Rod Pelley

Rod Pelley
Born	(1984-09-01) September 1, 1984 Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Professional ice hockey centre
Years active	2006–2020

Rod Pelley (born September 1, 1984) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre. Following his collegiate tenure, Pelley entered the professional ranks as an undrafted free agent, signing with the New Jersey Devils, where he remained from 2006 until 2011. On December 12, 2011, he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks.

Playing career

Originating from Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada, Pelley competed in the BCHL for the Prince George Spruce Kings and Vernon Vipers before securing an athletic scholarship to Ohio State University. He completed his degree in Sports Management there in 2006.

After concluding his college career, Pelley joined the New Jersey Devils organization and netted his inaugural NHL goal on November 8, 2007. During the 2008–09 season with the Lowell Devils in the AHL, he tallied 38 points across 75 games and made his first complete NHL season appearance in 2009–10.

On December 12, 2011, Pelley was part of a trade to the Anaheim Ducks along with Mark Fraser and a draft pick, in exchange for Kurtis Foster and Timo Pielmeier. Lou Lamoriello, GM of the Devils at that time, characterized the transaction as advantageous for both franchises and emphasized Pelley's dependable role-player contributions.

Amidst the 2012 NHL lockout, Pelley signed a professional try-out agreement with Norfolk Admirals, Anaheim's AHL affiliate. Subsequently, he returned to New Jersey on a one-year contract valued at $550,000 and served as a leading player for their AHL affiliate in Albany over four seasons.

Upon entering free agency, Pelley secured a one-year deal with the Stockton Heat and participated in Calgary Flames' training camp in 2017 before being assigned to Stockton.

In 2018, Pelley transitioned to European hockey by signing a one-year contract with SønderjyskE Ishockey in Denmark’s Metal Ligaen. He later extended his European career by joining HSC Csíkszereda of Romania’s Erste Liga.

After completing fourteen seasons at the professional level, Pelley declared his retirement from competitive hockey in September 2020.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Prince George Spruce Kings	BCHL		54	14	21	35	31		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Prince George Spruce Kings	BCHL		37	21	35	56	33		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Vernon Vipers	BCHL		19	10	8	18	29		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Ohio State University	CCHA		43	8	3	11	26		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Ohio State University	CCHA		42	10	12	22	38		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Ohio State University	CCHA		41	22	19	41	54		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Ohio State University	CCHA		39	7	7	14	42		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Lowell Devils	AHL		65	17	12	29	35		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	New Jersey Devils	NHL		9	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	New Jersey Devils	NHL		58	2	4	6	19		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Lowell Devils	AHL		11	2	1	3	18		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Lowell Devils	AHL		75	15	23	38	78		—	—	—	—
2009–10	New Jersey Devils	NHL		63	2	8	10	40		3	0	0	0
2010–11	New Jersey Devils	NHL		74	3	7	10	=27		= —	= —	= —	= —
2011–12  New Jersey Devils  NHL  7  0  0  0  7  -  -  -  -  -
2011–12  Anaheim Ducks  NHL  45  2  1  3  9  -  -  -  -  -
2012–13  Norfolk Admirals  AHL  60  3  7  10  34 |- - - - - - - - - - - -
2013–14 Albany Devils AHL74 13 7 20 55 |4 |0 |0 |0 |2
2014–15 Albany Devils AHL70 |7 |6 |13 |65 |- - - - - -
2015–16 Albany Devils AHL65 |8 |5 |13 |40 |11 |2 |0 |2 |0
2016–17 Albany Devils AHL71 |6 |7 |13 |34 |- - - - - -
2017–18 Stockton Heat AHL65 |4 |4 |8 |30 |- - - - -
7 |11 |8 |22 |14 |22 |64 |26
17 |11 |28 |12 |-style=bgcolor:#EAEAEA;	colspan=3 !NHL totals !256 !9 !20 !29 !102 !3 !00 !00 !2

Awards and distinctions

Honor	Year
Collegiate Level
CCHA All-Tournament Team	2004
All-CCHA Second Team	2004–05