Corey Perry

Corey Perry
Perry with the Anaheim Ducks in April 2016
Born (1985-05-16) May 16, 1985 (age 39)
New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Edmonton Oilers
Anaheim Ducks
Dallas Stars
Montreal Canadiens
Tampa Bay Lightning
Chicago Blackhawks
National team  Canada
NHL draft 28th overall, 2003
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career 2004–present

Corey Perry (born May 16, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played the first 14 years of his career with the Anaheim Ducks, and has also played for the Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Chicago Blackhawks. Perry is known for his goal-scoring ability and an abrasive playing style with an ability to get under his opponent's skin; the former earned him the affectionate nickname "Scorey Perry", the latter the less affectionate "the Worm".[1][2][3]

He won the Memorial Cup with the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s London Knights and a gold medal with Canada at the World Junior Championships during his major junior career. Perry was drafted in the first round, 28th overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft and won the Stanley Cup with the club in 2007. In 2008, he recorded 29 goals and 25 assists. He improved in 2009 to 72 points and was named to his first NHL All-Star Game. Perry continued his ascent in 2010 as he scored 27 goals and had 49 assists. In 2011, he won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player for the 2010–11 season. He led the NHL with 50 goals and finished third in points behind Daniel Sedin and Martin St. Louis, with 98. During his two one-year campaigns with the Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens respectively, Perry lost consecutive Stanley Cup Finals to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and 2021; Perry proceeded to join the Lightning the very next season, where he lost a third straight Finals in 2022, and in doing so became the first player in NHL history to lose three consecutive Finals with three different teams. Perry then returned to the Finals for a fifth time with the Oilers in 2024 and lost once again, becoming the first player in NHL history to reach the Finals with five different franchises[4] and the first player in NHL history to lose four Finals with four different teams.[5] Perry is the last active player to have been both drafted by and played for the original Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, before they rebranded to the Anaheim Ducks starting in the 2006-07 season.

Internationally, Perry has won gold medals with Canada at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. He became a member of the Triple Gold Club after captaining Canada to gold at the 2016 IIHF World Championships, in addition to previously winning the Stanley Cup and the Olympic gold medal. Perry is only the second player (joining Scott Niedermayer) to combine Triple Gold membership with gold at the World Junior Championships, a Memorial Cup win, and a World Cup of Hockey win.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sportsnet220525 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Adam Brady (June 20, 2019). "One Ducks Staffer's Memories of Corey Perry". NHL.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Zeglinski, Robert (June 26, 2022). "Lightning's Corey Perry lost his third straight Stanley Cup Final and NHL fans roasted the notorious villain". USA Today. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Kuehl, Tyler. "Corey Perry becomes first NHL player to reach Stanley Cup Final with five different teams". Daily Faceoff. The Nation Network Ltd. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Tovell, Jonathan (June 25, 2024). "Oilers' Corey Perry Joins Small List of NHL Players With Four Cup Finals Losses". The Hockey News. Roustan Media Ltd. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Nelson, Dustin L. (May 22, 2016). "Corey Perry Enters Triple Gold Club". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved May 22, 2016.