Yaniv Perets

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Yaniv Perets
Born (2000-03-04) March 4, 2000 (age 24)
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Wolves  (AHL)
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2023–present

Yaniv Perets (born March 4, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently with the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played collegiate hockey for Quinnipiac University. Yaniv Perets attended West Island College in Dollard-des-Ormeaux.

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Early life

Perets was born in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, and is Jewish. [1] [2] He has been friends with fellow goalie Devon Levi since childhood, and the two played on the same youth teams for several years. [3]

Playing career

Amateur

During the 2018–19 season, Perets appeared in 36 games for the Boston Junior Bruins of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL), where he posted a 23–10–1 record, with a 2.48 goals-against-average (GAA), and a .929. save percentage. He helped lead the Bruins to the Dineen Cup as league champions and was named NCDC Goaltender of the Year. [4] [5] In October 2018, he committed to play college ice hockey for the Quinnipiac Bobcats during the 2020–21 season. [6]

During the 2019–20 season, he appeared in 37 games for the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), where he posted a 25–8–1 record, with a 2.19 GAA, a .918 save percentage and five shutouts. He ranked second in the BCHL in shutouts, third in GAA, fifth in wins and sixth in save percentage. During the postseason he posted a 4–0–1 record with a 1.96 GAA and .921 save percentage before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

During the 2020–21 season, he played 10 games for the Vees in the BCHL's training season before it was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He posted a 9–1–0 record, with a 1.80 GAA, a .931 save percentage and two shutouts. He was tied for first in the league in shutouts, ranked second in wins and was fourth in GAA and save percentage and helped lead the team to the BCHL's Okanagan Cup. [7]

Collegiate

On January 19, 2021, it was announced he was added to the Quinnipiac Bobcats' roster for the second semester. [7] He made his collegiate debut for the Bobcats on February 13, 2021, and recorded five saves in 14:49 in a 9–0 win against Colgate. [8] [9]

During the 2021–22 season he posted a 22–5–2 record with a 1.17 GAA, .939 save percentage and 11 shutouts. He was named the ECAC Hockey player of the month for four consecutive months from November to February. [10] He led the NCAA in save percentage, GAA and shutouts. He also set the ECAC Hockey league record in save percentage, GAA, and shutouts, putting together one of the best goaltending seasons in the history of the league. [11] Following an outstanding season, he was named to the All-ECAC Hockey First Team, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year and won the Ken Dryden Award. [12] [13] [14] [15] He was also named a top-ten finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, a top-three finalist for the Mike Richter Award and was named an AHCA East Second Team All-American. [16] [17]

Professional

Perets signed with the Carolina Hurricanes for the 2023–24 season; after briefly appearing for Hurricanes in two preseason games, he was reassigned to the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL. [18] Perets was recalled to the Hurricanes in December 2023 but was returned to the minors later in the same month without seeing playing time. [19]

Perets made his NHL debut for the Hurricanes on January 15, 2024 against the Los Angeles Kings in relief of starter Antti Raanta. [20]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLT/OTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2016–17 Brockville Braves CCHL 188811,0174312.54.92610024102.45.933
2017–18Brockville BravesCCHL62403621903.15.911————————
2017–18 Boston Junior Bruins USPHL 3417611,4496002.48.9306—————2.33.928
2018–19Boston Junior BruinsUSPHL36231012,0548532.48.9298624821321.62.949
2019–20 Penticton Vees BCHL 3725822,1657952.19.9185413051001.96.921
2020–21 Quinnipiac University ECAC 200032000.001.000————————
2021–22 Quinnipiac UniversityECAC3122521,84236111.17.939————————
2022–23 Quinnipiac UniversityECAC413443241760101.49.931————————
2023–24 Norfolk Admirals ECHL 341811319449722.99.88910556123103.04.888
2023–24 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 100012000.001.000————————
NHL totals100012000.001.000————————

Awards and honours

AwardYear
College
All-ECAC First Team 2022, 2023 [11]
ECAC Hockey Player of the Year 2022 [21]
Ken Dryden Award 2022, 2023 [11]
AHCA East Second Team All-American 2022, 2023 [22]
NCAA Division I champion 2023 [23]
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2023 [24]

See also

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