Éric Perrin

Éric Perrin (born November 1, 1975 in Laval, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing on JYP of the SM-liiga of Finland .
==Playing career==
Perrin played college hockey at the University of Vermont, where he played with future Tampa Bay Lightning team mate Martin St. Louis and Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas. and went undrafted by the NHL. After spending several years playing minor league hockey, including a stint in Finland, Perrin was playing for the Hershey Bears when he was called up by the Lightning with 4 games left in the 2003–04 NHL season. He registered one assist in the playoffs on the way to the Lightning winning the Stanley Cup. Perrin is best friend of Lightning winger Martin St. Louis.
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Perrin re-signed with the AHL Hershey Bears, where he was named the team's MVP, as well as the Man of the Year for his charitable contributions. The next season, rather than re-sign with the Bears, he elected to go back overseas, and signed with Swiss team SC Bern. During the Playoffs in the Swiss Nationalliga B he played with the EHC Biel. Once the Swiss season ended, he re-signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and on November 2, 2006, he scored his first NHL goal against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Perrin signed with the Atlanta Thrashers on July 1, 2007. In the 2007–08 NHL season with the Thrashers, he recorded career highs in assists (33) and points (45). He last played for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League and he joined Avangard Omsk of the KHL on September 3, 2009. Perrin was cut from his try-out with the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 5, 2010. In his NHL career he recorded 32 goals and 104 points in 245 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Atlanta Thrashers. He was also a member of the 2004 Stanley Cup winning Tampa Bay Lightning. In October 2010 he made a 2-year deal with JYP of the SM-liiga.
==Awards and achievements==
*2003–04 AHL First All-Star Team
*2003–04 NHL Stanley Cup (Tampa Bay Lightning)
*2007–08 NHL Dan Snyder Memorial Award
==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
1993–94 	University of Vermont	ECAC 		32 	24 	21 	45 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	University of Vermont	ECAC 		35 	28 	39 	67 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	University of Vermont	ECAC 		38 	29 	56 	85 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	University of Vermont	ECAC 		26 	26 	33 	59 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL 		69 	12 	31 	43 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Quebec Rafales 	IHL 		13 	2 	12 	14 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Kansas City Blades 	IHL 		82 	24 	37 	61 	71 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1999–00 	Kansas City Blades 	IHL 		21 	3 	15 	18 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Jokerit 	SM-l 		6 	1 	1 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Ässät 	SM-l 		43 	15 	23 	38 	70 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Ässät 	SM-l 		45 	13 	13 	26 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	HPK 	SM-l 		12 	5 	10 	15 	4 		8 	2 	4 	6 	6
2002–03 	JYP 	SM-l 		56 	18 	28 	46 	36 		7 	4 	6 	10 	8
2003–04 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		71 	21 	54 	75 	49 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		12 	0 	1 	1 	6
2004–05 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		80 	24 	49 	73 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	SC Bern 	NLA 		44 	13 	25 	38 	28 		6 	2 	4 	6 	8
2006–07 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		82 	13 	23 	36 	30 		6 	1 	1 	2 	2
2007–08 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		81 	12 	33 	45 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		78 	7 	16 	23 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Avangard Omsk 	KHL 		55 	7 	12 	19 	36 		3 	1 	0 	1 	16
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		245 	32 	72 	104 	92 		18 	1 	2 	3 	8
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		55 	7 	12 	19 	36 		3 	1 	0 	1 	16
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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