Marie-Jo Pelletier
Born (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997
Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
Height 151 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Position Defence
Shot Right
PHF team
Former teams		 Buffalo Beauts
New Hampshire Wildcats
Playing career 2015–2022

Marie-Jo Pelletier (born 5 September 1997) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. She played her entire professional career for the Buffalo Beauts of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF; called NWHL until 2021).[1]

Playing career

Pelletier played college ice hockey with the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program in the Hockey East (WHEA) conference of the NCAA Division I during 2015 to 2019. With the Wildcats, she scored 52 points across 143 games and was a three-season captain.[2] She garnered the nickname 'Mighty Mouse,' a recognition of her excellent play in defiance of her short stature.[3][4] She won the Hockey East Sportsmanship Award in 2019, becoming the second University of New Hampshire (UNH) player to win the award, after Sara Carlson.[5]

Following graduation in 2019, Pelletier opted to sign with the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). As a rookie in the 2019–20 NWHL season, she posted 21 points in 24 games – setting a league record for most power-play points in a season[6] – and was named to the 2020 NWHL All-Star Game.[7] She was also a finalist for the NWHL Newcomer of the Year award and was selected as one of the NWHL Fans’ Three Stars of the Year.[8]

In the 2020–21 season, she contributed 3 assists across 6 games in the Lake Placid bubble but the Beauts narrowly missed the playoffs. On 13 May 2021, Pelletier became the first player in the league to sign a contract for the 2021–22 season, returning to the Beauts for a third season. [9]

On April 1, 2022, Pelletier announced her retirement via social media.[10]

Career Statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2019-20Buffalo BeautsNWHL 24615210 10000
2020-21 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 6 0 3 3 0 - - - - -
2021-22 Buffalo Beauts PHF 20 0 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 0
NWHL totals 50623292 20000

References

  1. ↑ "Buffalo Beauts 2021-22 PHF Roster: Marie-Jo Pelletier, #4 Defense". Premier Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Lessels, Allen (18 February 2018). "UNH women's hockey: Seniors set the tone on blueline". Concord Monitor. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Oliver, Nathaniel (18 October 2017). "UNH Wildcat Marie-Jo Pelletier Is a 'Mighty Mouse' of Sorts". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Athlete Awards, Women's Spotlight: Marie-Jo Pelletier". University of New Hampshire Athletics (Press release). 27 February 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Pelletier Wins Sportsmanship Award". University of New Hampshire Athletics (Press release). 6 March 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Oliver, Nathaniel (28 April 2020). ""Mighty Mouse" MJ Pelletier Returns to the Beauts". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ↑ McCoy, James P. (9 January 2020). "Beauts have six players named to NWHL All-Star game". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Clinton, Jared (6 March 2020). "Beauts' Pelletier proved naysayers wrong – and now she wants Buffalo to do the same". The Hockey News on Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Beauts Kick Off Re-Signings With MJP". Premier Hockey Federation (Press release). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  10. ↑ @mj_pelletier (1 April 2022). "Thank you💙" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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