Yanic Perreault

Yanic Perreault (born April 4, 1971) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Perreault started his hockey career for the Trois-Rivières Draveurs where he was one of the best offensive players in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, racking up a total of 185 points in his most productive season. He was drafted in the third round, 47th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
Carrying a reputation as too slow a skater to succeed in the NHL, Perreault played three years for Toronto's minor league farm team in Newfoundland. Perrault led the St. John's Maple Leafs to a seventh game in the Calder Cup finals in the 1992 season and to first place finishes the following two seasons; his 132 goals and 276 points became in that span, and remain, career records for the Leafs' American Hockey League franchise.
Perrault made his NHL debut in that third season with the Leafs, showing some flash in spot duty, before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a fourth round pick in 1994. He spent most of that season with the Kings' minor league affiliate, the Phoenix Roadrunners, scoring 51 goals to lead the team. 
The following year was his breakout season, making the NHL for good with the Kings, where he became the team's lead centre after Wayne Gretzky was traded late in the year amidst a full-scale reorganization of the team; Perreault scored 25 goals to finish second on the squad. He played three more seasons in Los Angeles before being sent back to Toronto in 1999, for Jason Podollan and a third round selection. In 2001, Perreault signed with the Montreal Canadiens as a free agent, remaining three seasons before sitting out the lockout year of 2005, after which he signed with the Nashville Predators, with whom he scored 57 points, his NHL career high.
He signed after that single season with the Phoenix Coyotes and was selected to play in the 2007 NHL All-Star Game. On February 27, 2007, Perreault, packaged with a fifth round draft pick, was traded from the Coyotes to Toronto for defencemen Brendan Bell and a second round draft pick, marking his third round of duty with the Maple Leafs. 
Perreault signed with the Chicago Blackhawks as a free agent on July 1, 2007; his scoring skills diminishing entirely, however, he retired at season's end.
Perreault is often considered one of the best faceoff men in recent NHL history.http://www.behindthenethockey.com/2010/3/22/1382835/best-and-worst-faceoff-takers
==Honors and awards==
*1989 QMJHL - Michel Bergeron Trophy (Offensive Rookie of the Year)
*1989 Canadian Major Junior - Rookie of the Year
*1991 QMJHL - First All-Star Team
*1991 QMJHL - Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy (Most Gentlemanly Player)
*1991 QMJHL - Jean Beliveau Trophy (Leading scorer)
*1991 QMJHL - Michel Briere Trophy (Most Valuable Player)
*2007 NHL - Played in NHL All-Star Game
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1987–88 	Montreal L'est Cantonniers	QAAA 		42 	70 	57 	127 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs 	QMJHL 		70 	53 	55 	108 	48 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs 	QMJHL 		63 	51 	63 	114 	75 	 	7 	6 	5 	11 	19
1990–91 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs 	QMJHL 		67 	87 	98 	185 	103 	 	6 	4 	7 	11 	6
1991–92 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 		62 	38 	38 	76 	19 	 	16 	7 	8 	15 	4
1992–93 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 		79 	49 	46 	95 	56 	 	9 	4 	5 	9 	2
1993–94 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 		62 	45 	60 	105 	38 	 	11 	12 	6 	18 	14
1993–94 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		13 	3 	3 	6 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	IHL 		68 	51 	48 	99 	52 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		26 	2 	5 	7 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		78 	25 	24 	49 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		41 	11 	14 	25 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		79 	28 	20 	48 	32 	 	4 	1 	2 	3 	6
1998–99 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		64 	10 	17 	27 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		12 	7 	8 	15 	12 	 	17 	3 	6 	9 	6
1999–00 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		58 	18 	27 	45 	22 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
2000–01 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		76 	24 	28 	52 	52 	 	11 	2 	3 	5 	4
2001–02 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		82 	27 	29 	56 	40 	 	11 	3 	5 	8 	0
2002–03 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		73 	24 	22 	46 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		69 	16 	15 	31 	40 	 	9 	2 	2 	4 	0
2004–05 	Did not play 	— 		See 2004–05 NHL lockout	See 2004–05 NHL lockout	See 2004–05 NHL lockout	See 2004–05 NHL lockout	See 2004–05 NHL lockout	See 2004–05 NHL lockout	See 2004–05 NHL lockout	See 2004–05 NHL lockout	See 2004–05 NHL lockout	See 2004–05 NHL lockout	See 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		69 	22 	35 	57 	30 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2
2006–07 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		49 	19 	14 	33 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		17 	2 	3 	5 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		53 	9 	5 	14 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		859 	247 	269 	516 	402 	 	54 	11 	19 	30 	18
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		203 	132 	144 	276 	113 	 	36 	23 	19 	42 	20
QMJHL totals	QMJHL totals 	QMJHL totals		200 	191 	216 	407 	226 	 	13 	10 	12 	22 	25
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1971
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
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Category:Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
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Category:Retired in 2007