The Los Angeles Kings drafted Petiot in 2001 from the
Camrose Kodiaks of the
AJHL. He then played four years of
collegiate hockey with
Colorado College. Petiot signed a two-year contract with the Kings after his senior year with the Tigers on August 11, 2005. Petiot made his professional debut in the
2005–06 season, playing mostly with Kings affiliate, the
Manchester Monarchs. Petiot spent the next two injury-plagued seasons with the Monarchs before signing as a free agent for the
Toronto Maple Leafs on July 15, 2008. In the
2008–09 season, the Leafs assigned Petiot to their affiliate, the
Toronto Marlies, then traded him to the
Tampa Bay Lightning for
Olaf Kolzig,
Andy Rogers,
Jamie Heward and a fourth round selection on March 4, 2009. On July 9, 2009, he was signed as a free agent by the
Chicago Blackhawks. On July 2, 2010, he was signed as a free agent with the
Edmonton Oilers to a one-year contract. During the
2010–11 season, Petiot was called up from the
Oklahoma City Barons to replace an injured
Theo Peckham on March 1, 2011. On July 2, 2011, Petiot was signed by his former team, Tampa Bay, to a one-year, two-way contract. Petiot was limited to only 6 games during the
2011–12 season with affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, due to injury. With the
NHL lockout affecting his status as a free agent, Petiot waited until the conclusion of the dispute before signing a professional try-out contract with the St. John's IceCaps of the AHL on January 9, 2013. ==Career statistics==