Pelyk attended
Michael Power/St. Joseph High School in
Etobicoke, Ontario. Although a gifted skater, Pelyk struggled with inconsistency early in his NHL career with the
Toronto Maple Leafs. In the 1973–74 season he seemed to be finally reaching his potential, leading Leaf defencemen with 12 goals, when he was lured away from the Leafs with a million-dollar contact to the
Vancouver Blazers of the WHA. However, he was never quite able to return to the potential shown in the 1973–74 season either in his two years in the WHA, or with his return to the NHL with the Maple Leafs in 1976. After two years alternating between the NHL and CHL, he retired in 1978. Pelyk was
captain of the WHA Cincinnati Stingers for the 1975–76 season. ==Career statistics==