Joël Perrault (born April 6, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played a total of 96 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) throughout his playing career, which lasted from 2003 to 2016.
| Joël Perrault | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Perrault with the San Antonio Rampage in 2007 | |||
| Born |
April 6, 1983 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Phoenix Coyotes St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks SCL Tigers HC Ambrì-Piotta IFK Helsinki Krefeld Pinguine Dragons de Rouen | ||
| NHL draft |
137th overall, 2001 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2016 | ||
Playing career
editPerrault was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the fifth round, 137th overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. In his last year of junior hockey, Perrault was the QMJHL's leading scorer while playing for the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.
After turning professional, Perrault spent two seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and the Portland Pirates before he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Sean O'Donnell on March 9, 2006.[1]
In the 2006–07 season on October 31, 2006, St. Louis Blues claimed Perrault of waivers before being reclaimed by the Coyotes on December 19, 2006.[2] He also spent parts of the season in the AHL with the San Antonio Rampage and the Blues' minor affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen.
In 2007–08, Perrault split time between the NHL and AHL scoring 17 points in 49 games for the Coyotes. Over the following two seasons, he remained in the Phoenix organization but was unable to establish a permanent role in the NHL, often relied on as an offensive contributor with San Antonio.
On May 11, 2010, Perrault signed with Swiss team EV Zug of the National League A (NLA).[3] With the inclusion of an out clause for NHL interest, Perrault opted out with EV Zug and signed a one-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 1, 2010.[4]
Perrault began the 2010–11 season in the AHL. He played 15 games for the Canucks' top affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, before being recalled to the NHL[5] to make his Vancouver debut on November 20 in a 7–1 home game against the Chicago Blackhawks.[6]
On February 28, 2011, Perrault was traded (along with a third-round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft) to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Maxim Lapierre and MacGregor Sharp.[7]
On May 5, 2011, Perrault again signed in Switzerland, agreeing to a one-year and optional second year contract with the SCL Tigers beginning in the 2011–12 season. On November 18, he signed a one-year contract with HC Ambrì-Piotta for the remainder of the season.[8]
On July 20, 2012, Perrault signed with HIFK of the Finnish SM-liiga for the 2012–13 season. Midway through the campaign, he determined his stay in Finland would be a solitary season after signing a contract for the following season with Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on December 10, 2013, also spending the 2014–15 season with the club.
In December 2015, Perrault signed with Dragons de Rouen of the French Ligue Magnus for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. He helped Rouen win the French championship, the French Cup competition as well as the IIHF Continental Cup. Perrault retired from professional hockey at the end of the season in March 2016.[9]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Collège Antoine–Girouard | QMAAA | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Baie–Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 68 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Baie–Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 57 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 96 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Baie–Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 70 | 51 | 65 | 116 | 93 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 65 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 51 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Augusta Lynx | ECHL | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 25 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 21 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 28 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 49 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 46 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 47 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 37 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 23 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 27 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2013–14 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 24 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 42 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 28 | ||
| AHL totals | 334 | 100 | 138 | 238 | 280 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 96 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards
edit- 2002–03 QMJHL First All-Star team
- 2002–03 QMJHL Jean Beliveau Trophy (Leading Scorer)
- 2002–03 QMJHL Michel Briere Trophy (MVP)
- 2002–03 CHL First All-Star team
References
edit- ^ "Phoenix trades O'Donnell". ESPN. March 9, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
- ^ "Coyotes reclaim Perrault". Arizonarubber.com. December 19, 2006. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
- ^ "Joël Perrault new to the ECC!" (in German). EV Zug. May 11, 2010. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ "Joel Perrault hoping to break out in Canucks uniform". TheProvince.com. July 1, 2010. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ Jamieson, Jim (November 19, 2010). "Perrault gets recalled by Canucks thanks to positive signs with Manitoba Moose". The Province. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Jory, Derek (November 21, 2010). "The Goods: Canucks downed by Hawks". Canucks.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ "Canucks acquire Maxim LaPierre and MacGregor Sharp". Vancouver Canucks. February 28, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ "Joel Perrault commits to the SCL Tigers" (in German). SCL Tigers. May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ "La retraite pour Joël Perrault". TVA Sports. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database