Adam Pelech
Age 29 Aug 16, 1994
Toronto CAN
Defense shoots left
6'3" 191 cm
218 lbs 99 kg
ELC Signing Age 19
Waivers Signing Age 20
UFA Year 2022
Agent Paul Capizzano
Transaction History
| Apr 20, 2023 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech earned an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2. |
| Mar 25, 2023 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech was credited with an assist in Friday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. |
| Mar 15, 2023 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech posted two assists in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks. |
| Mar 9, 2023 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech is tied for the team lead with a rating of plus-13 entering the game Thursday versus the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
| Feb 24, 2023 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech scored a goal in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. |
| Feb 21, 2023 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech hasn't lit the lamp in his last 16 games. |
| Feb 9, 2023 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech logged an assist, four hits, two blocked shots, two shots on goal and four PIM in Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. |
| Feb 7, 2023 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech has struggled over his last five games since returning from a concussion. |
| Jan 23, 2023 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (head) was taken off injured reserve ahead of Monday's matchup with Toronto, per the NHL media site. |
| Jan 12, 2023 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (head) participated in an optional skate with several other players on Thursday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Jan 9, 2023 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (head) has resumed skating, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Dec 29, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (concussion) will not go on the New York Islanders' four-game road trip starting Sunday against the Seattle Kraken, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Dec 28, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech, who is dealing with a suspected concussion, has yet to begin, skating coach Lane Lambert told reporters Wednesday, per Andrew Gross of Newsday. |
| Dec 22, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (upper body) isn't expected to play Thursday against the New York Rangers, per Andrew Gross of Newsday. |
| Dec 19, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (upper body) has not resumed skating yet, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Dec 15, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (upper body) was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 6. |
| Dec 13, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech's (upper body) status for the New York Islanders' trip out west that begins Friday in Arizona has yet to be determined, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Dec 12, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (upper body) won't travel with the New York Islanders to Boston for Tuesday's matchup with the Boston Bruins, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Dec 10, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (upper body) won't play Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes, Stefen Rosner of NYI Hockey Now reports. |
| Dec 9, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (upper body) won't play Friday against the New Jersey Devils, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports. |
| Dec 8, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (upper body) was not at practice Thursday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Dec 6, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (upper body) left Tuesday's game versus the St. Louis Blues, and head coach Lane Lambert had no update on his status after the contest, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Dec 4, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech produced an assist, two shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Nov 26, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech scored a goal, logged two hits and went plus-3 in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Nov 18, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech scored a first-period goal and drew a second-period assist during Thursday's 5-4 loss to the host Predators. |
| Nov 7, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech hasn't registered a point in his last five games. |
| Oct 26, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech dished out two assists in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the New York Rangers. |
| Oct 18, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech has been held off the scoresheet in the early going this season for the New York Islanders. |
| May 3, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech had the best offensive season of his career this past season for the New York Islanders with three goals and 28 points in 78 games. |
| Apr 20, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech has set a career high in points this season for the New York Islanders with 28. |
| Apr 4, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech notched three assists in Sunday's 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils. |
| Mar 31, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (undisclosed) is expected to suit up Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Mar 31, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision for Thursday's matchup with Columbus, Stefen Rosner of NYI Hockey Now reports. |
| Mar 23, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech has three goals and 18 assists in 57 games for the New York Islanders this season. |
| Mar 11, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech logged an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. |
| Mar 6, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech has registered an assist in back-to-back games for the New York Islanders. |
| Feb 25, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech scored a goal on five shots, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks. |
| Feb 24, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech has a team-leading rating of plus-13. |
| Feb 17, 2022 | New York Islanders | Ryan Pulock | Pulock is expected to move up to the top defensive pair along with Adam Pelech in the near future, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Feb 9, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech posted an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. |
| Jan 30, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech recorded an assist in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild. |
| Jan 21, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech added two assists in a 4-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Friday. |
| Jan 17, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech notched an assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Jan 14, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech scored his first goal of the season as the New York Islanders defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Thursday. |
| Jan 8, 2022 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech has yet to wrinkle the twine this season but does have five assists and a team-best rating of plus-4 in 24 games for the New York Islanders. |
| Dec 24, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Bellows could be in line for a bigger role with the New York Islanders when play resumes, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Dec 21, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech may only have four assists in 22 games for the New York Islanders this season, but he also has a team-leading rating of plus-5. |
| Dec 4, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech recorded a shorthanded assist, three shots on goal, three blocked shots and four hits in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Dec 2, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (not injury related) will suit up against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Dec 1, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech has been cleared of the NHL's COVID-19 protocols and could return to action against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Nov 20, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech was placed in the league's COVID-19 protocols Saturday, Brian Compton of NHL.com reports. |
| Nov 16, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech only has two points, both assists, and a rating of plus-4 in 13 games for the New York Islanders this season. |
| Oct 30, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech (finger) will play Saturday against the Nashville Predators, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Oct 25, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech missed the final few minutes of the New York Islanders' 2-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday due to a finger injury, Arthur Staple of The Athletic reports. |
| Oct 23, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech produced an assist, two hits, a pair of blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes. |
| Oct 23, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech has yet to record a point in the first four games of the season for the New York Islanders. |
| Aug 6, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelch agreed to terms on an eight-year, $46 million contract with the New York Islanders on Friday. |
| Jun 19, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech produced two assists and four blocks in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Lighting in Game 4. |
| May 29, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech scored a goal on two shots, doled out three hits and went minus-2 in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 1. |
| May 23, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech is scoreless with a rating of minus-2 as the New York Islanders and Penguins have split the first four games of their playoff series. |
| May 20, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech put four shots on Tristan Jarry in the New York Islanders 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 of their playoff series Thursday. |
| May 3, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech registered a goal and an assist with two shots and one hit in a 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. |
| Apr 28, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech, like most Islanders, is in a scoring slump with only one point in his last 16 games. |
| Apr 7, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech will be a restricted free agent with arbitration rights after this season, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Apr 1, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech has recorded a rating of minus-1 in three straight games. |
| Mar 30, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech has a rating of minus-1 in three straight games for the New York Islanders. |
| Mar 13, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech scored his first goal in eight games and second of the season in the New York Islanders' 5-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. |
| Feb 23, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech will be a restricted free agent for the New York Islanders after the season, Arthur Staple of The Athletic reports. |
| Feb 2, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | Pelech has two points, both assists, and a rating of zero in nine games this season. |
| Jan 1, 2021 | New York Islanders | Adam Pelech | General manager Lou Lamoriello stated Thursday that Pelech has completely recovered from the wrist injury that ended his 2019-20 campaign, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. |
| Jul 21, 2020 | New York Islanders | Activated D Adam Pelech from injured reserve. |
| Jul 24, 2017 | New York Islanders | Signed D Adam Pelech to a four-year, $6.4 million contract. |
| Apr 10, 2017 | New York Islanders | Assigned D Adam Pelech to Bridgeport (AHL). |
| Jan 5, 2017 | New York Islanders | Recalled D Adam Pelech from Bridgeport (AHL). |
| Dec 31, 2016 | New York Islanders | Assigned D Adam Pelech to Bridgeport (AHL). |
| Oct 11, 2016 | New York Islanders | Assigned D Adam Pelech to Bridgeport (AHL). |
| Apr 9, 2016 | New York Islanders | Recalled D Adam Pelech from Bridgeport (AHL). |
| Apr 4, 2016 | New York Islanders | Loaned D Adam Pelech to Bridgeport (AHL) on a conditioning assignment. |
| Jan 1, 2016 | New York Islanders | Recalled D Adam Pelech from Bridgeport (AHL). |
| Nov 29, 2015 | New York Islanders | Assigned D Adam Pelech to Bridgeport (AHL). |
| Nov 9, 2015 | New York Islanders | Recalled D Adam Pelech from Bridgeport (AHL). |
| Oct 5, 2015 | New York Islanders | Assigned D Adam Pelech to Bridgeport (AHL). |
| Oct 4, 2015 | New York Islanders | Recalled D Adam Pelech from Bridgeport (AHL). |
| Sep 29, 2014 | New York Islanders | Assigned D Adam Pelech to Bridgeport (AHL). |
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats
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Adam Pelech |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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61 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 1,106 | 52.90 | 51.00 | 2.40 | 51.40 | 1.70 | 0.27 | 0.87 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | Toronto Marlboros U15 AAA | OHF Bantam AAA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA | GTHL U16 | 69 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA | OHL Cup | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Erie Otters | OHL | 65 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 27 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Canada Ontario U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2011-2012 | Erie Otters | OHL | 44 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 52 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2011-2012 | Canada U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2011-2012 | Canada U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Erie Otters | OHL | 59 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 98 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Canada U20 | CAN-RUS Challenge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | OHL All-Stars | Jr Super Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Erie Otters | OHL | 60 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 46 | Playoffs | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | OHL All-Stars | Jr Super Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 65 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | New York Islanders | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 30.00 | 41.35 | -16.82 | 41.47 | -7.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | New York Islanders | NHL | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 686 | 44.83 | 43.85 | -7.45 | 46.98 | -1.64 | 0.26 | 0.87 | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | New York Islanders | NHL | 78 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 1,254 | 52.88 | 48.27 | 4.06 | 48.00 | 1.85 | 0.14 | 0.67 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | New York Islanders | NHL | 78 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 1,270 | 61.45 | 53.78 | 3.49 | 48.93 | 2.10 | 0.24 | 0.94 | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019-2020 | New York Islanders | NHL | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 661 | 46.90 | 47.40 | -0.60 | 44.50 | -2.70 | 0.09 | 0.54 | Playoffs | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | New York Islanders | NHL | 56 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 993 | 59.20 | 57.50 | 9.40 | 51.90 | 5.50 | 0.18 | 0.73 | Playoffs | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021-2022 | New York Islanders | NHL | 78 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 42 | 1,381 | 57.70 | 52.00 | 6.80 | 50.00 | 6.20 | 0.09 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | New York Islanders | NHL | 61 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 1,106 | 52.90 | 51.00 | 2.40 | 51.40 | 1.70 | 0.27 | 0.87 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 8 Years $46,000,000 6.89% of cap space
| 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | |
| Clauses | NTC | NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | ||
| UFA Year | |||||||||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | ||||
| Year 2-4 No Trade Clause, Year 5-8 Modified No Trade Clause | |||||||||
Contract History
Standard Contract | 4 Years $6,400,000 2.13% of cap space
Signing Team
Signing Date March 15, 2014
Signing Date March 15, 2014
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.24% of cap space