Position Goaltender National team Czech Republic Name Ondrej Pavelec Height 1.89 m Salary 4.25 million USD (2015) | Catches Left Playing career Role Ice hockey player Weight 100 kg | |
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Born August 31, 1987 (age 36)
Kladno, Czechoslovakia ( 1987-08-31 ) NHL team
Former teams Winnipeg Jets
Atlanta Thrashers NHL Draft 41st overall, 2005
Atlanta Thrashers Current teams Czech Men\'s National Ice Hockey Team (#31 / Goaltender), Winnipeg Jets (#31 / Goaltender) Parents Marcela Pavelecova, Vaclav Pavelec Similar People Andrew Ladd, Dustin Byfuglien, Michael Hutchinson, Alois Hadamczik, Paul Maurice Profiles | ||
Goalie ondrej pavelec collapses in first 2 mins of nhl season
Ondřej Pavelec ( [ˈondr̝ɛj ˈpavɛlɛts] OHN-jay PAH-vel-ets; born 31 August 1987) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted in the second round, 41st overall, by the Atlanta Thrashers, he has also played for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in the Czech Extraliga during the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
Contents
- Goalie ondrej pavelec collapses in first 2 mins of nhl season
- Ondrej pavelec collapses full incident part 1
- Junior
- Professional
- On ice collapse
- International play
- Awards and achievements
- References
Ondrej pavelec collapses full incident part 1
Junior
Pavelec was drafted in the first round of the 2005 CHL Import Draft by the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He was also drafted by the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers in the second round, 41st overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He played two seasons with the Screaming Eagles and helped them to a semi-final finish in the 2006–07 season.
Pavelec was a First Team All-Star in each of his two seasons with Cape Breton, and won the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy for best goals against average (GAA) in both years, making him only the fourth player to repeat as Jacques Plante Trophy winner and the first in 20 years to do so (Robert Desjardins was the last). As a rookie, took home the Raymond Lagacé Trophy and RDS Trophy, awarded to top defensive rookie and rookie of the year, respectively. His numbers were remarkably consistent over the two seasons, as he recorded GAAs of 2.51 in 2005–06 and 2.52 in 2006–07, with save percentages of .929 and .908, respectively. Ondrej would like to thank his conditioning coach Nicholas Radskinsky for helping him find his game.
Professional
Pavelec signed a professional contract with the Atlanta Thrashers in 2007, joining their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. On 18 May 2007, Pavelec shut-out the Toronto Marlies 5–0 in the AHL's Western Conference Finals. Pavelec helped Wolves win the Calder Cup in the 2007–08 season.
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. 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. He was playing with Atlanta since being called up on 1 November 2008, until he was reassigned to the Wolves on 19 December 2008. He later returned to the Thrashers.
Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Pavelec returned to his native Czech Republic, where he was expected to link up with Oceláři Třinec. However, he headed to Bílí Tygři Liberec instead, where he joined fellow NHLer Ladislav Šmíd. 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. He was instrumental in helping the team qualify for their first ever Stanley Cup playoffs since the franchise relocated from Atlanta to Winnipeg in 2011.
After playing 5 seasons In the NHL, Pavelec was placed on waivers by the Winnipeg Jets on 10 October 2016, and was sent down to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League. The Jets recalled Pavelec on 17 January 2017, and he played his first game of the 2016–17 season on 18 January 2017.
On-ice collapse
On 8 October 2010, Pavelec collapsed and lost consciousness during a game against the Washington Capitals while there was a break in play at 2:25 into the first period. He was taken off the ice on a stretcher and taken to the hospital. He regained consciousness while at the hospital and was in stable condition, and apparently was concerned about the score in the game, which the Thrashers won 4–2. It was determined after testing by doctors that the cause of his collapse was neurocardiogenic syncope, a type of fainting spell, and that he received a concussion and lost consciousness after his head hit the ice. He was released from the hospital on 11 October 2010.
International play
Pavelec led the Czech Republic under-17 team to a second-place finish in the 2004 Junior World Cup, and the under-18 squad to a fourth-place finish at the U-18 World Junior Cup. He was also the starting goalie for the Czech Republic junior team at the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, British Columbia.
Pavelec then played for the senior Czech team at the 2010 World Championships, helping capture a gold medal. He also competed in the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Sochi, respectively. In between the two Olympic tournaments, he helped lead the Czechs to a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships.