Pelech info/video

By Rich Hammond on June 27, 2009 9:46 AM | Permalink | Comments (2) |

Michael Pelech, the Kings' first sixth-round pick (No. 156), has already played four years in the OHL and should be eligible to sign a pro contract at this point. He turns 20 in October.

Here's a Pelech fight video. A little dark, but Pelech is in the white uniform.

2 Comments

pezzgato said:

uhhh... we're supposed to be excited about this guy? how bout we take the guy half his size that whipped his arse?

June 29, 2009 10:32 AM

joe said:

MICHAEL PELECH

Center
Born Oct 6 1989 -- Toronto, ONT
Height 6.03 -- Weight 206 -- Shoots L

STATS:

Regular Season Playoffs
Season
Team
Lge
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM

2004-05 St. Michael's Buzzers
OPJHL 47 12 25 37 22
2005-06 Kitchener Rangers
OHL 48 3 6 9 32 2 0 0 0 0
2006-07 Toronto St. Michael's Majors
OHL 65 12 35 47 54 -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
OHL 68 17 32 49 72 4 1 1 2 6
2008-09 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
OHL 68 19 46 65 121 11 4 9 13 23

***brother Matt Pelech is a defenseman for the Calgary Flames (2005 1st round draft pick, Calgary’s first pick, 26th overall)

NOTES:

-Acquired in a trade with Kitchener on August 24, 2006 for now top New Jersey Devils prospect Matt Halischuck and a 7th round draft pick
-drafted in the 1st round of the OHL Entry Draft by the Kitchener Rangers (17th overall)
-played his minor hockey for the North York Canadiens, Toronto Young Nats and the Toronto Marlies (teammate of NHL rising star Sam Gagner (Edmonton), 2009 1st overall pick of the NHL John Tavares (Long Island), and prospects Akim Aliu (Chicago), Justin Vaive (Anaheim), Bryan Cameron (Los Angeles), and Brendan Smith (Detroit)
-he played Tier 2 hockey with the St.Michaels Buzzers (teammate of Edmonton Oilers’ rising star Andrew Cogliano in 2004-05 campaign) and with the team he had 45 points in 70 games (including playoffs) [ontariohockeyleague.com]
-scored his first OHL goal Dec. 9th 2005 against Sudbury [ontariohockeyleague.com]
-he recorded his 100th career point Mar. 6th 2008 in a 4 point game against Oshawa [ontariohockeyleague.com]

-Pelech is a determined, hard working player who trains extremely hard in the off-season to get himself better and stronger each year. He is best described as a playmaker (you gotta see the hands on this guy) with a scoring touch and at NHL-ready size and strength (6’3, 206 lbs) he will make an immediate impact in the fall for Manchester of the AHL if LA decides to sign him to a pro contract by the end of the summer (probable linemates: Clune and Meckler). In addition, Pelech is one of the most well liked players on the Majors (by both teammates and fans) and derives leadership from this intramural respect. He was an ‘A’ on the OHL’s 6th best team in their 2008-09 campaign and in addition to leading the team in points, was second on the team in PIMs with 121. An overall, very well-balanced and highly skilled player who should, by all indications, prove to be a very underrated prospect.

June 29, 2009 10:53 AM

J.P. Hoornstra writes about NHL and IHL hockey for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. He welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey. E-mail J.P. at jp.hoornstra
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Jill Painter joined the Daily News in 2000 and during the last eight years she's covered the Dodgers, Cal State Northridge, UCLA, Kings, golf and everything in between. Even though she's from Colorado, she still freezes in the Staples Center press box but always manages to thaw her fingers in time to make deadline. E-mail Jill at jill.painter@dailynews
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