Fred Perlini

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Fred Perlini
Born (1962-04-12) April 12, 1962 (age 62)
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Nottingham Panthers
Fife Flyers
Guildford Flames
NHL draft 158th overall, 1980
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1981–1996

Fred Perlini (born April 12, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the eighth round (158th overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, for whom he eventually played eight games between 1981 and 1984. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1981 to 1996, was spent in the United Kingdom's lower levels.

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Playing career

Perlini played minor ice hockey for his hometown Sault Ste. Marie Legion of the OMHA. He played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with Sault Ste. Marie. [1] In 1978, he scored 107 points in just 27 games for his minor team.

He later played junior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) to play for the Toronto Marlboros where he played for three years, accumulating more than 200 points in just 170 games. In 1981 Perlini scored a hat-trick for the Toronto Marlboros one afternoon, and also played and scored for the Toronto Maple Leafs on the same day. [2]

Perlini only made eight appearances in the NHL, all with the Maple Leafs, scoring two goals and adding three assists. He took part in six Maple Leafs training camps as well as one with the Pittsburgh Penguins and one with the New York Rangers.

Perlini played for four years in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the St. Catharines Saints and Baltimore Skipjacks, where he notched up an impressive 140 points.

In 1986 Perlini moved to the United Kingdom to play for the Nottingham Panthers of the British Hockey League (BHL), where he spent just one season scoring an incredible 171 points in just 35 games. [3] He continued in this rich goal-scoring form with two more consecutive 170 point seasons for the Fife Flyers and Deeside Dragons scoring 103 goals in each of those seasons. He went on to play seven more seasons in the British leagues for Trafford Metros, Blackburn Hawks, Streatham Redskins, Basingstoke Beavers, Lee Valley Lions and finally playing three seasons for the Guildford Flames. Perlini scored more than 1400 points in British league games.

During the 2000–01 season, his jersey number 11 shirt retired by the Guildford Flames for outstanding contributions to Guildford ice hockey while playing as well as contributions off the ice to the community and junior programs.

Post-playing career

After finishing his career in Guildford in 1996, Perlini was appointed as Head of Junior Hockey, where he remained until September 2007 when he and his family returned home to Canada.

In that time he coached the Guildford U10s, U12s, U14s, U16s, and U19s to Southern Division Titles on various occasions.

Family

His oldest son, Brett, has played professional hockey with Fred's old club, the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL. [4] Younger son Brendan is also a professional hockey player, and was drafted in the first round (12th overall) of the 2014 NHL draft by the Arizona Coyotes. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1978–79Sault Ste. Marie Legion NOHA 275750107——————
1979–80 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 671318311240115
1980–81 Toronto Marlboros OHL 553729664850004
1981–82 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 72350—————
1981–82 Toronto MarlborosOHL684764111751049138
1982–83 St. Catharines Saints AHL 768223024—————
1983–84 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL10000—————
1983–84 St. Catharines SaintsAHL7921315267711217
1984–85 St. Catharines SaintsAHL7721284926—————
1985–86 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL2564106—————
1986–87 Nottingham Panthers BHL 358982171135468148
1987–88 Fife Flyers BHL35103731763462014340
1988–89 Deeside Dragons BD1 241036917242—————
1989–90 Trafford Metros BD125815914014—————
1990–91Telford TigersBD1598172—————
1990–91 Blackburn Blackhawks BD221834913248—————
1991–92 Streatham Redskins BD223935314642—————
1992–93Streatham RedskinsBD2311359122620—————
1993–94 Basingstoke Beavers BHL10000—————
1993–94 Lee Valley Lions BD120714711826—————
1994–95 Guildford Flames BD144785713540—————
1995–96Guildford FlamesBD150905614651—————
1996–97Guildford Flames EPIHL 27321850141066120
BD1 totals168432296728175638110
NHL totals82350—————

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Flames Legend Series – Fred Perlini". Chasing the Puck. August 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ Spiller, Richard (December 8, 2016). "How far can Perlini go in the USA?". getsurrey. Surrey Live. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Perlini Jets In To Boost Panthers Roster". EIHL. August 12, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Detroit acquires Brendan Perlini from Chicago". Detroit Red Wings. October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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