Ondrej Pavelec

(Photo courtesy Pete Hibbard. Thanks, Pete!)

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Kladno, Czech Republic, August 31, 1987.

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HEIGHT: 6'2".

WEIGHT: 210 lbs.

UNIFORM #: 31 (Chicago AHL), 33 (Atlanta).

CATCHES: Left

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• Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in second round (41st overall) during National Hockey League entry draft, 2005.
• Signed to entry-level contract by Atlanta, May 31, 2007.

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• Member of Calder Cup champion Chicago Wolves, 2008.

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• Ondrej made his National Hockey League debut on October 20, 2007 at the St. Pete Times Forum as his Thrashers faced the hometown Tampa Bay Lightning. With Kari Lehtonen out with a groin injury, Pavelec was recalled from AHL Chicago to back up Johan Hedberg. After Hedberg allowed five goals on twenty-four shots, Ondrej played the third period for Atlanta, stopping five of six shots. Pavelec's first NHL save was on Vincent Lecavalier, and allowed his first goal to Vaclav Prospal, in an eventual 6-2 loss to Tampa Bay.
• Ondrej's first league victory came on November 3, 2007. Once again at Tampa's St. Pete Times Forum, Pavelec stopped thirty of thirty-four shots in a 6-4 victory over the hometown Lightning. Tampa Bay opened up an early 4-1 lead, but the Thrashers scored the final five goals of the game (including an empty-net goal to seal the victory).

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REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                            GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS

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Year  Team                            GP    Min   W   L    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

• Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in 2005 National Hockey League entry draft.
• 10/20/07: - (20m, 5/6) 2-6 defeat at Tampa Bay (Holmqvist) [Replaced Hedberg].
• 11/01/07: L (27m11s, 7/8) 4-6 defeat at Ottawa (Emery) [Replaced Hedberg].
• 11/03/07: W (60m, 30/34) 6-4 victory at Tampa Bay (Holmqvist).
• 11/06/07: OTW (61m34s, 31/32) 2-1 OT victory vs. Washington (Johnson).
• 11/09/07: W (59m55s, 36/37) 4-1 victory at Florida (Vokoun).
• 11/10/07: L (58m39s, 34/39) 3-5 defeat vs. Carolina (Ward).
• 11/24/07: L (59m57s, 29/34) 0-5 defeat at Pittsburgh (Fleury).

AHL GAME DIRECTORY:

• Assigned to Chicago Wolves, September 27, 2007.
• 10/06/07: W (60m, 21/23) 4-2 victory at Houston (Schaefer).
• 10/13/07: OTW (60m52s, 22/23) 2-1 OT victory vs. Milwaukee (Rinne).
• 12/04/07: L (58m16s, 20/23) 2-3 defeat vs. Syracuse (Munro).
• 12/07/07: L (59m37s, 23/27) 3-4 defeat at Providence (Franck).
• 12/08/07: L (38m46s, 26/31) 4-7 defeat at Manchester (Taylor) [Replaced by Gherson].
• 12/13/07: W (60m, 24/27) 5-3 victory vs. Rochester (Shantz).
• 12/15/07: W (59m54s, 28/30) 10-2 victory at Iowa (Sauve, Stephan).
• 12/19/07: W (60m, 33/37) 7-4 victory vs. Peoria (Beckford-Tseu).
• 12/22/07: OTW (64m39s, 27/30) 4-3 OT victory at Grand Rapids (Howard).
• 12/27/07: OTW (64m06s, 27/30) 4-3 OT victory vs. Rockford (Crawford).
• 12/28/07: W (60m, 28/31) 4-3 victory at Milwaukee (Rinne).
• 01/02/08: W (60m, 25/26) 4-1 victory vs. Milwaukee (Rinne).
• 01/04/08: L (57m51s, 31/36) 4-5 defeat at Rockford (Crawford).
• 01/05/08: W (60m, 28/31) 6-3 victory at Milwaukee (Rinne).
• 01/09/08: W (60m, 28/32) 6-4 victory vs. Iowa (Stephan, Silverthorn).
• 01/11/08: W (55m56s, 33/35) 6-2 victory at Quad City (Krahn, Keetley) [Replaced by Gherson].
• 01/12/08: W (59m49s, 29/33) 5-4 victory vs. Toronto (Clemmensen).
• 01/16/08: L (44m52s, 29/33) 0-4 defeat vs. Milwaukee (Rinne) [Replaced by Gherson].
• 01/18/08: W (60m, 29/31) 3-2 victory at Quad City (Krahn).
• 01/20/08: L (58m31s, 32/36) 2-5 defeat vs. Grand Rapids (Howard).
• 01/25/08: L (59m21s, 37/41) 3-4 defeat at Rockford (Crawford).
• 01/26/08: W (59m55s, 29/32) 5-3 victory at Grand Rapids (Howard).
• 02/01/08: L (58m22s, 24/29) 4-5 defeat at Milwaukee (Rinne).
• 02/02/08: W (59m35s, 25/27) 4-2 victory vs. Rockford (Crawford).
• 02/08/08: W (59m54s, 31/31) 3-0 victory at Iowa (Stephan).
• 02/09/08: W (59m54s, 20/21) 3-1 victory vs. Milwaukee (Rinne).
• 02/13/08: W (60m, 19/20) 6-1 victory vs. Houston (Brust, Khudobin).
• 02/14/08: OTW (61m08s, 31/33) 3-2 OT victory at Milwaukee (Rinne).
• 02/16/08: W (59m52s, 33/34) 4-1 victory at Rockford (Crawford).
• 02/20/08: OTL (63m55s, 21/22) 1-2 OT defeat vs. Manitoba (MacIntyre).
• 02/22/08: W (59m00s, 23/24) 3-1 victory at Iowa (Silverthorn).
• 02/24/08: W (59m56s, 25/26) 3-1 victory vs. Iowa (Stephan).
• 02/27/08: W (60m, 43/44) 5-1 victory at San Antonio (Tordjman).
• 02/29/08: SOL (64m57s, 40/42) 2-3 SO defeat (1/3) at San Antonio (Montoya).
• 03/02/08: W (59m51s, 35/36) 4-1 victory vs. Providence (Rask).
• 03/07/08: SOL (64m49s, 33/36) 3-4 SO defeat (3/4) vs. Iowa (Stephan).
• 03/09/08: W (60m, 32/33) 2-1 victory at Peoria (Beckford-Tseu).
• 03/12/08: W (60m, 20/22) 3-2 victory vs. Hamilton (Danis).
• 03/14/08: W (59m55s, 22/25) 6-3 victory vs. Lake Erie (Bacashihua).
• 03/15/08: L (57m29s, 27/32) 3-5 defeat vs. Peoria (Schwarz).
• 03/18/08: L (58m57s, 33/39) 5-7 defeat at Lake Erie (Wall).
• 03/20/08: L (58m49s, 19/20) 0-1 defeat at Houston (Khudobin).
• 03/22/08: W (60m, 38/39) 3-1 victory at San Antonio (Montoya).
• 03/28/08: SOL (64m58s, 22/24) 2-3 SO defeat (3/6) at Rockford (Flaherty).
• 03/29/08: L (24m42s, 12/16) 3-4 defeat vs. Houston (Brust, Khudobin, Brust) [Replaced by Gherson].
• 03/30/08: W (60m, 31/35) 6-4 victory vs. Grand Rapids (Howard, Berkhoel).
• 04/02/08: L (59m16s, 18/21) 1-4 defeat at Manitoba (Schneider).
• 04/05/08: W (59m58s, 25/29) 6-4 victory at Peoria (Schwarz, Beckford-Tseu).
• 04/06/08: W (59m44s, 36/36) 3-0 victory vs. Quad City (McElhinney).
• 04/09/08: L (36m00s, 18/25) 3-8 defeat at Toronto (Clemmensen) [Replaced by Gherson].
• 04/11/08: L (59m25s, 33/36) 2-3 defeat at Rockford (Crawford).
• 04/13/08: W (60m, 30/33) 5-3 victory vs. Peoria (Toivonen, Beckford-Tseu).
• 04/16/08: L (66m07s, 21/25) 3-4 OT defeat vs. Milwaukee (Rinne).
• 04/18/08: W (59m45s, 26/27) 2-1 victory vs. Milwaukee (Rinne).
• 04/20/08: W (74m08s, 27/30) 4-3 OT victory at Milwaukee (Rinne).
• 04/23/08: L (58m39s, 15/17) 0-2 defeat at Milwaukee (Rinne).
• 04/24/08: W (60m, 26/27) 4-1 victory vs. Milwaukee (Rinne, Grumet-Morris).
• 04/26/08: W (60m, 30/30) 3-0 victory at Milwaukee (Rinne).
• 05/01/08: W (60m, 29/30) 4-1 victory vs. Rockford (Crawford).
• 05/03/08: W (60m, 42/45) 7-3 victory vs. Rockford (Crawford).
• 05/04/08: L (59m19s, 40/43) 1-3 defeat at Rockford (Crawford).
• 05/07/08: L (58m53s, 27/30) 2-3 defeat at Rockford (Crawford).
• 05/09/08: L (52m44s, 20/25) 1-5 defeat vs. Rockford (Crawford) [Replaced by Gherson].
• 05/11/08: W (59m57s, 31/34) 4-3 victory at Rockford (Crawford).
• 05/13/08: W (60m, 38/39) 4-1 victory vs. Rockford (Crawford).
• 05/16/08: W (60m, 26/27) 4-1 victory vs. Toronto (Clemmensen).
• 05/18/08: W (60m, 24/24) 5-0 victory vs. Toronto (Clemmensen, Pogge).
• 05/20/08: W (60m, 30/31) 4-1 victory at Toronto (Clemmensen).
• 05/21/08: L (50m35s, 28/33) 1-6 defeat at Toronto (Pogge) [Replaced by Gherson].
• 05/23/08: W (59m56s, 23/25) 4-2 victory vs. Toronto (Pogge).
• 05/29/08: W (59m49s, 30/34) 5-4 victory vs. Wilkes-Barre (Curry).
• 06/01/08: W (60m, 21/23) 4-2 victory vs. Wilkes-Barre (Curry).
• 06/04/08: W (60m, 24/25) 6-1 victory at Wilkes-Barre (Curry, Brown).
• 06/06/08: L (58m14s, 20/23) 2-3 defeat at Wilkes-Barre (Curry).
• 06/07/08: L (59m58s, 26/31) 1-5 defeat at Wilkes-Barre (Curry).
• 06/10/08: W (60m, 25/27) 5-2 victory vs. Wilkes-Barre (Curry).