Kelly Perrault Explained

Kelly Perrault
Birth Date:	18 December 1973
Birth Place:	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	1
Weight Lb:	205
Position:	Defenseman
Shoots:	Left
Played For:	Chicago Wolves Houston Aeros Birmingham Bulls Long Beach Ice Dogs Hershey Bears Rochester Americans Quad City Mallards Straubing Tigers Fort Wayne Komets Dayton Bombers
Career Start:	1993
Career End:	2009

Kelly Perrault (born December 18, 1973) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Bowling Green

Career

Perrault's college career began in 1993 with Bowling Green. After a decent freshman campaign, the Falcons got a new head coach in Buddy Powers. The change in leadership coincided with Perrault's offensive numbers taking off and he nearly tripled his totals as a sophomore. The astounding jump led to Perrault being named an All-American. Despite helping the team finish with a 25–11–2 record, BG got snubbed by the NCAA selection committee and was left out of the NCAA Tournament. Perrault continued his pace as a junior and senior but couldn't stop his team from declining in his final year. After the college season was over, Perrault signed a professional contract with the Chicago Wolves and ended the season in the IHL playoffs.

In his first full year, Perrault took a step back offensively. He found himself playing AA hockey the following year and seemed to rebound. Unfortunately, with each opportunity at the AAA-level, Perrault could never find his scoring game and remained consigned to the lower-tier. He headed to Europe for a year but returned to North America for the remainder of his career afterwards. After helping the Fort Wayne Komets capture the Colonial Cup in 2003, Perrault retired following the next season. He returned after a four year break for a 30-game stint in 2009 but then hung up his skates for good.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991–92	Fort Saskatchewan Traders	AJHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Fort Saskatchewan Traders	AJHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Bowling Green	CCHA		38	5	12	17	36		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Bowling Green	CCHA		37	16	32	48	61		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Bowling Green	CCHA		40	14	32	46	101		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Bowling Green	CCHA		32	10	27	37	90		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Chicago Wolves	IHL		8	0	3	3	6		4	0	1	1	6
1997–98	Austin Ice Bats	WPHL		3	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Houston Aeros	IHL		53	3	4	7	58		1	0	0	0	0
1998–99	Birmingham Bulls	ECHL		50	7	32	39	59		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Manitoba Moose	IHL		17	0	0	0	23		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Birmingham Bulls	ECHL		51	12	36	48	71		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Long Beach Ice Dogs	IHL		8	0	1	1	14		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Rochester Americans	AHL		5	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Hershey Bears	AHL		5	0	3	3	4		5	0	1	1	4
2000–01	Hershey Bears	AHL		7	1	2	3	12		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Quad City Mallards	UHL		61	14	46	60	106		12	2	8	10	14
2001–02	Straubing Tigers	Germany 2		38	2	23	25	87		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Fort Wayne Komets	UHL		73	12	52	64	138		12	3	7	10	22
2003–04	Fort Wayne Komets	UHL		75	25	64	89	111		9	1	4	5	8
2008–09	Dayton Bombers	ECHL		30	1	13	14	42		—	—	—	—	—
NCAA totals				147	45	103	148	288		—	—	—	—	—
UHL totals				209	51	162	213	355		33	6	19	25	44
ECHL totals				131	20	81	101	172		—	—	—	—	—
IHL totals				86	3	8	11	101		5	0	1	1	6
AHL totals				17	1	5	6	18		5	0	1	1	4

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-CCHA First Team	1994–95	^[1]
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1994–95	^[2]
All-CCHA Second Team	1995–96	^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: CCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
2. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.
3. News: CCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.