Yaniv Perets

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Yaniv Perets
Born (2000-03-04) March 4, 2000 (age 24)
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Carolina Hurricanes
Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2023–present

Yaniv Perets (born March 4, 2000) is a Canadian professional goaltender currently under contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played collegiate hockey for Quinnipiac University. Yaniv Perets attended West Island College in Dollard-des-Ormaux.

Early life[edit]

Perets was born in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, and is Jewish.[1][2] He has been friends with fellow goalie Devon Levi since childhood, and the two played on the same youth teams for several years.[3]

Playing career[edit]

Amateur[edit]

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.[4][5] In October 2018, he committed to play college ice hockey for the Quinnipiac Bobcats during the 2020–21 season.[6]

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.[7]

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.[7]

Collegiate[edit]

On January 19, 2021, it was announced he was added to the Quinnipiac Bobcats' roster for the second semester.[7] 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.[8][9]

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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12][13][14][15] 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.[16][17]

Professional[edit]

Perets signed with the Carolina Hurricanes for the 2023–24 season; after briefly appearing for Hurricanes in two preseason games, he was reassigned to the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL.[18] Perets was recalled to the Hurricanes in December 2023 but was returned to the minors later in the same month without seeing playing time.[19]

Perets made his NHL debut for the Hurricanes on January 15, 2024 against the Los Angeles Kings in relief of starter Antti Raanta.[20]

Career statistics[edit]

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
2022–23 Quinnipiac University ECAC 41 34 4 3 2417 60 10 1.49 .931
NCAA totals 74 56 9 5 4,291 96 21 1.34 .935

Awards and honours[edit]

Award Year
College
All-ECAC First Team 2022, 2023 [11]
ECAC Hockey Player of the Year 2022 [21]
Ken Dryden Award 2022, 2023 [11]
AHCA East Second Team All-American 2022, 2023 [22]
NCAA Division I champion 2023 [23]
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2023 [24]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Carolina Hurricanes sign Jewish goalie Yaniv Perets - JNS.org".
  2. ^ Gurvis, Jacob (October 20, 2023). "All the Jewish NHL players to watch in the 2023-2024 season".
  3. ^ Scales, Jason (April 6, 2022). "From Car Shares to Sharing the Spolight".
  4. ^ "Yaniv Perets follows unique road to collegiate hockey". jordan-stoopler.medium.com. February 17, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "NCDC Awards: Junior Bruins' Yaniv Perets named Goaltender Of The Year". usphl.com. March 29, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Junior Bruins' Perets Makes Commitment to Quinnipiac". bostonjuniorbruins.com. November 1, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Pecknold Announces Addition of Perets to Roster". gobobcats.com. January 19, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Yaniv Perets bio". gobobcats.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "#11/11 Bobcats Rout Raiders, 9-0". gobobcats.com. February 13, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  10. ^ "Yaniv Perets, Quinnipiac". ecachockey.com. March 8, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022 First-Team All-League". ecachockey.com. March 10, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  12. ^ Fornabaio, Michael (March 16, 2022). "Quinnipiac's Yaniv Perets earns ECAC player of the year honor, Hobey Baker top 10". New Haven Register. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  13. ^ Fornabaio, Michael (March 15, 2022). "Quinnipiac's Perets, Pecknold, Metsa all receive ECAC honors". CT Insider. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  14. ^ "Perets, Metsa Named to All-ECAC Hockey First Team". gobobcats.com. March 10, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  15. ^ "Perets Named ECAC Goaltender and Player of the Year". gobobcats.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  16. ^ "Perets Voted Final Three for 2022 Richter Award". gobobcats.com. March 24, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  17. ^ "Perets Lands on Hobey Baker Top Ten List". gobobcats.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  18. ^ Henkel, Ryan (October 7, 2023). "Goaltender Yaniv Perets reassigned to ECHL". The Hockey News.
  19. ^ "Canes Recall Perets from Norfolk". NHL.com. December 17, 2023.
  20. ^ "Hurricanes' Yaniv Perets: Makes NHL debut". CBSSports.com. January 16, 2024.
  21. ^ "Yaniv Perets Named ECAC Hockey Player of the Year". ecachockey.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  22. ^ "Men's CCM/AHCA Hockey Division I All-Americans Announced". ahcahockey.com. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  23. ^ Chris Brodeur (April 9, 2022). "Quinnipiac men's ice hockey wins national championship". Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  24. ^ "Quinnipiac crowned". collegehockeyinc.com. April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
2021–22
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ken Dryden Award
2021–22, 2022–23
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