 He was sidelined in January 2010 with a blood clot in his arm, an ailment team doctors initially feared was season ending.Pelech recovered in time to join the Heat for their playoff run, appearing in all 13 of the team's post-season games.Pelech appeared in 59 games for the Heat in 2010–11, scoring 3 goals, 2 assists and adding 198 penalties in minutes (PIM).