AHL Providence Bruins

Pascal Pelletier Returns to P-Bruins

February 1, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins, member of the American Hockey League, announced this afternoon that the Boston Bruins have assigned left wing Pascal Pelletier to the P-Bruins after six games in the National Hockey League. With the move, the P-Bruins now have 24 players on their roster, including 13 forwards, nine defensemen and two goaltenders.

Pelletier, 24, received his first career NHL call-up on January 16 and made his Boston debut the following evening in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. In six games with the big club, playing mostly alongside former P-Bruins David Krejci and Vladimir Sobotka, the winger went scoreless with a minus-two rating in roughly 11 minutes of ice-time per game. Pelletier returns to Providence, where he leads the team in scoring with 24 goals and 48 points, tied for sixth in the AHL, in 40 games. His goals-total ranks tied for second in the league. The fourth-year pro and third-year P-Bruin was named a starter for the Canadian team in the 2008 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Reebok, an event he did not participate in due to his recall, and Pelletier also received the league's CCM/AHL Player of the Month Award for December 2007, during which he had 13 goals and 23 points.

The native of Labrador City, Newfoundland, has put together two lengthy points-streaks this year, one of nine games and another of eight contests. Pelletier notched his 200th professional point with the first of two power play goals against the Albany River Rats on December 27, 2007. He originally joined the P-Bruins on December 16, 2005 from the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators.

Providence, the top team in the AHL with a record of 34-8-2-1 and 71 points, begins the season's unofficial second-half Saturday night on the road against the Portland Pirates at the Cumberland County Civic Center at 7:05 p.m. The P-Bruins then begin a six-game homestand with a special early start on Sunday, hosting the Worcester Sharks at 2:05 p.m. at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Information on P-Bruins season ticket packages and individual tickets for the 2007-08 regular season can be obtained by calling the team ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to the team website at www.providencebruins.com.

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