30 Facts About David Perron

1.

David Perron began his professional career with the Blues organization before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers in 2013.

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2.

David Perron was left unprotected by the team for the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft and was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights for their inaugural season.

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3.

David Perron had a career-high season with the Golden Knights and returned to St Louis for the third time where he won the Stanley Cup in 2019.

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4.

David Perron then had an excellent rookie season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, leading the Lewiston Maineiacs in scoring with 39 goals and 83 points in 70 games played.

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5.

David Perron helped lead the Maineiacs to their first President's Cup in franchise history and participated in the Memorial Cup.

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6.

David Perron was selected in the first round, 26th overall, by the St Louis Blues in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

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7.

David Perron showed up to Blues practice with white skates, which Murray then ordered the equipment staff to paint black.

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8.

David Perron's goal came during the first period off of a pass from Doug Weight and after review of the play, he helped the Blues tie the game.

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9.

David Perron finished his rookie season with 13 goals and 27 points in 62 games and was named to the 2008 NHL YoungStars Game.

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10.

David Perron impressed Davidson and assistant general manager Doug Armstrong during training camp who praised his work ethic and perseverance.

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11.

David Perron concluded his sophomore campaign placing third on the team in scoring as he helped lead the Blues to the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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12.

David Perron's goal was later voted by fans as the runner-up Best Moment Of the Season.

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13.

Veteran Keith Tkachuk would serve as a mentor for him during the season, often having a trainer alert David Perron to meet him in a closed-door room in between periods.

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14.

David Perron concluded his third season with a then-career high 20 goals in 82 games, placing him fourth on the Blues in points scored.

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15.

David Perron finished the regular season recording 42 points in 57 games as the Blues qualified for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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16.

Under new head coach Ken Hitchcock, David Perron was often relegated to the fourth line or made a healthy scratch for being too aggressive in the offensive zone and racking up penalty minutes.

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17.

David Perron was named to the Oilers opening night roster where he played in 13 consecutive games before missing one due to an illness.

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18.

At the time of the trade, David Perron had recorded 16 points in 43 games with 28 penalty minutes.

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19.

David Perron shared his disappointment with Reseau des sports on the turnout, saying it was a dream for him to play in Montreal one day.

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20.

David Perron spent the remainder of the season on the Blues' second line as the team qualified for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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21.

At the time of his injury, David Perron was the second leading points scorer for the team with six goals and 19 points.

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22.

In spite of his injury, David Perron recorded a career-high 66 points in 70 games as the Golden Knights qualified for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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23.

David Perron proved to be an asset to the team as they became the third expansion squad in league history to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals in its inaugural season.

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24.

When reflecting on his career-high season, David Perron called it the "best year of his life" and he remained friends with various members from the team.

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25.

David Perron did it last year in Vegas, and I think it makes us stronger from top to bottom.

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26.

At the time of voting, David Perron had recorded 18 goals and 44 points, on track to best his career high of goals.

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27.

David Perron's working well with the boys, the boys love him, and it would be great to have him here that week.

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28.

David Perron competed in the NHL Shooting Stars challenge where he ended with a four-way tie for fifth place.

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29.

David Perron returned to the Blues lineup following the break before it was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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30.

At the time the league paused play, David Perron placed only behind Ryan O'Reilly in team points and led the league in overtime goals.

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