Jody Pederson

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-3
Weight:
215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Smithers, B.C.

At Princeton:

2009-10 - Played in 27 games … scored three goals and added 11 assists for 14 points … finished college career with 58 points, fifth all-time among Princeton defensemen … named an honorable mention All-Ivy … served as a team tri-captain … assisted on the overtime game winner in the season opener against Brown … added an assist against St. Lawrence … had a goal and an assist at Colgate … assisted on Princeton's first goal in a win at UMass Lowell … had a pair of assists in Princeton's 6-6 tie with Maine at the Florida College Classic … had an assist in Princeton's win at Dartmouth … scored in a win over fifth-ranked Cornell … had an assist in a win at Rensselaer … scored and added an assist in a loss to Yale … had an assist against Harvard in the opening ECAC playoff game … attended the Vancouver Canucks Summer Prospects Camp.

2008-09 - Appeared in all 35 games on the Tiger blue line ... set career highs with five goals, 14 assists and 19 points ... ranked fourth on the team in scoring ... was a first-team All-Ivy and third-team All-ECAC selection ... posted a pair of assists in a win at Clarkson ... added an assist in a win over fourth-ranked Northeastern ... scored in a loss to Mercyhurst ... added an assist on the game-winning goal in a non-conference game against Quinnipiac ... had nine points in a six-game stretch, including three-straight two-point games in wins over Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha and Harvard ... added assists against Union and RPI ... had a goal and an assist in a win at Brown ... scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over ECAC champion Yale at home ... had a goals and an assist at Harvard.

2007-08 - played in 34 games ... scored three goals and added 13 assists for 16 points ... scored a game winner ... ranked second among Princeton defensemen in scoring ... scored the game-winning goal in the season-opening win at Yale ... had an assist in a win at Colgate ... got an assist against Notre Dame ... notched two assists and was +5 against Dartmouth ... notched an assist in a win over Harvard ... had assists in back-to-back wins at Yale and Brown ... scored on the power play at Robert Morris ... had assists in wins at Rensselaer and against Brown ... added two assists in home win over Colgate ... scored the following night in a 2-1 win over Cornell ... added an assists in a loss at St. Lawrence.

2006-07 - appeared in 32 games on the Tiger blue line ... scored one goal and added eight assists for nine points ... made his collegiate debut on Oct. 27 against Bentley ... notched an assist the following night on Kevin Westgarth’s power-play goal for his first career point ... assisted on goals in the next two games, at Rensselaer and at Union ... had the primary assist on Dan Bartlett’s goal in a win over Rensselaer ... had assists against Colgate and Harvard ... assisted on Westgarth’s power-play goal in a win over Dartmouth ... added a helper in a win over Clarkson ... scored his first career goal in the first game of the ECAC quarterfinals at Dartmouth.

Before Princeton:
attended Prince George Secondary School ... played junior hockey for Fort McMurray of the AJHL ... had 24 points on six goals and 18 assists in 54 games in his last season ... helped lead the team to a league championship ... played the previous season for the Olds Grizzleys and had 24 points ... was an assistant captain on that team and won the team’s award for the best defenseman ... was also named to the South Division’s All-Star team that year.

Personal:
full name is Jody Clayton Pederson ... birthday is March 14, 1985 ... son of Don and Shirley Pederson ... father is a plumber, mother is a homemaker ...has three brothers, Tyler, Mitch, and Darcy, and two sisters, Nicki and Kristi ... enjoys softball, soccer and golf ... majoring in mechanical engineering.

Career Stats:

Season	GP	G	A	P	+/-	P-Min	PPG	SHG	GWG
2006-07	32	1	8	9	-10	11-22	0	0	0
2007-08	34	3	13	16	+8	13-26	1	0	1
2008-09	35	5	14	19	+9	7-14	4	0	2
2009-10	27	3	11	14	-5	10-20	1	0	0
Total	128	12	46	58	+2	41-82	6	0	3

Career Highs:

Goals: 1 (12x), Most Recent-Feb. 26, 2010 vs. Yale
Assists: 2 (6x), Most Recent-Dec. 29, 2009 vs. Maine
Points: 2 (12x), Most Recent-Feb. 26, 2010 vs. Yale (1G-1A)

Multiple-Goal Games: 0
Multiple-Assist Games: 6 (2-6x)
Multiple-Point Games: 12 (2-12x)

Game-Winning Goals: 3 (Oct. 26, 2007 at Yale, Jan. 31, 2009 at Brown, Feb. 21, 2009 vs. Yale)

Career Firsts

Goal: at Dartmouth (3/9/07)
Assist: vs. Bentley (10/28/06)
Point: Assist vs. Bentley (10/28/06)