Rod Pelley

Rod Pelley (born September 1, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. After his collegiate career, Pelley signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils, and was with the organization from 2006 to 2011. He was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on December 12, 2011.

Rod Pelley
Pelley with the Ducks in 2012.
Born (1984-09-01) September 1, 1984
Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New Jersey Devils
Anaheim Ducks
SønderjyskE
HSC Csíkszereda
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2006–2020

Playing career

Pelley was born in Kitimat, BC, Canada, where he attended St. Anthony's Elementary School and Mount Elizabeth Secondary School. At the age of 16, Pelley moved on to play hockey in the BCHL, first with the Prince George Spruce Kings, finishing his BCHL career with the Vernon Vipers. He then went on to play NCAA Division 1 Hockey on an athletic scholarship for the Buckeyes of The Ohio State University. Pelley graduated with a degree in Sports Management in 2006.

After his collegiate career, Pelley signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils. He scored his first NHL goal on November 8, 2007 against Martin Biron of the Philadelphia Flyers.

With New Jersey's AHL affiliate, the Lowell Devils in the 2008–09 season, Pelley contributed 38 points in 75 games. He then played his first full season in the NHL in 2009–10 with New Jersey.

On December 12, 2011, Pelley, along with Mark Fraser and a 2012 7th round draft pick, was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Kurtis Foster and Timo Pielmeier. New Jersey Devils GM, Lou Lamoriello spoke about the trade: "When you have such quality individuals (like Pelley and Fraser) who've given you so much each and every day in practice and in the locker room as support, you try and do the best for them. This is a win situation for both teams. They're getting two role players who will be tremendous for them and we're getting a player who has tremendous upside in the role we see that he'll fit."[1]

A free agent with the 2012 NHL lock-out in place, Pelley signed midway into the 2012–13 season to a professional try-out contract with the Ducks' affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL on November 23, 2012.[2]

After the season with the Admirals, Pelley signed a one-year deal worth $550,000 to return to the New Jersey Devils. He played the next four seasons leading the Devils AHL affiliate in Albany.

As a free agent, Pelly opted to continue in the AHL signing a one-year deal with the Stockton Heat and agreeing to an invite to participate with NHL affiliate, the Calgary Flames training camp. On September 19, 2017, Pelley was re-assigned by the Flames to the Heat.[3]

After a solitary season with the Heat, Pelley left North America as a free agent, securing a one-year contract with Danish club, SønderjyskE Ishockey of the Metal Ligaen on July 24, 2018.[4] Pelley continued his European career the following season, playing with Romanian club, HSC Csíkszereda of the Erste Liga.

Having played 14 professional seasons, Pelley announced his retirement from hockey in September 2020.[5]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01Prince George Spruce KingsBCHL5414213531—————
2001–02Prince George Spruce KingsBCHL3721355633—————
2001–02Vernon VipersBCHL191081829—————
2002–03Ohio State UniversityCCHA43831126—————
2003–04Ohio State UniversityCCHA4210122238—————
2004–05Ohio State UniversityCCHA4122194154—————
2005–06Ohio State UniversityCCHA39771442—————
2006–07Lowell DevilsAHL6517122935—————
2006–07New Jersey DevilsNHL90000—————
2007–08New Jersey DevilsNHL5824619—————
2007–08Lowell DevilsAHL1121318—————
2008–09Lowell DevilsAHL7515233878—————
2009–10New Jersey DevilsNHL6328104030002
2010–11New Jersey DevilsNHL74371027—————
2011–12New Jersey DevilsNHL70007—————
2011–12Anaheim DucksNHL452139—————
2012–13Norfolk AdmiralsAHL60371034—————
2013–14Albany DevilsAHL74137205540002
2014–15Albany DevilsAHL70761365—————
2015–16Albany DevilsAHL65851340112020
2016–17Albany DevilsAHL7167133440002
2017–18Stockton HeatAHL6544830—————
2018–19SønderjyskEDEN297111822142246
2019–20HSC CsíkszeredaErste4417112812—————
NHL totals 256 9 20 29 102 3 0 0 0 2

Awards and honours
Award Year
College
CCHA All-Tournament Team 2004 [6]
All-CCHA Second Team 2004–05 [7]

References
  1. Chere, Rich (2011-12-12). "Devils trade Rod Pelley, Mark Fraser to Ducks for Kurtis Foster and goalie". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  2. "Admirals sign Pelley to P.T.O". Norfolk Admirals. 2012-11-23. Archived from the original on 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  3. "Flames reduce roster by 21". Calgary Flames. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  4. "Sonderjyske secure services of former NHL player Rod Pelley" (in Danish). SønderjyskE Ishockey. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  5. Ohio State Buckeyes (September 4, 2020). "Rod Pelley announces retirement". Twitter. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  6. "2012–13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  7. "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
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