Corey Perry Re-Signs With Anaheim

[nyislesfan45]

The Anaheim Ducks announced today that they have signed right wing Corey Perry to a five-year contract, which runs through the 2012-13 NHL season.

“Corey is one of the top young players in the NHL today,” said Executive Vice President/General Manager Brian Burke. “He’s a true Duck, a hard-nosed goal-scorer who’s difficult to play against.”

Perry, 23 (5/16/85), scored 29-25=54 points with a +12 rating and 108 penalty minutes (PIM) in 70 games with Anaheim last season. A 2008 NHL All-Star, Perry established career highs in most offensive categories, including goals, points, plus/minus, power play goals (11), game-winning goals (4) and shots (200). Among team leaders, Perry ranked first in goals, second in points and tied for second in game-winning goals. During the 2008 NHL Playoffs, he recorded 2-1=3 points with eight PIM in three games.

A native of Peterborough, Ontario, Perry won his first Stanley Cup with the Ducks in 2007, playing in all of Anaheim’s 21 postseason games. He concluded the 2007 playoffs tied for second in club history for most points in a single postseason (6-9=15) behind teammate Ryan Getzlaf, while finishing tied for seventh in the NHL in scoring. Among all active NHL players aged 23 or younger, only Perry (21 points), Evgeni Malkin (26), Getzlaf (29) and Sidney Crosby (32) have at least 20 career playoff points.

Originally selected in the first round (28th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Perry has collected 59-64=123 points with a +25 mark and 213 PIM in 208 career NHL games with the Ducks. He has also appeared in 35 career playoffs games with Anaheim, scoring 8-13=21 points with 61 PIM.

[McDonald19]

Thank god...

[Isles4life]

Great news for Ducks fans. Potentially having Perry signed to an offer sheet would be a disaster, so it must be a relief to hear that he's interested in staying in Anaheim for this deal.

[Clutchngrab]

Stand up guy which is rare and the salary is reasonable when you see lower level players making 4 million per year

[devils29]

That is awesome of Perry to not entertain offer sheets. Shows loyalty to his team not the dollar. While I don't neccessarily disagree to player's accepting offer sheets, I like the fact he's not.

[caps05]

You've gotta love the way Perry plays the game. He can score and even fight a little.

[ScottRasner]

The Anaheim Ducks have agreed to terms on restricted free agent forward Corey Perry.

It is five-year deal worth $26.625 million and an average of $5.325 a year.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=2421...=secStory_main

[canuckfan]

What, no repeat of the Dustin Penner disaster? Good for Ducks fans that Anahiem got this guy locked up before that could happen.

And all of sudden, we see how releasing Bertuzzi was necessary for this deal to happen.

[Lead]

Good thing the deal is finnally done.

Now Burke needs to trade Marchant and Schneider for good center.

[bupz91]

Loyal player. Good job Anaheim