Eric Perrin

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{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player | image= | image_size= | team=Tampa Bay Lightning | former_teams = | league = NHL | position = Center/[[Winger (ice hockey)|Winger | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 9 | weight_lb = 176 | nickname = | nationality = CAN | birth_date = November 1, 1975 | birth_place = Laval, PQ | draft = undrafted | draft_year = | draft_team = | career_start = 2004 }}

Eric Perrin, center for the Tampa Bay Lightning, was born November 1, 1975, played college hockey at the University of Vermont, and went undrafted by the NHL. After spending several years playing minor league hockey, including a stint in Finland, Perrin was playing for the Hershey Bears when he was called up by the Lightning with 4 games left in the 2003-04 NHL season. He registered one assist in the playoffs on the way to the Lightning winning the Stanley Cup. Perrin is the best friend of Lightning winger Martin St. Louis.

During the 2004-05 NHL Lockout, Perrin re-signed with the AHL Hershey Bears, where he was named the team's MVP, as well as the Man of the Year for his charitable contributions. The next season, rather than re-sign with the Bears, he elected to go back overseas, and signed with Swiss team SC Bern. During the Playoffs in the Swiss Nationalliga B he played with the EHC Biel. Once the Swiss season ended, he re-signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and on Monday, November 6, 2006, he scored his first NHL goal against the New York Islanders.

Eric and his wife Karen have 2 children together, Alyssa and Alexandre.