David Perron
David Perron (born 28 May 1988 in Sherbrooke, Quebec ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is since July 2013 when the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League contract.
Career
David Perron succeeded with 16 years of not jumping into a League of Canadian junior age and he had to continue in the underlying Midget age group of 15 - to 17 -year-olds play. 2005 after he was not selected again in the Entry Draft of LHJMQ, the highest junior league Québec, it finally obliged the Panthères de Saint- Jérôme from the second-rate LHJAQ.
Perron was there for the first time draw attention to themselves and scored in the 2005/06 season 69 points in 51 games. In summer 2006, he was admitted for the third time to the Entry Draft of LHJMQ and this time it the Lewiston MAINEiacs committed at position 101 He was in the following season quickly become one of the most important players of his team with 39 goals and 44 assists, he was the best scorer the MAINEiacs. In the playoffs, he also had twelve gates, and 16 assists in 17 games large share of the profits of the Coupe du Président. In the following final round at the Memorial Cup, the Canadian Junior Championship, he parted with Lewiston but already from the first.
After Perron in the previous year by a team from the NHL could have been drafted, finally chose him in the NHL Entry Draft 2007, the St. Louis Blues in the first round at position 26.
In August 2007 he was appointed to the Canadian U-20 selection, which took in eight games lasting Super Series against a Russian team in the same age group. Canada won the series 7-0 with one draw clear and Perron could operate with two goals and five assists in-house advertising.
After the Super Series, he signed his first NHL contract and took in September in the training camp of the St. Louis Blues, where he could recommend a place in the NHL squad for the 2007/ 08 season. In his first season in the Blues team, he was able to prevail and came to 62 inserts. In the following two seasons to Perron developed into a major key player in the offensive of the blues. In his tenth game of the season 2010/11 he suffered a check from behind by Joe Thornton, where he incurred a concussion. Because of Schnwindelanfällen and headache he could not return to the ice a long time.
David Perron could only celebrate his comeback the following season on December 3, 2011. Until then he had to stop a total of 97 games due to the concussion.
On July 10, 2013, was transferred in exchange for Magnus Paajarvi - Svensson and a second-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 2014 to the Edmonton Oilers.
Awards and achievements
- 2007 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2007 Coupe du Président - profit with the Lewiston MAINEiacs
- 2008 NHL Young Stars Game
- 2009 NHL Young Stars Game
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- Super Series 2007
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )