What is Ondřej Pavelec?
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Ondřej Pavelec | image = Ondrej Pavelec (Ondřej Pavelec) (26284574981).jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Pavelec with the [[Winnipeg Jets]] in 2016 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|8|31}} | birth_place = [[Kladno]], [[Czechoslovakia]] | position = [[Goaltender]] | catches = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 215 | played_for = [[Atlanta Thrashers]]<br>[[Winnipeg Jets]]<br>[[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec|Bílí Tygři Liberec]]<br>[[Lahti Pelicans|Pelicans]]<br>[[New York Rangers]] | ntl_team = CZE | draft = 41st overall | draft_year = 2005 | draft_team = [[Atlanta Thrashers]] | career_start = 2007 | career_end = 2018 }} '''Ondřej Pavelec''' (born August 31, 1987) is a [[Czechs|Czech]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]]. He played parts of eleven seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He played for the [[Atlanta Thrashers]], [[Winnipeg Jets]], and [[New York Rangers]]. He also played for [[HC Bílí Tygři Liberec|Bílí Tygři Liberec]] of the [[Czech Extraliga]] (ELH) and [[Lahti Pelicans]] of the [[Liiga]] (SM-l). ==Career== Before playing the NHL, Pavelec played 2 seasons with the [[Cape Breton Screaming Eagles]] of the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] (QMJHL). During his time with Cape Breton, Pavelec was able to win the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy for having the lowest [[Goals against average|GAA]] in the league, the Raymond Lagacé Trophy for defensive rookie of the year and the RDS Cup for rookie of the year. He was drafted by the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] with the 41st overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He played 7 games with the Thrashers and was sent down to their [[American Hockey League|AHL]] affiliate team, the [[Chicago Wolves]]. During that season with the Wolves, Pavelec helped them win a [[Calder Cup]]. He spent 5 seasons between both the Wolves and Thrashers. On October 8, 2010, during a game against the [[Washington Capitals]], Pavelec collapsed and lost [[consciousn