Nick Perbix Explained

Nick Perbix
Birth Date:15 June 1998
Birth Place:Elk River, Minnesota, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:202
Position:Defense
Shoots:Right
League:NHL
Team:Tampa Bay Lightning
Prospect League:AHL
Ntl Team:USA
Career Start:2022
Draft:169th overall
Draft Year:2017
Draft Team:Tampa Bay Lightning

Nicklaus Perbix (born June 15, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a member of United States national team at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[1]

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.[2] 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,[3] Perbix was selected as a member of the United States team.[4] On March 31, 2022, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Perbix to a one-year, entry-level contract commencing in the season. He was immediately assigned to join AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, on an amateur tryout contract for the remainder of the season.[5]

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.[6] [7] 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.[8] [9]

On November 5, 2022, Perbix scored his first career NHL goal in a 5–3 Lightning win over the Buffalo Sabres.[10]

On January 2, 2023, the Lightning signed Perbix to a two-year extension that would keep him on the team through the 2024–25 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2017–18Omaha LancersUSHL56 4 25 29 38 4 0 2 2 14
2018–19St. Cloud StateNCHC39 5 15 20 16
2019–20St. Cloud StateNCHC34 4 11 15 25
2020–21St. Cloud StateNCHC31 7 16 23 16
2021–22St. Cloud StateNCHC31 6 25 31 14
2021–22Syracuse CrunchAHL12 2 6 8 2 5 0 1 1 0
2022–23Syracuse CrunchAHL2 0 0 0 0
2022–23Tampa Bay LightningNHL69 5 15 20 22 6 0 3 3 0
2023–24Tampa Bay LightningNHL77 2 22 24 10 2 0 0 0 2
NHL totals146 7 37 44 32 8 0 3 3 2

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2022United StatesOG5th40110
2023United StatesWC4th102242
Senior totals142352

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/teams/roster/28104/united_states . February 11, 2022 . live. IIHF . February 11, 2022.
  2. Web site: Elk River's Nick Perbix skating to success with St. Cloud State University . Home Town Source . January 5, 2021 . February 20, 2022.
  3. News: NHL announces players won't be allowed to go to Olympics . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://apnews.com/article/nhl-sports-hockey-beijing-2020-tokyo-olympics-dd58575f585e90deb79a5bf18beb2b84 . February 11, 2022 . live. Associated Press . December 22, 2021 . February 11, 2022.
  4. News: Team USA announce men's ice hockey team for Beijing 2022 . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://olympics.com/en/news/team-usa-announce-men-s-ice-hockey-team-for-beijing-2022 . February 11, 2022 . live. Associated Press . January 14, 2022 . February 11, 2022.
  5. Web site: Lightning sign Defenseman Nick Perbix to one-year, entry-level contract . . March 31, 2022 . March 31, 2022.
  6. Web site: Former SCSU defenseman Nick Perbix makes NHL debut with Tampa Bay Lightning . therinklive.com . October 19, 2022 . October 19, 2022.
  7. TBLightning . 1582509192971112449 . October 18, 2022 . First NHL Game..
  8. Chris_Krenn . 1585467263284432896 . October 26, 2022 . Perbix first career NHL point..
  9. Web site: Hagel's late power play goal sends Lightning past Ducks, 4–2 . ballysports.com . October 27, 2022 . October 26, 2022.
  10. Web site: Lightning's Nick Perbix: Gets first NHL goal . cbssports.com . December 18, 2022 . November 5, 2022.
  11. Web site: Five Different Teams Represented on All-NCHC First Team . NCHC . March 9, 2022 . March 16, 2022.