{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2002)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Jacob Perreault | image = | image_size = | caption = Perrault playing for the Sarnia Sting | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|4|15}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 198 | position = Right wing | shoots = Right | league = AHL | team = Providence Bruins | prospect_league = ECHL | prospect_team = Maine Mariners | former_teams = Anaheim Ducks | ntl_team = | draft = 27th overall | draft_year = 2020 | draft_team = Anaheim Ducks | career_start = 2021 | career_end = }} '''Jacob Perreault''' (born April 15, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Maine Mariners of the ECHL while under contract with the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected in the first round, 27th overall, by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2020 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ducks select sniper Jacob Perreault 27th overall|url=https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1973914|website=theScore.com|access-date=July 24, 2024|date=October 7, 2020}}</ref>
==Playing career== On November 6, 2020, Perreault was signed by the Anaheim Ducks to a three-year, entry-level contract.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-sign-perreault-to-three-year-entry-level-contract/c-319585148 | title = Ducks sign First Round pick Jacob Perreault to a three-year, entry-level contract | publisher = Anaheim Ducks |via=NHL.com | date = November 6, 2020 | access-date = November 6, 2020}}</ref> While playing primarily for the Ducks' AHL affiliate San Diego Gulls the next two seasons, he made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut on January 8, 2022 in a 4–1 loss versus the New York Rangers.<ref>{{cite web|title= Ducks can't hold back Rangers' third-period surge in 4-1 loss|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/story/2022-01-08/new-york-rangers-defeat-anaheim-ducks-nhl|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|last=Beacham|first=Greg |access-date=March 9, 2024 |date=January 8, 2022}}</ref>
On March 7, 2024, Perreault was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Jan Myšák.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadiens acquire forward Jacob Perreault from the Anaheim Ducks |url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/canadiens-acquire-forward-jacob-perreault-from-the-anaheim-ducks|publisher=Montreal Canadiens |via=NHL.com |access-date=March 7, 2024 |date=March 7, 2024}}</ref> He was assigned to Montreal's AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, after the trade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/jacob-perreault-hopes-to-follow-his-dads-path-and-play-for-the-canadiens |title=Jacob Perreault hopes to follow his dad's path and play for the Canadiens |work=Montreal Gazette |last=Zurkowsky |first=Herb |date=March 12, 2024 |access-date=October 13, 2024}}</ref> Perreault was again assigned to Laval for the beginning of the 2024–25 AHL season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/ahl/latest-news/montreal-canadiens-assign-27-players-to-laval-rocket |title=Montreal Canadiens Assign 27 Players to Laval Rocket |work=The Hockey News |last=McGoey |first=Steven |date=September 29, 2024 |access-date=October 13, 2024}}</ref> However, due to a nagging injury, he was reassigned to the Trois-Rivières Lions, the Canadiens' ECHL affiliate, on October 23 for conditioning purposes.<ref>{{cite web|title= Jacob Perreault en renfort chez les Lions|trans-title= Jacob Perreault as reinforcement for the Lions|url=https://www.lhebdojournal.com/sports/jacob-perreault-en-renfort-chez-les-lions/|newspaper=L'Hebdo Journal|last=Cossette|first=Jonathan |access-date=November 3, 2024|lang=fr|date=October 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Jacob Perreault espère se relancer où son père a brillé|trans-title= Jacob Perreault hopes to relaunch where his father shone|url=https://www.lenouvelliste.ca/sports/sport-local/2024/10/30/jacob-perreault-espere-se-relancer-ou-son-pere-a-brille-YJDEKUQNRBF4NBYOGXFGN2ZBL4/|newspaper=Le Nouvelliste|last=Vachon|first=Matthew|access-date=November 4, 2024|lang=fr|date=October 30, 2024}}</ref> After appearing in five games with the Lions, Perreault was recalled to Laval on November 6<ref>{{cite tweet|user=CanadiensMTL|number=1854189619954237856|date=November 6, 2024|title=Les Canadiens ont prêté l'attaquant Oliver Kapanen au Timrå IK dans la SHL et ont rappelé l'attaquant Lucas Condotta du Rocket de Laval. De plus, l'attaquant Jacob Perreault a été assigné au Rocket de Laval.<br><br>The Canadiens have loaned forward Oliver Kapanen to Timrå IK in the SHL and have recalled forward Lucas Condotta from the Laval Rocket. In addition, forward Jacob Perreault has been reassigned to the Laval Rocket.}}</ref> and was again reassigned to Trois-Rivières one month later on December 6.<ref>{{cite web|title=Les attaquants du Rocket Alex Beaucage et Jacob Perreault cédés aux Lions de Trois-Rivières |trans-title=Rocket forwards Alex Beaucage and Jacob Perreault sent to the Trois-Rivières Lions |url=https://www.rds.ca/hockey/rocket/rocket-alex-beaucage-et-jacob-perreault-cedes-aux-lions-de-trois-rivieres-1.19427931|website=RDS|access-date=December 6, 2024|lang=fr|date=December 6, 2024}}</ref> The same day, he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for defenceman Noel Hoefenmayer.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/canadiens-acquire-noel-hoefenmayer-from-the-edmonton-oilers-dec-6-2024 | title = Canadiens acquire Noel Hoefenmayer from the Edmonton Oilers | publisher = Montreal Canadiens |via=NHL.com | date = December 6, 2024 | access-date = December 6, 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== Perreault was born on April 15, 2002, in Montreal,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jacob Perreault |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/418243/jacob-perreault |website=Eliteprospects.com |access-date=November 18, 2021}}</ref> while his father, Yanic, was playing for the Montreal Canadiens as a centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yanic Perreault |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/8912/yanic-perreault |website=Eliteprospects.com |access-date=November 18, 2021}}</ref> Growing up, Perreault and his siblings Jeremy, Liliane and Gabe all played ice hockey and worked on their shot in the basement of the family home.<ref name="draft">{{cite web |last1=Morreale |first1=Mike G. |title=2020 Draft: Perreault following dad's advice on path of reaching NHL |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/jacob-perreault-following-yanic-perreaults-advice-on-path-of-reaching-nhl/c-318969676 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=November 18, 2021 |date=September 11, 2020}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="92" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="92" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2018–19 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 63 || 30 || 25 || 55 || 54 | 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 57 || 39 || 31 || 70 || 40 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2020–21 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 27 || 3 || 14 || 17 || 29 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 55 || 14 || 23 || 37 || 62 | 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | 2021–22 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 48 || 8 || 11 || 19 || 44 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2023–24 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 31 || 7 || 11 || 18 || 44 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 13 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 19 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2024–25 | Trois-Rivières Lions | ECHL | 5 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2024–25 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 38 || 3 || 11 || 14 || 37 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2025–26 | Maine Mariners | ECHL | 39 || 15 || 24 || 39 || 63 | || || || || |- | 2025–26 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 14 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event !Result ! rowspan="98" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2018 | Canada Red | U17 | 4th | 6 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 6 !! 2 !! 0 !! 2 !! 6 |}
==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! Ref |- ! colspan="3"|OHL |- | First All-Rookie Team | 2019 | <ref>{{cite web|title=Awards - OHL First All-Rookie Team|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/awards/ohl?name=OHL+First+All-Rookie+Team |website=Eliteprospects.com|accessdate=July 14, 2024}}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}} * {{ECHL profile|10589}}
{{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = Jamie Drysdale | title = Anaheim Ducks first-round draft pick | years = 2020 | after = Mason McTavish}} {{s-end}}
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