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Pelletier Called Up To Boston

January 16, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins, member of the American Hockey League, announced tonight that the Boston Bruins have recalled left wing Pascal Pelletier. The call-up is the first of Pelletier's career and he is eligible to make his National Hockey League debut Thursday night when Boston hosts the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7 p.m. at the TD Banknorth Garden. With the move, the P-Bruins now have 22 players on their roster, including 11 forwards, nine defensemen and two goaltenders.

Pelletier, 24, receives the call-up exactly one week after being named a starter for the Canadian team in the upcoming 2008 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Reebok and two weeks after receiving the league's CCM/AHL Player of the Month Award for the month of December 2007, during which he had 13 goals and 23 points. Overall, the fourth-year pro and third-year P-Bruin leads the AHL in goals with 24 and ranks fourth in the league with 48 points in 40 games. Pelletier's plus-17 rating is good for a sixth-place tie in the AHL.

The native of Labrador City, Newfoundland, has put together two lengthy points-streaks this year, one of nine games early in the season and another of eight games that came to an end last weekend. Pelletier notched his 200th professional point with the first of two power play goals against the Albany River Rats on December 27, 2007. The winger has 16 multi-point games this season and has received a star in 15 of Providence's 40 contests. 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 30-7-2-1 and 63 points, returns to action Friday, January 18, hosting the Lowell Devils at the Dunkin' Donuts Center for Hat Night. The game begins at 7:05 p.m. The P-Bruins take on the Worcester Sharks at the DCU Center Saturday at 7:05 p.m. before another home contest on Sunday against the Hartford Wolf Pack. The afternoon affair marks T.J. Trevelyan Poster Night at 4:05 p.m. 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 www.providencebruins.com.

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