Perry Ganchar
| Perry Ganchar | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 28, 1963 Saskatoon, SK, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shot | Right |
| Played for | NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Montreal Canadiens St. Louis Blues |
| NHL Draft | 113th overall, 1982 St. Louis Blues |
| Playing career | 1979–1996 |
Perry Kenneth Ganchar (born October 28, 1963 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 42 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Playing career
Perry graduated from Mount Royal Collegiate Saskatoon in 1981. Perry's best year in junior hockey Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League was the 1982-83 season where he scored 68 goals and assisted on 48 for 116 points in 68 games, a team which included future NHL players Brian Skrudland, Lane Lambert, Joey Kocur, Dale Henry and Trent Yawney. Perry retired from professional hockey during the 1995-96 season with the International Hockey League Cleveland Lumberjacks and became an assistant coach and the head coach during 1997-98 season.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 27 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 62 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 53 | 38 | 52 | 90 | 82 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | ||
| 1982–83 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 68 | 68 | 48 | 116 | 105 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | ||
| 1982–83 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Montana Magic | CHL | 59 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 63 | 41 | 29 | 70 | 114 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 49 | ||
| 1985–86 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 75 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 68 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 64 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 37 | ||
| 1987–88 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 28 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 70 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 114 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 79 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 111 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 27 | ||
| 1990–91 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 80 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 65 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 65 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 1992–93 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 79 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 156 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 63 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 60 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 42 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
External links
- Perry Ganchar's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Perry Ganchar at Hockey-Reference.com
- Perry Ganchar's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Perry Ganchar's career statistics at EliteProspects.com