Éric Perrin

Éric Perrin
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	JYP Tampa Bay Lightning Atlanta Thrashers
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1975-11-01)November 1, 1975, Laval, QC, CAN
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Pro Career	1997 – present

Éric Perrin (born November 1, 1975 in Laval, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing on JYP of the SM-liiga of Finland .

Playing career

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.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, 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.

Perrin signed with the Atlanta Thrashers on July 1, 2007. 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. In October 2010 he made a 2-year deal with JYP of the SM-liiga.

Awards and achievements

• 2003–04 AHL First All-Star Team
• 2003–04 NHL Stanley Cup (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• 2007–08 NHL Dan Snyder Memorial Award

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	University of Vermont	ECAC		32	24	21	45	34		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	University of Vermont	ECAC		35	28	39	67	38		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	University of Vermont	ECAC		38	29	56	85	38		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	University of Vermont	ECAC		26	26	33	59	40		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		69	12	31	43	34		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Quebec Rafales	IHL		13	2	12	14	4		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Kansas City Blades	IHL		82	24	37	61	71		3	0	0	0	0
1999–00	Kansas City Blades	IHL		21	3	15	18	16		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Jokerit	SM-l		6	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Ässät	SM-l		43	15	23	38	70		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Ässät	SM-l		45	13	13	26	16		—	—	—	—	—
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
2003–04	Hershey Bears	AHL		71	21	54	75	49		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		12	0	1	1	6
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
2006–07	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		82	13	23	36	30		6	1	1	2	2
2007–08	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		81	12	33	45	26		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		78	7	16	23	36		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Avangard Omsk	KHL		55	7	12	19	36		3	1	0	1	16
NHL totals				245	32	72	104	92		18	1	2	3	8
KHL totals				55	7	12	19	36		3	1	0	1	16

External links

• Éric Perrin's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database