Marie-Jo Pelletier Explained

Birth Date:5 September 1997
Birth Place:Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
Height Cm:151
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
League:PHF
Team:Buffalo Beauts
Former Teams:New Hampshire Wildcats
Career Start:2015
Career End: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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeam League GP GP G A Pts PIM
NWHL24 6 15 21 01 0 0 0 0
2020-21Buffalo BeautsNWHL60330-----
2021-22Buffalo BeautsPHF20055210000
NWHL totals50 6 23 29 22 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buffalo Beauts 2021-22 PHF Roster: Marie-Jo Pelletier, #4 Defense. live. 2021-12-31. Premier Hockey Federation. 23 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220923151755/https://beauts.premierhockeyfederation.com/stats#/player/431633/bio.
  2. Web site: Lessels. Allen. 18 February 2018. UNH women's hockey: Seniors set the tone on blueline. 2021-01-05. Concord Monitor.
  3. Web site: Oliver. Nathaniel. 2017-10-18. UNH Wildcat Marie-Jo Pelletier Is a 'Mighty Mouse' of Sorts. 2020-07-06. The Hockey Writers.
  4. Web site: 2017-02-27. Athlete Awards, Women's Spotlight: Marie-Jo Pelletier. 2021-12-31. University of New Hampshire Athletics. Press release.
  5. Web site: 2019-03-06. Pelletier Wins Sportsmanship Award. 2021-12-31. University of New Hampshire Athletics. Press release.
  6. Web site: Oliver. Nathaniel. 2020-04-28. "Mighty Mouse" MJ Pelletier Returns to the Beauts. 2021-12-31. The Hockey Writers. en-us.
  7. Web site: McCoy. James P.. 2020-01-09. Beauts have six players named to NWHL All-Star game. 2021-12-31. The Buffalo News.
  8. Web site: Clinton. Jared. 2020-03-06. Beauts' Pelletier proved naysayers wrong – and now she wants Buffalo to do the same. 2021-12-31. The Hockey News on Sports Illustrated.
  9. Web site: 2021-05-13. Beauts Kick Off Re-Signings With MJP. 2021-07-29. Premier Hockey Federation. Press release.
  10. 1509917619675086855. mj_pelletier. Thank you. 1 April 2022.

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