3-7		/	Lowell	Road	DesRochers	Replaced LeNeveu
03/26/2004	T	64	35	29	30	1-1	OT	/	Portland	Home	Stana
04/02/2004	L	60		45	48	0-3		/	Providence	Road	Thomas
04/03/2004	W	60		34	37	5-3		/	Manchester	Home	Hauser, Chouinard
04/09/2004	L	60		36	39	0-3		/	Providence	Road	Thomas
04/10/2004	W	60		31	32	2-1		/	Manchester	Home	Hauser
	Assigned to Utah Grizzlies, October 2004.
10/13/2004	L	64	52	35	38	3-4	SO	4/6	Cincinnati	Home	Bryzgalov
10/16/2004	L	60		22	28	1-6		/	San Antonio	Road	DesRochers
10/20/2004	L	59	13	30	34	3-5		/	Manchester	Home	Garon
10/30/2004	L	60		31	37	2-6		/	Milwaukee	Road	Finley
11/19/2004	-	16	1	4	5	3-7		/	Milwaukee	Home	Kotyk	Replaced LeNeveu
11/20/2004	L	60		43	49	3-6		/	Milwaukee	Home	Kotyk
11/28/2004	L	60		26	31	2-5		/	Houston	Road	Harding, Smith
12/04/2004	L	58	31	22	24	1-2		/	Grand Rapids	Road	MacIntyre
12/08/2004	W	64	59	44	47	4-3	SO	3/4	Rochester	Home	Askey
12/10/2004	W	60		31	33	3-2		/	San Antonio	Road	DesRochers
12/12/2004	-	20		12	15	3-5		/	Chicago	Road	Lehtonen	Replaced by LeNeveu
12/17/2004	W	59	55	37	38	3-1		/	Grand Rapids	Home	MacIntyre
12/18/2004	W	60		35	39	5-4		/	Milwaukee	Home	Finley
12/20/2004	L	60		30	36	1-6		/	Milwaukee	Home	Kotyk
12/31/2004	L	59	15	25	27	1-2		/	Hartford	Road	LaBarbera
01/01/2005	L	60		27	32	2-5		/	Hartford	Road	Valiquette
01/05/2005	-	40		18	20	1-5		/	Manchester	Road	Garon	Replaced Doyle
01/07/2005	L	20		11	16	0-6		/	Cincinnati	Road	Bryzgalov	Replaced by LeNeveu
01/26/2005	-	39	58	17	18	1-5		/	Chicago	Home	Garnett	Replaced LeNeveu
01/28/2005	W	64	53	30	33	4-3	SO	6/7	Manitoba	Home	Auld
01/29/2005	W	65		36	38	3-2	SO	5/6	Manitoba	Home	Flaherty
02/04/2005	L	58	47	35	36	0-1		/	Edmonton	Road	Morrison
02/08/2005	L	59	41	26	30	2-5		/	Houston	Road	Harding
	Loaned to Springfield Falcons, February 10, 2005.
02/11/2005	L	60		38	42	1-4		/	Worcester	Home	Sanford
02/12/2005	L	64	30	33	34	1-2	SO	3/5	Providence	Home	Toivonen
02/19/2005	L	60		22	26	0-4		/	Hartford	Home	Valiquette
02/23/2005	L	20		12	16	3-4		/	Norfolk	Home	Munro	Replaced by Eklund
03/09/2005	L	59	17	29	32	1-3		/	Manchester	Road	Hauser
03/13/2005	L	59	4	25	27	1-2		/	Bridgeport	Road	Dubielewicz
03/19/2005	L	59	41	19	20	0-1		/	Albany	Home	Ahonen
03/25/2005	L	60		25	30	1-5		/	Philadelphia	Road	Niittymaki
03/30/2005	W	27	3	8	9	5-2		/	Portland	Home	Eddy	Replaced Eklund
04/01/2005	L	61	14	23	24	0-1	OT	/	Hartford	Home	LaBarbera
04/03/2005	W	59	47	37	40	5-3		/	Portland	Road	Daigneault
04/08/2005	L	62	4	31	35	3-4	OT	/	Worcester	Home	Sanford
04/15/2005	L	62	4	26	28	1-2	OT	/	Portland	Road	Daubenspeck
	Assigned to Rochester Americans, September 2005.
10/07/2005	W	60		26	31	8-5		/	Toronto	Home	Racine, Aubin
10/15/2005	W	59	15	21	23	4-2		/	Hamilton	Road	Michaud
10/21/2005	W	60		36	40	8-4		/	Cleveland	Home	Patzold
10/28/2005	W	59	48	23	27	6-4		/	Toronto	Road	Aubin, Racine
11/05/2005	W	65		33	37	5-4	SO	3/5	Binghamton	Road	Thompson, Guard
11/13/2005	L	60		22	28	3-6		/	Cleveland	Road	Holden
11/20/2005	L	59	51	35	40	1-5		/	Hershey	Road	Cassivi
11/23/2005	W	60		20	24	7-4		/	Binghamton	Home	Guard, Glass
12/16/2005	W	60		34	35	4-1		/	Grand Rapids	Home	MacDonald
12/18/2005	L	59	16	16	20	3-5		/	Binghamton	Home	Guard
12/23/2005	W	60		31	33	3-2		/	Hamilton	Road	Danis
12/29/2005	L	60		26	30	1-4		/	Hamilton	Road	Danis
12/30/2005	-	19	57	3	3	3-6		/	Binghamton	Home	Thompson	Replaced Leighton
01/02/2006	L	58	35	16	17	0-1		/	Manitoba	Road	Centomo
01/03/2006	W	60		24	25	3-1		/	Manitoba	Road	Flaherty
01/06/2006	W	60		30	32	6-2		/	Binghamton	Road	Thompson
01/13/2006	L	58	55	26	28	1-2		/	Albany	Home	Doyle
01/14/2006	W	60		41	44	5-3		/	Hamilton	Road	Danis, Deslauriers
01/20/2006	L	9	34	5	9	1-5		/	Houston	Road	Kotyk	Replaced by Leighton
01/27/2006	W	60		26	28	5-2		/	Syracuse	Home	Prusek, Penner
01/28/2006	W	59	48	28	29	4-1		/	Hamilton	Road	Danis
02/03/2006	W	64	55	27	31	5-4	SO	5/5	San Antonio	Home	LeNeveu
02/11/2006	-	20		12	13	0-6		/	Syracuse	Road	Ayers	Replaced Leighton
02/17/2006	L	64	46	36	40	4-5	SO	4/5	Binghamton	Home	Guard
02/18/2006	L	57	57	18	22	3-4		/	Toronto	Road	Aubin
02/24/2006	L	59	35	16	18	2-3		/	Omaha	Home	Krahn
02/26/2006	L	59	44	26	31	4-6		/	Hamilton	Home	Michaud
03/05/2006	L	60		24	30	1-6		/	Grand Rapids	Road	Howard
03/11/2006	W	60		38	40	6-2		/	Manitoba	Home	Ouellet
03/12/2006	W	60		19	21	5-2		/	Syracuse	Home	Penner
03/15/2006	L	58	43	18	20	1-2		/	Peoria	Home	Beckford-Tseu
03/26/2006	L	59	29	22	25	2-3		/	Grand Rapids	Road	Howard
03/31/2006	W	59	50	21	25	9-4		/	Syracuse	Home	Prusek, Penner
04/01/2006	W	65		36	38	3-2	SO	5/6	Syracuse	Road	Prusek
04/05/2006	L	57	54	23	27	3-5		/	Toronto	Home	Racine
04/08/2006	L	58	59	42	48	5-6		/	Binghamton	Road	Guard
04/09/2006	W	41	14	35	38	6-4		/	Grand Rapids	Home	Howard, Koopmans	Replaced Leighton
04/14/2006	W	59	52	34	35	3-1		/	Syracuse	Home	Ayers
04/15/2006	W	60		34	38	5-4		/	Syracuse	Road	Penner
10/29/2006	W	64	55	25	26	2-1	SO	3/4	Syracuse	Home	Conklin
11/03/2006	W	59	57	24	28	5-4		/	Springfield	Road	Ramo, Boutin
11/10/2006	W	59	10	28	30	4-2		/	Binghamton	Home	Glass
11/12/2006	W	60		33	36	7-3		/	Chicago	Home	Brathwaite

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