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Yaniv Perets
Born (2000-03-04)March 4, 2000,
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NCAA team Quinnipiac University
Playing career TBD–present


Yaniv Perets (born March 4, 2000) is a Canadian college ice hockey goaltender for Quinnipiac University.

Playing career[]

Amateur[]

During the 2018–19 season, Perets appeared in 36 games for the Boston Junior Bruins of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL), where he posted a 23–10–1 record, with a 2.48 goals-against-average (GAA), and a .929. save percentage. He helped lead the Bruins to the Dineen Cup as league champions and was named NCDC Goaltender of the Year.[1][2] In October 2018, he committed to play college ice hockey for the Quinnipiac Bobcats during the 2020–21 season.[3]

During the 2019–20 season, he appeared in 37 games for the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), where he posted a 25–8–1 record, with a 2.19 GAA, a .918 save percentage and five shutouts. He ranked second in the BCHL in shutouts, third in GAA, fifth in wins and sixth in save percentage. During the postseason he posted a 4–0–1 record with a 1.96 GAA and .921 save percentage before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

During the 2020–21 season, he played 10 games for the Vees in the BCHL's training season before it was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He posted a 9–1–0 record, with a 1.80 GAA, a .931 save percentage and two shutouts. He was tied for first in the league in shutouts, ranked second in wins and was fourth in GAA and save percentage and helped lead the team to the BCHL's Okanagan Cup.[4]

Collegiate[]

On January 19, 2021, it was announced he was added to the Quinnipiac Bobcats' roster for the second semester.[4] He made his collegiate debut for the Bobcats on February 13, 2021, and recorded five saves in 14:49 in a 9–0 win against Colgate.[5][6]

During the 2021–22 season he posted a 22–5–2 record with a 1.17 GAA, .939 save percentage and 11 shutouts. He was named the ECAC Hockey player of the month for four consecutive months from November to February.[7] He led the NCAA in save percentage, GAA and shutouts. He also set the ECAC Hockey league record in save percentage, GAA, and shutouts, putting together one of the best goaltending seasons in the history of the league.[8] Following an outstanding season, he was named to the All-ECAC Hockey First Team, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year and won the Ken Dryden Award.[9][10][11][12] He was also named a top-ten finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, a top-three finalist for the Mike Richter Award and was named an AHCA East Second Team All-American.[13][14]

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2016–17 Brockville Braves CCHL 18 8 8 1 1,017 43 1 2.54 .926
2017–18 Brockville Braves CCHL 6 2 4 0 362 19 0 3.15 .911
2017–18 Boston Junior Bruins USPHL 34 17 6 1 1,449 60 0 2.48 .930
2018–19 Boston Junior Bruins USPHL 36 23 10 1 2,054 85 3 2.48 .929
2019–20 Penticton Vees BCHL 37 25 8 2 2,165 79 5 2.19 .918
2020–21 Quinnipiac University ECAC 2 0 0 0 32 0 0 0.00 1.000
2021–22 Quinnipiac University ECAC 31 22 5 2 1,842 36 11 1.17 .939
NCAA totals 33 22 5 2 1,874 36 11 1.17 .939

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
College
All-ECAC First Team 2022 [15]
ECAC Hockey Player of the Year 2022 [16]
Ken Dryden Award 2022 [8]
AHCA East Second Team All-American 2022 [17]

References[]

External links[]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Odeen Tufto
ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
2021–22
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Keith Petruzelli
Ken Dryden Award
2021–22
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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