A stopgap solution between the pipes for the Armada, who are still awaiting Jakub Milota's return from injury
Despite not having played in a regular season QMJHL game in 2025-26, goalie Zach Pelletier has now been traded twice this campaign, now from the Baie-Comeau Drakkar to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2027 QMJHL draft.
Just over a month ago, Pelletier was traded from Rouyn-Noranda to Baie-Comeau, also for a fourth. The Drakkar managed to move the fourth up a season in exchange for holding onto the goaltender for a month.
The Mont-Laurier native has played the season with the Saint-Jérôme Panthers of the QJHL this season, posting a 17-5-0 record, 3.55 goals-against average and .895 save percentage.
Zach Pelletier with the Gatineau Olympiques. He's been traded three times now since his last game in Gatineau, only appearing in 11 total QMJHL games across his different teams. (Photo: Gatineau Olympiques)The Drakkar initially acquired his services as an insurance marker due to a Lucas Beckman injury, but then signed Sam Caulfield just a few days later, who has been very solid in his first six games.
So, Pelletier never actually saw action there. But now, the Armada are in need of a goaltender, with import Jakub Milota still injured while fellow import Arseni Radkov and rookie Derek Brouillard struggling at times.
Blainville-Boisbriand once held a firm lead atop the Western conference table, but now with their injury blips and the strong play of Drummondville and Rouyn-Noranda, they sit tied for second in points percentage, and are only ahead of the Voltigeurs by a single regulation win.
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