Mathieu Perreault

Mathieu Perreault (born January 5, 1988) is a Canadian ice hockey centre for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Washington Capitals and the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL, and, during the 2012–13 NHL lockout, HIFK of the Finnish SM-liiga.

Mathieu Perreault
Perreault with the Jets in 2014
Born	(1988-01-05) January 5, 1988 Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Winnipeg Jets Washington Capitals HIFK Anaheim Ducks
NHL Draft	177th overall, 2006 Washington Capitals
Playing career	2008–present

Playing career

Perreault in January 2012.

As a youth, Perreault played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Drummondville Voltigeurs minor ice hockey team.[1]

Perreault was drafted in the sixth round, 177th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. After an injury to Alexander Ovechkin and several other Capitals forwards, Perreault was recalled from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL). He made his NHL debut on November 4, 2009, against the New Jersey Devils and recorded two assists in 10:30 of ice time. He became the fifth player from the Capitals' 2006 NHL Entry Draft selections to play in the NHL. In the third game of his call up, Perreault scored his first NHL goal, which came in the third period against Scott Clemmensen of the Florida Panthers at the Verizon Center. The goal proved to be the spark that the Capitals needed after being down 3–2; the team ended up winning 7–4.

On July 13, 2011, Perreault signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Capitals.[2] After two seasons bouncing back and forth between the AHL and NHL, Perreault made the Capitals' opening night roster out of training camp for the first time in 2011.[3] Perreault recorded his first NHL hat trick on January 24, 2012, against Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins in Washington's 5–3 victory.[4]

Perreault was traded from the Capitals to the Anaheim Ducks on September 29, 2013, in exchange for winger John Mitchell and a fourth-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[5] In his one season with the Ducks, he registered 43 points in 69 games played, as Anaheim opted not to sign Perreault following the expiry of his contract.

On July 1, 2014, Perreault signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets.[6] On January 13, 2015, Perreault scored four goals in an 8–2 Winnipeg home rout of the Florida Panthers.[7]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Acadie-Bathurst Titan	QMJHL		62	18	34	52	42		17	10	11	21	8
2006–07	Acadie-Bathurst Titan	QMJHL		67	41	78	119	66		12	6	8	14	8
2007–08	Acadie-Bathurst Titan	QMJHL		65	34	80	114	61		12	3	19	22	6
2007–08	Hershey Bears	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	0	0	0
2008–09	Hershey Bears	AHL		77	11	39	50	36		21	2	6	8	8
2009–10	Hershey Bears	AHL		56	16	34	50	34		21	7	12	19	18
2009–10	Washington Capitals	NHL		21	4	5	9	6		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Hershey Bears	AHL		34	11	24	35	38		6	3	3	6	6
2010–11	Washington Capitals	NHL		35	7	7	14	20		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Washington Capitals	NHL		64	16	14	30	24		4	0	0	0	0
2012–13	HIFK	SM-l		7	1	6	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Washington Capitals	NHL		39	6	11	17	20		7	1	3	4	0
2013–14	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		69	18	25	43	36		11	2	3	5	18
2014–15	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		62	18	23	41	38		3	0	2	2	0
2015–16	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		71	9	32	41	36		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		65	13	32	45	30		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		70	17	22	39	38		9	1	0	1	4
2018–19	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		82	15	16	31	44		5	0	2	2	8
2019–20	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		49	7	8	15	10		4	0	0	0	2
NHL totals				627	130	195	325	302		43	4	10	14	32

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
2. "Caps sign RFA Mathieu Perreault". Washington Examiner. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
3. "Mathieu Perreault, Jay Beagle Ecstatic About Making Capitals' Final Roster". SB Nation. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
4. "Capitals 5, Bruins 3". Washington Capitals. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
5. "Ducks Acquire Center Perreault From Washington In Exchange for Winger Mitchell and a Fourth-Round Draft Pick". Anaheim Ducks. 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
6. "Jets sign F Mathieu Perreault". ESPN. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
7. "Jets' Mathieu Perreault felt 'chills' after four-goal night". CBC. January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database