| Jacob Perreault | |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 198 |
| Position: | Right wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Prospect Team: | Laval Rocket |
| Prospect League: | AHL |
| Former Teams: | Anaheim Ducks |
| Draft: | 27th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2020 |
| Draft Team: | Anaheim Ducks |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
Jacob Perreault (born April 15, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 27th overall, by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
On November 6, 2020, Perreault was signed by the Anaheim Ducks to a three-year, entry-level contract.[2] While playing primarily for the Ducks' American Hockey League (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.[3]
On March 7, 2024, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Jan Myšák.[4]
Perreault was born on April 15, 2002, in Montreal.[5] His father, Yanic, is a former professional ice hockey centre who played a total of fourteen NHL seasons with the Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, Phoenix Coyotes, and Chicago Blackhawks and was a member of the Canadiens at the time of his birth.[6] Growing up, Perreault and his siblings Jeremy, Liliane and Gabe all played ice hockey and worked on their shot in their basement.[7]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 2018–19 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 63 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 57 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 27 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 48 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 31 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||