Cole Perfetti

Cole Perfetti (born January 1, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He currently plays for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). 

Career
Before playing in the NHL, Perfetti played parts of two seasons with the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He had a successful time with the Spirit. He was named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team. The next season was even more productive for Perfetti as he was named to the OHL Second All-Star Team, and was named both the Bobby Smith Trophy winner for being the OHL's Scholastic Player of the Year and was also the CHL Scholastic Player of the Year.

He was drafted 10th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2020 NHL entry draft. On November 10, 2020, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract to join the Jets. He was immediately sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Manitoba Moose. On October 13, 2021, the Jets called him up and Perfetti made his NHL debut in a 4–1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks. On January 18, 2022, Perfetti scored his first NHL goal against Vítek Vaněček in a 4–3 overtime loss against the Washington Capitals. He helped the Jets during the playoffs. They defeated the St. Louis Blues four games to three in the first round. Perfetti scored the game-tying goal with three seconds left in Game 7 to bring the game to overtime where Adam Lowry scored the series-clinching goal. Perfetti's goal was a new league record for the latest game-tying goal in a seventh game. The Jets went on to lose to the Dallas Stars four games to two in the second round.

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