John Perpich

John Perpich
Biographical details
Born	Hibbing, MN, USA
Alma mater	Minnesota
Playing career
1970–1974	Minnesota
1974–1975	Johnstown Jets
Position(s)	Defenceman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1982	Minnesota (assistant)
1982–1983	USA U-20 (assistant)
1983–1984	USA U-20
1984–1986	St. Cloud State
1986–1990	Ferris State
1990–1994	Washington Capitals (assistant)
1994–1996	Los Angeles Kings (assistant)
1996–1997	Phoenix Roadrunners
1997–1998	Fredericton Canadiens (assistant)
1999–2011	Atlanta Thrashers (scout)
2011–2014	Winnipeg Jets (scout)
2014–present	Ottawa Senators (scout)
Head coaching record
Overall	84-116-21 (.428)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1974 National Champion (player); 1979 National Champion (assistant)

John Perpich is an NHL scout for the Ottawa Senators. He served as an assistant coach at the NHL level as well as being a head coach in both the IHL and NCAA. In 2014 he was hired by Ottawa as a scout.

Career

Hailing from Hibbing, Minnesota Perpich was recruited to play for the home state Golden Gophers under Glen Sonmor. Perpich played sparingly in his first two seasons but soon found himself in a new regime when Sonmor was fired half-way through his sophomore season and the interim Ken Yackel was not retained.^[1] Under new bench boss Herb Brooks Perpich saw greater ice time, culminating in Minnesota's first national title in his senior season while also acting as an alternate captain.^[2] Perpich played one season for the Johnstown Jets after graduating before retiring as a player.^[3]

In 1978 Perpich returned to his alma mater, becoming an assistant on Brooks' staff just in time to be part of Minnesota's third national title. He remained with the university until 1982 before becoming first an assistant and then head coach for the US world junior team. Though the US failed to medal in either of the two years he was with the team Perpich was offered the head coaching job at St. Cloud State. Perpich would remain with the Division III program for two years before moving to the Division I ranks with the Ferris State Bulldogs.^[4] In four seasons with the Bulldogs Perpich's teams would win fewer games than the previous year, never finishing with a winning record and going 1-8 in postseason conference play.

Perpich left the college ranks behind in 1990 and was promptly hired by the Washington Capitals as an assistant coach. He spent four seasons with Washington before taking the same position with Los Angeles.^[5] After two more years as an assistant Perpich was named as head coach for the Phoenix Roadrunners. In what would turn out to be their last season in existence Perpich led the Roadrunners to 27-42-13 record, good enough for second-worst in the league.^[6] Perpich spent the following year with the Fredericton Canadiens as an assistant before hanging up his coach's whistle.

After a year away from the game Perpich returned to the NHL as a scout for the expansion Atlanta Thrashers and worked for the team for its entire existence, remaining with the franchise even after it moved and became the Winnipeg Jets. In 2014 Perpich left the Jets to take the a scouting position with the Ottawa Senators, a position he holds as of 2016.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
St. Cloud State Huskies (NCHA) (1984–1986)
1984–85	St. Cloud State	14-13-2	9-7-2	2nd
1985–86	St. Cloud State	16-11-2	8-9-1	5th
St. Cloud State:		30-24-4	17-16-3
Ferris State Bulldogs (CCHA) (1986–1990)
1986–87	Ferris State	16-27-0	9-23-0	8th	CCHA Quarterfinals
1987–88	Ferris State	15-20-5	11-17-4	7th	CCHA Quarterfinals
1988–89	Ferris State	12-22-6	9-18-5	7th	CCHA Quarterfinals
1989–90	Ferris State	11-23-6	6-20-6	8th	CCHA Quarterfinals
Ferris State:		54-92-17	35-78-15
Total:		84-116-21
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "Minnesota Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
^ "John Perpich". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
^ "John Perpich". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
^ "John Perpich Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
^ "John Perpich". LA Kings. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
^ "1996-97 International Hockey League Standings". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "Minnesota Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

[2] "John Perpich". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

[3] "John Perpich". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

[4] "John Perpich Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

[5] "John Perpich". LA Kings. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

[6] "1996-97 International Hockey League Standings". Hockey DB. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

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v t e St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey
Playing venues	J. C. Brown Athletic Field (1931–1972) St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex (1972–1989) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (1989–present)
Head coaches	Ralph Theisen (1931–1932) Ludwig Andolsek (1932–1935) Robert DePaul (1935–1936) Walter Gerzin (1936–1937) Benedict Vandell (1937–1938) George Lynch (1938–1942) Roland Vandell (1946–1950, 1951–1952) Ray Gasperline (1950–1951) George Martin (1952–1953) Brendan McDonald (1953–1954) Jim Baxter (1954–1956) Jack Wink (1956–1968) Charlie Basch (1968–1984) John Perpich (1984–1986) Herb Brooks (1986–1987) Craig Dahl (1987–2005) Bob Motzko (2005–2018) Brett Larson (2018–Present)
Seasons	1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	NCHA (1981–1987) Independent (1987–1990) WCHA (1990–2013) NCHC (2013–present)
Rivalries	Minnesota
Culture & lore	North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Ryan Lasch (183 Points) Mark Hartigan (86 Goals) Dávid Hrenák (82 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1987 2013 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances	1987 1989 2000 2001 2002 2003 2007 2008 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2021 2022 2023
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 2001
Hobey Baker winners	Drew LeBlanc (2013)
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN

v t e Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Ewigleben Arena (1976–present)
Head coaches	Rick Duffett (1975–82) Dick Bertrand (1982–86) Peter Esdale (1986) John Perpich (1986–90) Bob Mancini (1990–92) Bob Daniels (1992–present)
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	CCHA (1978–2013, 2021–Present) WCHA (2013–2021)
All-time leaders	Paul Lowden (208 Points) Paul Lowden (101 Goals) C. J. Motte (66 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	2012
NCAA Tournament appearances	2003 2012 2014 2016
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 2016
Ferris State University Big Rapids, Michigan