Nick Perbix

Nicklaus Perbix (born June 15, 1998) is an American ice hockey defenseman currently playing on amateur tryout contract with the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League (AHL) while signed to a contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a member of United States national team at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[1]

Nick Perbix
Born (1998-06-15) June 15, 1998
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Tampa Bay Lightning
Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
National team  United States
NHL Draft 169th overall, 2017
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2022–present

Playing career

Perbix was a star player for Elk River High School, scoring well over a point per game as a senior and being a finalist for the Mr. Hockey Award.[2] After being selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL Draft, he played a season of junior hockey for the Omaha Lancers before he began attending St. Cloud State University. He made an immediate splash in the college ranks, helping the Huskies finish atop the NCHC standings, and was named to the conference All-Rookie team. After his sophomore season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Perbix came back the following year in good form and was instrumental in getting St. Cloud to the program's first NCAA championship appearance.

For his senior season, Perbix continued to increase his scoring output and was firing at a point per game pace for most of the year. After the NHL announced that they wouldn't be sending any players to the Winter Olympics,[3] Perbix was selected as a member of the team.[4] On March 31, 2022, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Perbix to a one-year, entry-level contract commencing in the 2022–23 season. He was immediately assigned to join AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, on an amateur tryout contract for the remainder of the season.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2017–18 Omaha Lancers USHL 564252938402214
2018–19 St. Cloud State NCHC 395152016—————
2019–20 St. Cloud State NCHC 344111525—————
2020–21 St. Cloud State NCHC 317162316—————
2021–22 St. Cloud State NCHC 316253114—————
NCAA totals 13522678971—————

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2022 United States OG 5th 4 0 1 1 0
Senior totals 4 0 1 1 0

Awards and honors
Award Year Ref
All-NCHC First Team 2021–22 [6]

References
  1. "United States". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. "Elk River's Nick Perbix skating to success with St. Cloud State University". Home Town Source. January 5, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. "NHL announces players won't be allowed to go to Olympics". Associated Press. December 22, 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  4. "Team USA announce men's ice hockey team for Beijing 2022". Associated Press. January 14, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  5. "Lightning sign Defenseman Nick Perbix to one-year, entry-level contract". Tampa Bay Lightning. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. "Five Different Teams Represented on All-NCHC First Team". NCHC. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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