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Left wing Pascal Pelletier has been recalled from Providence by the Boston Bruins and will make his National Hockey League debut Thursday night when Boston hosts the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7 p.m. at the TD Banknorth Garden.

Pelletier, 24, receives the call-up exactly one week after being named a starter for the Canadian team in the upcoming 2008 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Reebok and two weeks after receiving the league’s CCM/AHL Player of the Month Award for the month of December 2007, during which he had 13 goals and 23 points. Overall, the fourth-year pro and third-year P-Bruin leads the AHL in goals with 24 and ranks fourth in the league with 48 points in 40 games. Pelletier’s plus-17 rating is good for a sixth-place tie in the AHL.

The native of Labrador City, Newfoundland, has put together two lengthy points-streaks this year, one of nine games early in the season and another of eight games that came to an end last weekend. Pelletier notched his 200th professional point with the first of two power play goals against the Albany River Rats on December 27, 2007. The winger has 16 multi-point games this season and has received a star in 15 of Providence’s 40 contests. He originally joined the P-Bruins on December 16, 2005 from the ECHL’s Gwinnett Gladiators.

Hendricken (6-0 league, 8-1 overall) takes on North Kingstown (6-0 league, 7-1 overall) tonight in boys basketball, and you'll be able to find a gallery of game photos in addition to a game story tomorrow on HSGameTime.

HSGameTime readers were asked to vote on the winner of tonight's game in our inaugural Game of the Day poll: 58 out of 79 voters (73 percent) picked the Hawks to remain perfect.

The game starts at 7 at Hendricken.

Tomorrow night, we'll be shooting indoor track at CCRI. There will be no Game of the Day poll, but check back on Thursday afternoon for the Friday poll.

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