Derek Peltier Derek James Peltier ( born March 14 , 1985 in Plymouth , Minnesota ) , is an American professional ice hockey Defenseman currently playing for the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga ( DEL ) . Playing career . Amateur . Peltier originally played prep hockey with Robbinsdale Armstrong High School in the Minnesota State High School League and was named in the All - Classic Lake and an All - State Honourable mention by the St . Paul Pioneer Press in 2001 – 02 before joining the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League . In his second season with the RoughRiders , Peltier led Cedar defenseman in scoring with 33 points in 55 contests to be named in the All - USHL First Team . Derek ' s development as a dependable two - way defenseman resulted in being selected 184th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft . Committing to a collegiate career , Peltier joined the University of Minnesota in the WCHA . As a freshman in 2004 – 05 , he was a U of M scholar athlete and led the entire team in Plus / minus ( + 17 ) . In his sophomore season , Peltier continued his studius progression to be named in the 2005 – 06 WCHA All - Academic Team and All - Tournament team and appearing all 41 games for the Gophers . As a Junior , Pelter was named to the WCHA All - Academic Team for the second consecutive season . He partnered 2006 first overall NHL draft pick Erik Johnson for the year and posted 15 points in 44 games . In his senior year Peltier was elected as captain of the Gophers for the 2007 – 08 season . He concluded his tenure with the Gopher ' s , playing in all 45 games , marking a streak of 172 consecutive games , missing only one game in his entire collegiate career . Posting a career high and team defense best 21 points , Peltier then signed an amateur tryout with Colorado ' s AHL affiliate , the Lake Erie Monsters , for the end of the 2007 – 08 season . Professional . On June 5 , 2008 , Peltier was signed by the Avalanche to a three - year entry level contract . Derek spent the majority of the 2008 – 09 season with the Monsters , before he received his first NHL call - up on March 17 , 2009 . Peltier made his NHL debut with the Avalanche on the same day in a 3 - 2 loss to the Minnesota Wild . Peltier remained with the cellar dwelling injury hit Avalanche for the remainder of the season , going scoreless in 11 games . In the 2009 – 10 season , Peltier was again used as a reserve defenseman for the Avalanche , spending the most part of the season in the AHL . Limited to 44 games with Lake Erie through injury , Derek made his season debut for Colorado on January 8 , 2010 , against the Carolina Hurricanes . He played in 3 games with the Avalanche before returning with the Monsters to post 1 goal and 12 assists . Without a contract offer from the Avalanche , Peltier was invited as a free agent on a try out to the Pittsburgh Penguins training camp for the 2010 – 11 season . He was later re - assigned to AHL affiliate , Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Penguins , training camp in hopes for a contract but was released from the team on October 3 , 2010 . On October 7 , Peltier moved to fellow AHL team , the Peoria Rivermen , signing a professional try out contract to start the season . Following a season spent with Rivermen , Peltier left to sign a one - year contract for European team , the Iserlohn Roosters , of the German DEL on June 30 , 2011 .