Readers can also interact with The Globe on Facebook and Twitter . 1 netminder with Eric Comrie. The 2015-16 season was not as kind to Pavelec. Pavelec, who played two seasons of junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after being drafted, made his NHL debut with Atlanta on Oct. 20, 2007, in relief of Johan Hedberg, in a 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. by He appeared in 19 games with the club and would retire during the off-season. Signed as a free agent by Liberec (Czech Rep.), September 21, 2012. Winnipeg Jets One-Hit Wonders Ondrej Pavelec. However, he struggled at the NHL level, bouncing back and forth between the AHL and NHL from 2005-2009 playing in 105 NHL games and registering just four goals and eight assists. That made Hellebuyck was the natural choice to make room for Pavelec. Jordan Eberle notched his first career hat rack and rookie phenom Connor McDavid had a pair of goals and three assists. He played two seasons with the Screaming Eagles and helped them to a semi-final finish in the 2006–07 season. NHL Winnipeg Jets “Soaring in Sochi”poster. He had a total of 18 shutouts, with 11 of those as a Jet. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. NHL analysis, news, and commentary. Hutchinson played magnificently in those games, posting a record of 2-1 with a goals-against-average of 1.64 and a save percentage of .943.
All Rights Reserved. On 18 May 2007, Pavelec shut-out the Toronto Marlies 5–0 in the AHL's Western Conference Finals. We hope to have this fixed soon. He also recorded four shutouts. The Canadiens defeated the Jets 4-3. Pavelec played his first NHL game on 20 October 2007, then made his first NHL start, and recorded his first NHL win, against the Tampa Bay Lightning on 3 November 2007. Ondrej Pavelec has the green light to get back in net for the Winnipeg Jets, which means a demotion for rookie workhorse Connor Hellebuyck. He was signed as a free agent by the Rangers for the 2017-18 season but only played a handful of games. The tandem of Pavelec and Hutchinson clearly showed that. Still comes in original container. Winger Drew Stafford was looking forward to having Pavelec back in net. His personal stats have gotten worse each and every year. The 2011 season also marks the first appearance of the Winnipeg Jets name in the NHL since the previous franchise moved from Winnipeg to Phoenix in 1996.
Your email address will not be published. All rights reserved. Whether it's Pavelec or Hutchinson against the Oilers, they'll take on a team that dropped Toronto 5-2 Thursday.
[1] During the 2014–15 season, Pavelec set a Winnipeg Jets franchise record by recording three shutouts in a row, going 187:05 without allowing a goal. Winnipeg, MB - The Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club, in conjunction with its AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, announced today they have recalled goaltender Ondrej Pavelec from the Moose. Jets head coach Paul Maurice is going with Ondrej Pavelec in goal and it's the first time this season he's been asked to start games on consecutive days. His rookie season included a 50-save performance in a 3-1 win against the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 31, 2009, and his first NHL shutout, when he stopped 38 shots in a 7-0 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Nov. 13, 2009. At the end of the regular season, the team failed to qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs Off-season. The former first-round pick was drafted by the Florida Panthers 25th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. "In some ways we survived with some great goaltending early on by Michael and then Connor, for sure," Maurice said. Today we take a look at the Winnipeg Jets One-Hit Wonders. In many ways, Pavelec is not a conventional goaltender. All Rights Reserved.
© Copyright 2020 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved. Only removed for photo. There was talk the 28-year-old might be sent down for some conditioning games with the Moose, but the veteran didn't think that was necessary. That would be Anthony Stewart’s final season in the NHL. Ondrej Pavelec made a season-high 46 saves, leading the Winnipeg Jets past the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Thursday night. His single-season high was with Winnipeg during the 2015-16 season, when he recorded five. If you are looking to give feedback on our new site, please send it along to, To view this site properly, enable cookies in your browser. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League.
"You want to face the best players in the NHL," he said. In between the two Olympic tournaments, he helped lead the Czechs to a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships. "It's a big boost for us," Stafford said. NHL 1st Star of the Week – 22–28 November 2010, 2011 Georgia's Own Credit Union Three Stars of the Year Award, Biographical information and career statistics from, This page was last edited on 18 May 2020, at 01:25. That season would prove to be the second-best of his career, and the last one he would play in Atlanta before the club ultimately moved to Winnipeg. [citation needed], After starting nine games for Chicago in the 2008–09 season, Pavelec was recalled to the NHL after Thrashers starter Kari Lehtonen suffered an injury. Over a three-season period from 2011-12 to 2013-14, Pavelec played 169 games, second only to Antti Niemi (175) among goalies.