Éric Perrin
{{Short description|Canadian hockey player}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| caption = Perrin with the Hershey Bears in 2004
| alt =
| image = Eric Perrin Hershey.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| position = Centre
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 09
| weight_lb = 184
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|11|1}}
| birth_place = Laval, Quebec, Canada
| career_start = 1997
| career_end = 2019
| team =
| played_for = Jokerit
Ässät
HPK
Tampa Bay Lightning
EHC Biel
Atlanta Thrashers
Avangard Omsk
HC TPS
JYP Jyväskylä
| draft = Undrafted
}}
Éric Perrin (born November 1, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who last played for JYP Jyväskylä in the Finnish Liiga. As of December 2017, he is the highest scoring foreign player in the history of Liiga.
Playing career
As a youth, Perrin played in the 1988 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Laval, Quebec.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-26}}
Perrin played college hockey at the University of Vermont, where he played with future Tampa Bay Lightning team mate Martin St. Louis and Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas. and went undrafted by the NHL. After spending several years playing minor league hockey, including a stint in Finland, Perrin was playing for the Hershey Bears when he was called up by the Lightning with 4 games left in the 2003–04 NHL season. He registered one assist in the playoffs on the way to the Lightning winning the Stanley Cup. Perrin is best friend of Lightning winger Martin St. Louis.{{cite news |last1=Hradek |first1=E.J. |title=LIGHTNING BUDS |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/magazine/archives/news/story?page=magazine-20040524-article36 |access-date=4 May 2021 |work=ESPN |date=10 July 2012 |language=en}}
During the 2004–05 NHL lock-out, Perrin re-signed with the AHL Hershey Bears, where he was named the team's MVP, as well as the Man of the Year for his charitable contributions. The next season, rather than re-sign with the Bears, he elected to go back overseas, and signed with Swiss team SC Bern. During the Playoffs in the Swiss Nationalliga B he played with the EHC Biel. Once the Swiss season ended, he re-signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and on November 2, 2006, he scored his first NHL goal against the Philadelphia Flyers into an empty net in a 5-2 Lightning victory.{{cite web| url = https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200611020PHI.html | title = Lightning 5, Flyers 2 | website = hockeyreference.com | date = 2010-02-03 | accessdate = 2012-03-05}}
Perrin signed with the Atlanta Thrashers on July 1, 2007.{{cite web|url=http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=332733&page=NewsPage&service=page|title=Thrashers agree to terms with UFA forward Eric Perrin|publisher=thrashers.nhl.com|date=July 1, 2007|accessdate=2009-03-03}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In the 2007–08 NHL season with the Thrashers, he recorded career highs in assists (33) and points (45). He last played for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League and he joined Avangard Omsk of the KHL on September 3, 2009. Perrin was cut from his try-out with the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 5, 2010. In his NHL career he recorded 32 goals and 104 points in 245 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Atlanta Thrashers. He was also a member of the 2004 Stanley Cup winning Tampa Bay Lightning.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
In October 2010 he signed a two-year deal to return with JYP of the SM-liiga.{{cite web | url = http://www.jypliiga.fi/uutiset/eric-perrin-jypiin-kahdeksi-kaudeksi | title = Eric Perrin remains with Champions | publisher = JYP Jyväskylä | date = 2012-09-08 | accessdate = 2012-09-08 | language = Finnish | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140202174501/http://www.jypliiga.fi/uutiset/eric-perrin-jypiin-kahdeksi-kaudeksi | archive-date = February 2, 2014 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}
On February 23, 2015, Perrin announced that JYP and he had come to a mutual agreement in which Perrin would leave JYP at the end of the 2014-15 Liiga season. On April 21, 2015, HC TPS announced they had signed Perrin as a free agent to a multi-year contract.{{cite web| url = http://hc.tps.fi/uutiset/ajankohtaista/eric-perrin-siirtyy-tepsiin/ | title = Eric Perrin siirtyy Tepsiin | website = hc.tps.fi | date = 2015-04-21 | accessdate = 2015-04-25 | language = Finnish}}
Prior to the 2018–19 season, Perrin continued his longevity in returning to former club, JYP Jyväskylä, on a one-year contract on June 11, 2018. On March 19 JYP lost on the first round of Liiga playoffs and Perrin retired.{{cite web| url = https://www.jypliiga.fi/2018/06/eric-perrin-palaa-jypiin/ | title = Eric Perrin returns to JYP | publisher = JYP Jyväskylä | date = 2018-06-11 | accessdate = 2018-06-11 | language = Finnish}}
After retiring as a player, he became Director of Hockey Operations for the youth travel hockey club DME Swamp Rabbits out of the Daytona Ice Arena in Daytona Beach, FL.{{Cite web|url=https://daytonaicearena.com/eric-perrin-is-the-new-director-of-hockey-for-dia/ | title = Eric Perrin is the New Director of Hockey for DIA | publisher = DME Sports | date = 2019 | accessdate = 2020-07-06 | language = English}}
Career statistics
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| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1991–92
| Laval Régents | QMAAA | 42 | 41 | 50 | 91 | — | 12 | 7 | 16 | 23 | |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1992–93 | CJHL | 31 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94
| ECAC | 32 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95 | University of Vermont | ECAC | 35 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96
| University of Vermont | ECAC | 38 | 29 | 56 | 85 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97 | University of Vermont | ECAC | 26 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98
| IHL | 69 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98 | IHL | 13 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99
| IHL | 82 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1999–00 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 21 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01
| Jokerit | SM-l | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01 | Ässät | SM-l | 43 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02
| Ässät | SM-l | 45 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02 | HPK | SM-l | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2002–03
| JYP | SM-l | 56 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2003–04 | AHL | 71 | 21 | 54 | 75 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04
| NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2004–05 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 80 | 24 | 49 | 73 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06
| SC Bern | NLA | 44 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2005–06 | EHC Biel | NLB | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| 2006–07
| Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007–08 | NHL | 81 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09
| Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 78 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2009–10 | KHL | 55 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2010–11
| JYP | SM-l | 50 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 58 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| 2012–13
| JYP | SM-l | 59 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2013–14 | JYP | Liiga | 60 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014–15
| JYP | Liiga | 59 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2015–16 | TPS | Liiga | 46 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016–17
| TPS | Liiga | 43 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2017–18 | TPS | Liiga | 50 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| 2018–19
| JYP | Liiga | 56 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Liiga totals ! 643 ! 189 ! 343 ! 532 ! 327 ! 96 ! 28 ! 47 ! 74 ! 46 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 245 ! 32 ! 72 ! 104 ! 92 ! 18 ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 8 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | KHL totals ! 55 ! 7 ! 12 ! 19 ! 36 ! 3 ! 1 ! 0 ! 1 ! 16 |
Awards and honours
| class="wikitable"
! Award ! Year |
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | College |
| All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team
| 1993–94 |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American
| 1995–96 |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team
| 1996–97 |
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | AHL |
| First All-Star Team |
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | NHL |
| Stanley Cup (Tampa Bay)
| 2003–04 |
| Dan Snyder Memorial Award
| 2007–08 |
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | Liiga |
| {{gold1}} Kanada-malja (JYP)
| 2011–12 |
| {{bronze3}} Bronze Medal |
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | European Trophy |
| {{gold1}} Champion (JYP)
| 2013 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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{{succession box | before = Burke Murphy| title = ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year| years = 1993–94| after = Paul DiFrancesco}}
{{succession box | before = Martin St. Louis| title = ECAC Hockey Player of the Year| years = 1995–96| after = Todd White}}
{{succession box | before = Brendan Morrison | title = NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion | years = 1995–96 (with Martin St. Louis)| after = Brendan Morrison}}
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