Kelly Perrault (born December 18, 1973) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Bowling Green[1]
| Kelly Perrault | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 18, 1973 Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenseman | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Wolves Houston Aeros Birmingham Bulls Long Beach Ice Dogs Hershey Bears Rochester Americans Quad City Mallards Straubing Tigers Fort Wayne Komets Dayton Bombers | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2009 | ||
Career
editPerrault's college career began in 1993 with Bowling Green. After a decent freshman campaign, the Falcons got a new head coach in Buddy Powers. The change in leadership coincided with Perrault's offensive numbers taking off and he nearly tripled his totals as a sophomore. The astounding jump led to Perrault being named an All-American. Despite helping the team finish with a 25–11–2 record, BG got snubbed by the NCAA selection committee and was left out of the NCAA Tournament. Perrault continued his pace as a junior and senior but couldn't stop his team from declining in his final year. After the college season was over, Perrault signed a professional contract with the Chicago Wolves and ended the season in the IHL playoffs.
In his first full year, Perrault took a step back offensively. He found himself playing AA hockey the following year and seemed to rebound. Unfortunately, with each opportunity at the AAA-level, Perrault could never find his scoring game and remained consigned to the lower-tier. He headed to Europe for a year but returned to North America for the remainder of his career afterwards. After helping the Fort Wayne Komets capture the Colonial Cup in 2003, Perrault retired following the next season. He returned after a four year break for a 30-game stint in 2009 but then hung up his skates for good.
Statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Fort Saskatchewan Traders | AJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Fort Saskatchewan Traders | AJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Bowling Green | CCHA | 38 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Bowling Green | CCHA | 37 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Bowling Green | CCHA | 40 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Bowling Green | CCHA | 32 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Austin Ice Bats | WPHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 53 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Birmingham Bulls | ECHL | 50 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Birmingham Bulls | ECHL | 51 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Quad City Mallards | UHL | 61 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 106 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 2001–02 | Straubing Tigers | Germany 2 | 38 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Fort Wayne Komets | UHL | 73 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 138 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 2003–04 | Fort Wayne Komets | UHL | 75 | 25 | 64 | 89 | 111 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 30 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 147 | 45 | 103 | 148 | 288 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| UHL totals | 209 | 51 | 162 | 213 | 355 | 33 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 44 | ||||
| ECHL totals | 131 | 20 | 81 | 101 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 86 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| AHL totals | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-CCHA First Team | 1994–95 | [2] |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1994–95 | [1] |
| All-CCHA Second Team | 1995–96 | [3] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database