Justin Pender (born October 25, 1988) is a

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professional

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. He is currently playing for the Clarenville Caribou's of the Central West Senior Hockey League in Newfoundland & Labrador. Prior to turning professional, Pender played major junior hockey in the

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with the Halifax Mooseheads. On November 15, 2011, the Bakersfield Condors claimed Pender off waivers after he was let go by the

Toledo Walleye The Toledo Walleye are a professional ice hockey team based in Toledo, Ohio. The Walleye are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL. The Walleye were founded in 1991 as the Toledo Storm and play their home games at ...

. On January 28, 2017 Pender was suspended from regular season play for hitting a referee in the head with a water bottle during a game against the Grand Falls Cataracts

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* * 1988 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Halifax Mooseheads players Lowell Devils players Ice hockey people from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Toledo Walleye players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Trenton Devils players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1980s-stub