Marcel Pelletier | |||
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Pelletier in 2014 | |||
Born |
(1927-12-06)December 6, 1927 Drummondville, Quebec, Canada | ||
Died |
May 13, 2017(2017-05-13) (aged 89) Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Right | ||
Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers | ||
Playing career | 1948–1969 |
Joseph Gérard Marcel Pelletier (December 6, 1927 – May 13, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played eight games in the National Hockey League between 1951 and 1962: six with the Chicago Black Hawks and two with the New York Rangers. He spent the majority of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1969, with the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League.
After his retirement as a player in 1967, Pelletier spent more than forty years in management and as a scout with the NHL Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins.
Pelletier died on May 13, 2017, at the age of 89.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
1946–47 | Verdun Maple Leafs | QJHL | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1410 | 79 | 3 | 3.36 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 360 | 23 | 0 | 4.60 | — | ||
1947–48 | Verdun Maple Leafs | QJHL | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 900 | 49 | 1 | 3.27 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 | — | ||
1948–49 | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | OHA Sr | 40 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2380 | 105 | 4 | 2.65 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | 720 | 31 | 1 | 2.58 | — | ||
1949–50 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1410 | 66 | 2 | 2.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1949–50 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1950–51 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 356 | 28 | 0 | 4.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1950–51 | Omaha Knights | USHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 4.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1950–51 | Milwaukee Sea Gulls | USHL | 41 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 2506 | 177 | 1 | 4.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1951–52 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QSHL | 46 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 2840 | 139 | 2 | 2.94 | — | 18 | 11 | 7 | — | 1123 | 43 | 3 | 2.30 | — | ||
1952–53 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QSHL | 59 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 3680 | 149 | 6 | 2.43 | — | 20 | 11 | 9 | — | 1280 | 53 | 3 | 2.46 | — | ||
1953–54 | Seattle Bombers | WHL | 68 | 22 | 39 | 7 | 4080 | 236 | 2 | 3.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1954–55 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 70 | 33 | 29 | 8 | 4080 | 197 | 6 | 2.81 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 245 | 14 | 0 | 3.43 | — | ||
1955–56 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 69 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 4216 | 191 | 8 | 2.72 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | 547 | 28 | 1 | 3.07 | — | ||
1956–57 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 69 | 29 | 33 | 7 | 4240 | 198 | 4 | 2.80 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 199 | 6 | 0 | 1.81 | — | ||
1956–57 | Seattle Americans | WHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1956–57 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 119 | 7 | 0 | 3.53 | — | ||
1957–58 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 70 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 4250 | 173 | 8 | 2.44 | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | — | 738 | 31 | 0 | 2.52 | — | ||
1958–59 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 69 | 30 | 35 | 4 | 4180 | 247 | 5 | 3.55 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 180 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | — | ||
1959–60 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 70 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 4240 | 190 | 2 | 2.69 | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | — | 671 | 27 | 2 | 2.41 | — | ||
1960–61 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 70 | 27 | 41 | 2 | 4220 | 263 | 1 | 3.74 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 335 | 12 | 0 | 2.15 | — | ||
1961–62 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 67 | 24 | 37 | 6 | 4080 | 281 | 6 | 4.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1962–63 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 4.62 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1962–63 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1800 | 91 | 1 | 3.03 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 180 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | — | ||
1963–64 | St. Paul Rangers | CHL | 61 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 3660 | 181 | 9 | 2.97 | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | — | 661 | 48 | 0 | 4.36 | — | ||
1964–65 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 639 | 37 | 1 | 3.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65 | St. Paul Rangers | CHL | 32 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1863 | 89 | 0 | 2.87 | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | — | 660 | 27 | 0 | 2.45 | — | ||
1965–66 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 48 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 2900 | 199 | 0 | 4.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1965–66 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 182 | 7 | 0 | 2.31 | — | ||
1966–67 | Jersey Devils | EHL | 23 | — | — | — | 1380 | 63 | 1 | 2.74 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 420 | 14 | 1 | 2.00 | — | ||
1967–68 | Rimouski Kades | QSHL | 43 | — | — | — | 2580 | 143 | 6 | 3.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Jersey Devils | EHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
WHL totals | 671 | 297 | 324 | 50 | 40,546 | 2177 | 36 | 3.22 | — | 51 | 25 | 26 | — | 3216 | 144 | 3 | 2.69 | — | ||||
NHL totals | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 395 | 31 | 0 | 4.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- "Marcel G. Pelletier's Obituary". Courier Post Online. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1927 births
- 2017 deaths
- Baltimore Clippers players
- Boston Bruins scouts
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QSHL) players
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Ice hockey people from Drummondville
- Jersey Devils players
- Kansas City Pla-Mors players
- Los Angeles Blades (WHL) players
- Milwaukee Sea Gulls players
- New Westminster Royals (WHL) players
- New York Rangers players
- Omaha Knights (USHL) players
- Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
- Philadelphia Flyers scouts
- Quebec Aces (QSHL) players
- St. Paul Rangers players
- San Francisco Seals (ice hockey) players
- Seattle Americans players
- Seattle Bombers players
- Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players
- Victoria Cougars (1949–1961) players