{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1998)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Nick Perbix | halloffame = | image = Nick Perbix (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Perbix in 2022 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|15}} | birth_place = Elk River, Minnesota, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 202 | position = Defense | shoots = Right | league = NHL | team = Nashville Predators | prospect_league = AHL | prospect_team = | former_teams = Tampa Bay Lightning | ntl_team = USA | career_start = 2022 | career_end = | draft = 169th overall | draft_year = 2017 | draft_team = Tampa Bay Lightning }} '''Nicklaus Perbix''' (born June 15, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a member of United States national team at the 2022 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/teams/roster/28104/united_states |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/teams/roster/28104/united_states |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |url-status=live|title=United States |website=IIHF |accessdate=February 11, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Playing career== Perbix was a star player for Elk River High School, scoring well over a point per game as a senior and being a finalist for the Mr. Hockey Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hometownsource.com/elk_river_star_news/sports/elk_river/elk-rivers-nick-perbix-skating-to-success-with-st-cloud-state-university/article_01e0d488-4afc-11eb-bb5a-33c3448ecb41.html |title=Elk River's Nick Perbix skating to success with St. Cloud State University |work=Home Town Source |date=January 5, 2021 |accessdate=February 20, 2022}}</ref> After being selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL Draft, he played a season of junior hockey for the Omaha Lancers before he began attending St. Cloud State University. He made an immediate splash in the college ranks, helping the Huskies finish atop the NCHC standings, and was named to the conference All-Rookie team. After his sophomore season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Perbix came back the following year in good form and was instrumental in getting St. Cloud to the program's first NCAA championship appearance.
Perbix continued to increase his scoring output for his senior season and was firing at a point per game pace for most of the year. After the NHL announced that they would not be sending any players to the Winter Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic,<ref>{{cite news|title=NHL announces players won't be allowed to go to Olympics |url=https://apnews.com/article/nhl-sports-hockey-beijing-2020-tokyo-olympics-dd58575f585e90deb79a5bf18beb2b84 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://apnews.com/article/nhl-sports-hockey-beijing-2020-tokyo-olympics-dd58575f585e90deb79a5bf18beb2b84 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |url-status=live|work=Associated Press |date=December 22, 2021 |accessdate=February 11, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Perbix was selected as a member of the United States team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Team USA announce men's ice hockey team for Beijing 2022 |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/team-usa-announce-men-s-ice-hockey-team-for-beijing-2022 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://olympics.com/en/news/team-usa-announce-men-s-ice-hockey-team-for-beijing-2022 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |url-status=live|agency=Associated Press |date=January 14, 2022 |accessdate=February 11, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On March 31, 2022, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Perbix to a one-year, entry-level contract commencing in the {{NHL Year|2022}} season. He was immediately assigned to join AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, on an amateur tryout contract for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/tampa-bay-lightning-sign-defenseman-nick-perbix-to-one-year-entry-level-contract/c-332473916 | title = Lightning sign Defenseman Nick Perbix to one-year, entry-level contract | publisher = Tampa Bay Lightning | date = March 31, 2022 | accessdate = March 31, 2022}}</ref>
In the {{nhly|2022}} season, on October 18, 2022, Perbix made his NHL debut with the Tampa Bay Lightning in a loss to the visiting Philadelphia Flyers at Amalie Arena.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former SCSU defenseman Nick Perbix makes NHL debut with Tampa Bay Lightning |url=https://www.therinklive.com/nhl/former-scsu-defenseman-nick-perbix-makes-nhl-debut-with-tampa-bay-lightning |website=therinklive.com |access-date=October 19, 2022 |date=October 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=TBLightning |number=1582509192971112449 |date = October 18, 2022 |title=First NHL Game.}}</ref> On October 26, 2022, Perbix recorded his first career NHL assist and point in a 4–2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=Chris_Krenn |number=1585467263284432896 |date = October 26, 2022 |title=Perbix first career NHL point.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hagel's late power play goal sends Lightning past Ducks, 4–2 |url=https://www.ballysports.com/national/news/hagel-s-late-power-play-goal-sends-lightning-past-ducks-4-2 |website=ballysports.com |access-date=October 27, 2022 |date=October 26, 2022}}</ref> On November 5, 2022, Perbix scored his first career NHL goal in a 5–3 Lightning win over the Buffalo Sabres.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lightning's Nick Perbix: Gets first NHL goal |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/lightnings-nick-perbix-gets-first-nhl-goal/ |website=cbssports.com |access-date=December 18, 2022 |date=November 5, 2022}}</ref> Establishing his role on Lightning's blueline, on January 2, 2023, the Tampa Bay signed Perbix to a two-year extension that would keep him on the team through the 2024–25 season.
At the conclusion of his third season within the Lightning organization, Perbix left as a free agent and was signed to a two-year, $5.5 million contract with the Nashville Predators on July 1, 2025.<ref>{{citeweb| url = https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/predators-sign-nick-perbix-to-two-year-5-5-million-contract-2025-07-01 | title = Predators sign Nick Perbix to two-year contract | publisher = Nashville Predators | date = July 1, 2025 | accessdate = July 1, 2025 }}</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="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2017–18 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 56 || 4 || 25 || 29 || 38 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 14 |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | St. Cloud State | NCHC | 39 || 5 || 15 || 20 || 16 || — || — || — || — || — |- | 2019–20 | St. Cloud State | NCHC | 34 || 4 || 11 || 15 || 25 || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | St. Cloud State | NCHC | 31 || 7 || 16 || 23 || 16 || — || — || — || — || — |- | 2021–22 | St. Cloud State | NCHC | 31 || 6 || 25 || 31 || 14 || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 12 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | 2022–23 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 69 || 5 || 15 || 20 || 22 || 6 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 |- | 2023–24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 77 || 2 || 22 || 24 || 10 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 74 || 6 || 13 || 19 || 20 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 |- | 2025–26 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 79 || 3 || 10 || 13 || 20 || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 299 !! 16 !! 60 !! 76 !! 72 !! 13 !! 0 !! 4 !! 4 !! 6 |}
===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 |- | 2022 | United States | OG | 5th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023 | United States | WC | 4th | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Senior totals | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |}
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! Ref |- | All-NCHC First Team | 2021–22 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/1214268 |title=Five Different Teams Represented on All-NCHC First Team |work=NCHC |date=March 9, 2022 |accessdate=March 16, 2022 |archive-date=March 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312233118/https://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/1214268 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{reflist|50em}}
==External links== *{{Ice hockey stats}}
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