51 Facts About Corey Perry

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Corey Perry was born on May 16,1985 and is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.

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Corey Perry played the first 14 years of his career with the Anaheim Ducks.

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Corey Perry then played for the Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens.

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Corey Perry was drafted in the first round, 28th overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft and won the Stanley Cup with the club in 2007.

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Corey Perry improved in 2009 to 72 points and was named to his first NHL All-Star Game.

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Corey Perry continued his ascent in 2010 as he scored 27 goals and had 49 assists.

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Corey Perry led the NHL with 50 goals and finished third in points behind Daniel Sedin and Martin St Louis, with 98.

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Corey Perry is the first player in NHL history to compete in the Stanley Cup Finals for a different team three years in a row and not win the Stanley Cup.

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Internationally, Corey Perry has won gold medals with Canada at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.

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Corey Perry became a member of the Triple Gold Club after captaining Canada to gold at the 2016 IIHF World Championships, in addition to previously winning the Stanley Cup and the Olympic gold medal.

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Corey Perry is only the second player to combine Triple Gold membership with gold at the World Junior Championships, a Memorial Cup win, and a World Cup of Hockey win.

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12.

Corey Perry was born on May 16,1985, in New Liskeard, Ontario, the first of two boys born to Geoff and Nancy Corey Perry.

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13.

Corey Perry had a stellar year offensively, scoring 73 goals in 67 games.

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14.

Corey Perry immediately produced at a point-per-game pace for the Knights, recording 59 points in 60 games in his rookie season.

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The following year, his NHL draft year, Corey Perry improved to 78 points and was selected 28th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

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Corey Perry was later named an OHL first-team All-Star after the season.

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Corey Perry went on to post an additional 38 points in the post-season to capture the J Ross Robertson Cup as OHL champions, en route to a Memorial Cup championship.

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18.

Corey Perry finished his rookie season with 25 points in 56 games with Anaheim.

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Corey Perry went on in the 2007 playoffs to win the Stanley Cup with Anaheim, scoring 15 points in 21 games.

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20.

Corey Perry assisted on a goal in Game 1 against the Ottawa Senators in the Finals while in Game 3, he scored a goal that helped the Ducks take the lead.

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21.

Corey Perry played in three games and had two goals and an assist.

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22.

Corey Perry led the Ducks with 32 goals and finished second on the team in points, with 72.

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23.

Corey Perry finished the regular season scoring four goals in the year's last five games.

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24.

Corey Perry ended the year with a team-leading 76 points and 111 penalty minutes.

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25.

Corey Perry finished second on the club with 27 goals—trailing only Bobby Ryan's 35—and second in assists, with 49, one short of Ryan Getzlaf's 50.

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26.

Corey Perry was chosen to the 2011 NHL All-Star Game, where he won the Shootout Elimination Challenge in the Skills Competition.

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27.

Corey Perry's goals came at even strength, shorthanded and on the power play, making him the second player in Ducks history to score in all three situations, the other being Paul Kariya.

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28.

However, Corey Perry recorded no points in the last two games, both of which the Ducks lost, eliminating them from the playoffs.

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29.

Corey Perry finished the series with two goals and six assists.

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30.

However, as the season progressed, Corey Perry began to find his scoring touch, ultimately finishing the season with 15 goals and 36 points.

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31.

Corey Perry was selected to the first All-Star team for the second time in his career.

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32.

Corey Perry was named to his fourth All-Star Game when he was named to the 2016 NHL All-Star Game, along with teammate John Gibson.

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33.

On September 26,2018, Corey Perry was ruled out for five months after undergoing surgery for a torn meniscus and MCL injury.

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34.

On July 1,2019, Corey Perry signed on the opening day of free agency to a bonus laden one-year, $1.

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35.

Corey Perry became the 340th player in NHL History to hit the milestone.

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36.

Corey Perry was suspended for five games on January 3,2020, and forfeited $40,322.

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37.

Corey Perry had 5 goals and 16 assists in 57 games before the regular season was prematurely ended by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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38.

Corey Perry went on to contribute to the team's second round win over the Colorado Avalanche, and provided the screen for Denis Gurianov's Western Conference Final-clinching goal against the Vegas Golden Knights.

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39.

On December 28,2020, Corey Perry extended his career by signing as a free agent to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens.

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40.

On January 11,2021, Corey Perry was waived by the Canadiens for the purpose of putting him on the team's taxi squad.

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41.

Corey Perry had a strong showing during the regular season, finishing ninth in team scoring with 21 points.

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42.

In Game One against the Leafs, Corey Perry attempted to jump over Leafs captain John Tavares who had earlier been knocked to the ice Corey Perry's knee clipped Tavares in the head.

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43.

On July 29,2021, Corey Perry, having played in two consecutive Stanley Cup Finals losing efforts against the Tampa Bay Lightning, opted to join the back-to-back champions on a two-year, $2 million contract.

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Lightning qualified for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, and for the second consecutive year Corey Perry faced the Maple Leafs in the first round, again beating them in seven games.

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45.

Corey Perry had five goals in the first two rounds, tying Ross Colton for the team lead.

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46.

Corey Perry became only the second player in the history of the NHL to go to the Finals in three consecutive years with three different teams, after Marian Hossa.

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47.

Corey Perry went on to lose his third consecutive Stanley Cup Finals with a third different team, becoming the first player in NHL history to do so.

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48.

Corey Perry helped lead Canadian junior team to a gold medal in the 2005 World Junior Championship, playing alongside Sidney Crosby and Patrice Bergeron on the team's first line.

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49.

On December 30,2009, Corey Perry was selected to play for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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50.

Corey Perry contributed one assist in Canada's six games en route to a gold medal victory at the 2014 Winter Olympics over Sweden in Sochi.

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51.

Corey Perry married long time girlfriend Blakeny Robertson on July 18,2015, and they have a son.

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