Rich Peverley

John Richard Peverley (born July 8, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He spent four years with the St. Lawrence University hockey team before turning professional, then playing three years for several teams in both the ECHL and American Hockey League (AHL). In 2007, he signed a contract with the Nashville Predators of the NHL, playing for the team for parts of three seasons before the Atlanta Thrashers claimed him off waivers in 2009. Peverley first played internationally for Team Canada at the 2010 World Championships. He retired after the 2013-14 season because of a heart ailment.

Rich Peverley
Peverley with the Boston Bruins in 2012
Born (1982-07-08) July 8, 1982
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Nashville Predators
Atlanta Thrashers
Boston Bruins
JYP Jyväskylä
Dallas Stars
National team  Canada
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2004–2014

Playing career
Peverley in December 2013.

Peverley was born in Kingston,[1] Ontario but moved to Guelph, Ontario at age eight, playing most of his minor hockey for the Guelph Reps (now Jr. Storm) of the OMHA South Central AAA League. In his Midget year, he played one season with the Toronto Young Nats of the MTHL before moving back to his home area to play for the Kitchener Dutchmen Jr.B. club of the OHA Midwestern league.

After his Jr.B. season with the Dutchmen, Peverley was selected by Don Cherry and the Mississauga IceDogs in the sixth round, 124th overall, of the 1999 OHL Draft. Peverley chose to maintain his NCAA eligibility, however, and instead signed for the 1999–2000 season with the Milton Merchants of the OHA's Provincial Jr.A. League. He later accepted an NCAA scholarship at the end of the season.

Prior to beginning his professional career, Peverley played collegiate hockey for the St. Lawrence University Skating Saints, where he led the Skating Saints in points in three of his four seasons. Undrafted, Peverley made his professional debut in the 2004–05 season in the ECHL with the South Carolina Stingrays before playing a solitary game with the Portland Pirates in the American Hockey League (AHL).

After leading the Milwaukee Admirals in points midway in the 2006–07 season, his second season with the team, Peverley was signed by the team's parent club, the Nashville Predators, on January 17, 2007, appearing in 13 NHL games by season's end.[2] Peverley split the 2007–08 season with the Predators and the Admirals, appearing in all six games for the Predators in the Stanley Cup playoffs against the eventual Stanley Cup-winning champions, the Detroit Red Wings.

On January 10, 2009, Peverley was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Thrashers after accumulating nine points in 27 games.[3] The switch to Atlanta rejuvenated his career, as he collected 35 points in 39 games for the remainder of the 2008–09 season and earned a two-year, $2.6 million contract with the Thrashers in the process.

On February 18, 2011, Peverley was traded by the Thrashers, along with Boris Valábik, to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Blake Wheeler and Mark Stuart.[4] He won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins on June 15, 2011.[5]

As a result of the 2012–13 NHL lock-out, Peverley signed a contract with JYP of the Finnish SM-liiga.[6]

On July 4, 2013, Peverley was traded, along with Tyler Seguin and Ryan Button, to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Loui Eriksson, Joe Morrow, Reilly Smith and Matt Fraser.[7]

In-game cardiac incident

In September 2013, before the start of the Stars' 2013 training camp, Peverley underwent a surgical procedure to help with an irregular heartbeat.[8] Six months later, Peverley collapsed on the team bench during a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets,[9] due to the cardiac issue.[10] Subsequent surgery corrected the irregular heartbeat,[11] and Peverley spent the 2014–2015 season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Stars' AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars.[12] He formally announced his retirement in September 2015, remaining with the Stars in the front office as the team's Player Development Coordinator.[13]

International play

Peverley made his international debut in 2010, when he was named to the Canadian national team for the 2010 World Championship.[14] He played all seven games for Canada, who finished seventh, and had one goal and three assists; his one goal was scored in a game against Norway.[15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Kitchener Dutchmen MWJHL 4723204322 —————
1999–00 Milton Merchants OPJHL 4517284516 —————
2000–01 St. Lawrence University ECAC 292464 —————
2001–02 St. Lawrence University ECAC 3410213118 —————
2002–03 St. Lawrence University ECAC 3415233812 —————
2003–04 St. Lawrence University ECAC 4117254234 —————
2004–05 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 6930285872 42246
2004–05 Portland Pirates AHL 10000 —————
2005–06 Reading Royals ECHL 11411154 —————
2005–06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 6512344644 21291118
2006–07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 6630386862 41238
2006–07 Nashville Predators NHL 130110 —————
2007–08 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 4514405450 31010
2007–08 Nashville Predators NHL 3355108 60220
2008–09 Nashville Predators NHL 2727915 —————
2008–09 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 3913223518 —————
2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 8222335536 —————
2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 5914203435 —————
2010–11 Boston Bruins NHL 234372 25481217
2011–12 Boston Bruins NHL 5711314222 73254
2012–13 JYP SM-l 299142347 —————
2012–13 Boston Bruins NHL 476121816 2120212
2013–14 Dallas Stars NHL 627233015 —————
NHL totals 44284157241167 599122133

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Canada WC 7th 71344
Senior totals 71344

References
  1. https://www.guelphpl.ca/archives/famous_person.cfm?id=12
  2. "Predators sign forward Peverley". predators.nhl.com. January 17, 2007. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  3. "Thrashers claim Rich Peverley off waivers from Nashville". thrashers.nhl.com. January 10, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
  4. "Bruins ship Wheeler, Stuart to Thrashers for Peverley, Valabik". The Sports Network. February 18, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  5. "Former Stingrays player hoists Stanley Cup". WCBD-TV 2. June 15, 2011. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  6. JYP Jyväskylä (September 24, 2012). "Stanley Cup -voittaja Rich Peverley Boston Bruinsista JYP-vahvuuteen" (in Finnish). jypliiga.fi. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  7. "Tyler Seguin traded from Boston Bruins to Dallas Stars". Boston.com. July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  8. "Rich Peverley out for three weeks with irregular heart beat". Yahoo! Sports. September 13, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  9. Brian Stubits (March 10, 2014). "Rich Peverley collapses on bench, Stars- BlueJackets postponed". CBS Sports.
  10. "Stars' Peverley collapses". NY Times. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  11. "Stars' Peverley recovering after heart surgery". Chicago Tribune. March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  12. Anna Gallegos (February 11, 2015). "Rich Peverley takes the ice with AHL's Texas Stars in assistant coaching role". SI.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  13. "Rich Pevereley Announces Retirement". Dallas Stars Official Website. September 4, 2015.
  14. Hockey Canada. "Mark Messier Announces First Group of Players Representing Canada at 2010 IIHF World Championship in Germany". Hockey Canada. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  15. IIHF (May 14, 2010). "Canada–Norway Game Summary" (PDF). IIHF.com. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
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